Northfield Rotary Club

See the 42 photos in the album or view this slideshow of last night’s big Community Works celebration at Spring Creek Park.

Many Rotarians are pictured.

After blogging yesterday about the planning for the big Community Works celebration coming up, I stopped by the WINGS Oasis at Spring Creek Park and took these photos of some very hot and thirsty soccer players taking advantage of the new misting showers and the drinking fountain. Click photos to enlarge. I’ve added these photos to the WINGS Oasis photo album.

The planning committee for the Community Works! Spring Creek Park celebration on June 27 met at First National Bank downtown this morning. Clockwise around the table (click photo to enlarge) from the left: Rick Estenson, Charlie Hogan, Jim Blaha, Sue Newland, Rob Schanilec, Kevin O’Connell, Amy Gage, Candy Taylor, Jim Pokorney, Joel Walinski, and Matt Olson. (Rotary members include Estenson, Hogan, Blaha, O’Connell, Taylor, and Pokorney.)

I got the email below a week or so ago from Rob Schanilec, By All Means Graphics, with the PDF poster for the event. He wrote:

… it’s a celebration of citizens making a difference and suddenly we have a park.

• Soccer Complex
• Amerman Pavilion
• WINGS Oasis
• Everybody’s Playground
• Eagle Scouts Bridge
• Marilyn’s Place (CAC/HRA habitat homes across the street)

All of these are individual projects that make up an incredible whole of Spring Creek Park.

All of these are the result of individuals identifying a need and making a commitment to make a difference — individuals engaging the support of organizations (Northfield Rotary, Lions, Northfield Area Foundation, WINGS, and others) with the City of Northfield providing the land and civic support.

Because the projects were so driven by individuals, the City and the supporting organizations have recognized that the end-product is a stronger one because it really came from the heart, soul and the sweat of individuals.

And so on June 27 we want to celebrate not only the end product ­but more importantly the process. We want to celebrate community.

Rick Estenson sent me some new photos of the WINGS Oasis at the Amerman Pavilion so I’ve combined them with a few others to make a WINGS Oasis photo album, going back to a planning meeting at the Goodbye Blue Monday in January. Some photos are by Doug Grove, Grove Landscaping. I’ll keep adding photos to the album, culminating with those from the upcoming June 27th celebration/dedication. If you have photos to add to the album, contact us!