Jacob Stouffer and Matthew Stouffer from the Wayne Trace Football team drive in rebar to secure the perimeter.
Helping Hands were in abundance on Saturday, July 28th at the Payne Community Park. Volunteers from several entities threw their hats in the ring to lend a hand to beautify the park with needed maintenance and repairs. Payne village council member, Lyn Collis is the chairman of the Parks committee, and she coordinated this Helping Hands day. Volunteers of the day included: Payne Mayor; Village Council members; John Paulding Historical Society Jr Historians Club; Wayne Trace HS Football team and Coaches; and Taylor Made Glass employees – around 40-45.
JPHS Jr Historian, Addie Etzler, paints the tables red in her volunteer work at the Payne Community Park on Saturday.
Work items on the agenda to be completed this day were repainting old playground equipment, installing a safe rubber border and pea gravel, painting picnic tables, painting dugouts, trimming trees, and installing safety lights and cameras. The atmosphere in the park among the workers could be heard with friendly banter between groups with wise guidance encouraging one another with completing their projects. Working together for a common goal is what small town community is all about and it was pleasantly demonstrated in Payne on Saturday.
Wayne Trace football player, Trevor Spiece, shows his prowess on the power tools as he drills through a section of the playground perimeter.
This work is being done under the Nature Works grant obtained by the Payne Mayor and Village Council.
Lunch and drinks were provided for work volunteers through a Thrivent Action Team community event fund gifted to Lyn Collis (Thrivent Member).
