Fall Day of Caring For Darrell's Dream Boundless Playground Saturday November 9

Darrell's Dream Boundless Playground at Warriors' Path State Park will be closed Saturday, Nov. 9 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. for a Day of Caring/service volunteer cleanup at the park.

The event is organized by the Friends of Warriors' Path State Park in partnership with Tennessee State Parks and several community groups. The park will remain open to visitors, but access to the playground will be restricted during the cleanup. In case of rain or very cold temperatures, the cleanup will start at 10 a.m. Volunteers are asked to refer to the Friends of Warriors' Path State Park page on Facebook for event updates. Darrell's Dream Boundless Playground opened 17 years ago.

"We want the playground to continue to be a great attraction, so scheduled cleanups are important," Park Manager Chris Cole said. "We are grateful to all the volunteers and want to express our gratitude to the many community partners who have stepped up. This effort shows why families enjoy great experiences here."

With the collaboration of local businesses and community groups, the day has been designated for several maintenance projects, including replenishing the rubber mulch in play areas, pressure washing the playground equipment, weeding the playground and rain gardens, and restocking the sand island.

Organizers expressed thanks to Walmart, Chef's Pizzeria and MyCroft Signs for their support. Other sponsors donating time, goods and/or services include Chef's Pizzeria, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Celebration Church; Cherokee High School NJROTC; the City of Kingsport; Kingsport Kiwanis Club; Lions Club of Kingsport; Northeast Tennessee Master Gardeners; Dobyns-Bennett and West Ridge high school Key Clubs; Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Achieves students; ETSU Serves, and Knoxville TVA Credit Union.

Neighbors, churches, and community groups are invited to volunteer. Organizers hope to have approximately 75-100 volunteers participating. Organizers stress they can never have too many.

For more information about the project and to get involved, contact Park Manager Chris Cole at (423) 239-8531 or [email protected] or Mary Steadman with the Friends of Warriors' Path State Park, (423) 956-4330 or [email protected].

For more information about Warriors' Path State Park visit this link. For more information about the playground visit this link.