Meets with AmeriCorps NCCC Region Director, Rep. Spartz’s staffer
Hamilton County Council Member Steve Schwartz recently visited Strawtown Koteewi Park to meet with park leadership and inspect some of the recent developments and programs that he and other members of the County Council have supported.
While there, Schwartz was joined by Rob Levis, Region Director for AmeriCorps NCCC, a federally coordinated organization that trains and then assigns young adults to communities throughout the country that benefit from their dedicated volunteer service, and Alaina Shonkwiler, Director of Outreach and Engagement for Congresswoman Victoria Spartz.
During the visit, Hamilton County Parks and Recreation (HCPR) Director of Parks Chris Stice introduced the guests to young adult members of the AmeriCorps team (Oak 8) that recently engaged in key improvements at the park during their volunteer service stay, hosted by Hamilton County Parks.
While at the park, Schwartz, Levis and Shonkwiler were also provided a tour of the Taylor Center of Natural History. Afterwards, Schwartz visited the construction site of what will become Strawtown Koteewi Park’s new maintenance facility. When completed, the facility will house the staff and equipment required to maintain the nearly 800 acres of parkland and the various facilities located throughout the park.
Schwartz also took time to speak with park staff and counselors overseeing HCPR’s Outdoor Adventure Summer Day Camp – a new program that offers participating youth the opportunity to ride horses, take on the challenges of a treetop ropes course, learn how to fish and even enjoy the recreational sport of archery.
To learn more about Strawtown Koteewi Park and its new developments, or Hamilton County Parks and Recreation, visit MyHamiltonCountyParks.com or call (317) 770-4400.
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