Park & Recreation Director Tony Elliot provides the crowd with a history of how the glider project happened. (Photo provided by Larry Lannan)
It is difficult to hear stories of parents with disabled children trying to tell those kids they cannot use playground equipment. The Fishers Parks and Recreation Department is trying to do something about that.
During this Disability Awareness Month, Fishers Park and Recreation Director Tony Elliot, along with City Council Member Cecilia Coble, welcomed a new piece of playground equipment at Holland Park. The glider allows children with disabilities, including those in wheelchairs, to better enjoy Holland Park.
Elliot told the crowd at the opening ceremony that there was no money in the city budget to buy this equipment. That was when IU Health and The Fishers Station Kiwanis Club stepped forward to help fund the glider.
This is the final project for the Fishers Station Kiwanis. The club has since disbanded. All the group’s remaining funds were donated to the glider project.