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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 News from the City of Lawrence
(Sent: 2012-05-29 07:00:57)NEWS RELEASE
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 News from the City of Lawrence
1) Lawrence named ‘Playful City USA’
2) Long-drive championship qualifier to be held at Eagle Bend
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Prepared by: Andrew Ruszczyk, (785) 832-3458
(Lawrence, Kan.) –The City of Lawrence has been named a “Playful City USA” community for 2012.
A total of 450 cities and towns applied to become Playful City USA members for 2012, but only 213 were selected as Playful City USA communities.
Lawrence was one of five cities in Kansas to receive the award for 2012, joining Derby, Ottawa, Parsons and Troy.
The City of Lawrence was selected as a Playful City USA community because of its focus on developing parks and play spaces near schools, increasing the number of areas that children can use as play spaces, as well as for its commitment to ensure a safe, healthy environment in which to play.
For being named a Playful City USA, The City of Lawrence is now an eligible applicant being considered for a playground construction grant that was submitted in March. The city will receive notice about the grant in the near future.
The Playful City USA program is sponsored by The Humana Foundation in cooperation with KaBOOM!, a national non-profit organization dedicated to saving children’s play in the outdoors. KaBOOM!’s mission is to provide a place to play within walking distance from every child in America.
For more information, please contact Roger Steinbrock, marketing supervisor, at (785) 832-3450.
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Prepared by: Andrew Ruszczyk, (785) 832-3458
(Lawrence, Kan.) – Eagle Bend Golf Course and Learning Center, 1250 E. 902 Rd., will be the site of the Re/Max Local Long-Drive Championship Qualifier 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2.
Entries will be taken onsite by the organizer prior to competing. No pre-registration is required. There is an entry fee of $40 to compete. Participants may choose to enter in the open or the senior qualifying division.
There are no age restrictions in the open division, but anyone under the age of 18 years-old must have consent from a parent or legal guardian. The senior division is open to those 45 years-old and older. Date of birth must be on or before the first day of competition at the world finals.
Based on the number of competitors at the local event, up to six winners may advance to the Regional Championship.
For more information and for the official rules, please visit http://longdrivers.com/remax_howtoenter.php or contact Eagle Bend at (785) 748-0600.
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