The Noblesville Parks Foundation recently received a generous donation of $50,600 from Bob and Maureen Anderson of Noblesville.
“We are very grateful to the Andersons for their donation and the impact it will make to the community they love,” said Parks Foundation President Anne Merrell. “Tentative plans for the donation are to create an agricultural education playground. We find it fitting that the Andersons gift will be related to children and farming.”
Bob Anderson grew up near West Lafayette prior to his move to Hamilton County. His time was spent as a farmer of more than 3,000 acres in the Hazel Dell and 156th Street area and as a sales professional for Equitable Life Assurance Company. The Andersons served the community in many volunteer positions including Meals on Wheels and First Christian Church. Bob is a member of the Noblesville Sunrisers Kiwanis Club and a former member of the Riverview Hospital Foundation. The Andersons have three daughters, Sara, Gretchen and Charlotte.
“Farming, God and the weather have been good to us and we want to share with the Noblesville community,” Bob said.
The Parks Foundation made the announcement at its third annual Parks & The Arts Mayor’s Luncheon on Friday, April 28. The event brings awareness of the parks department while partnering with Noblesville High School art students to show off their creative talents. A portion of the proceeds of previous luncheons were used to provide the Harmony Park Musical Instruments that are permanently installed on the back wall of the First Merchants Pavilion stage at Federal Hill Commons.
About Noblesville Parks Foundation
The Noblesville Parks Foundation is a joint venture between the parks and their citizen supporters to serve as a fundraising auxiliary for the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department and its programs. The foundation also serves as a volunteer coordination resource for the department. This shared venture in community enrichment allows the foundation to provide donors the opportunity to contribute to valuable programs and services provided by the parks department.