Hannah Williams
Playground Is Open -- Enjoy!
300 Attend Rededication
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2001
WAYLAND, MA, Sept. 9, 2001 – The weather was perfect and so was the friendship, music, fun and excitement as more than 300 people converged Sunday afternoon to officially welcome the Hannah Williams Playground back into service.
A perfect day for music and picnicing!
Free, helium-filled balloons were floating all over tied to little wrists so not to get away. Cookies and pastries were plentiful as kids had faces and arms painted. And for nearly two hours, The Daddios brought back some of the best rock and folk music of all time.
The new bike rack was full! And the playground equipment got a good workout. It was a great afternoon for a great park and playground.
The speeches and thank yous went very long and yours truly apologizes for that. If you couldn't hear and would like the full text... click here. And if you missed the poem, "It couldn't be done..." that MEL Litter read, click here.
The new acknowledgement board, now facing the street, was unveiled. And many people were searching the brick walkway for their commemorative brick.
Many thanks to the Ways, the Litters, the Orlandellas, the Lavins, the Burkes, the Daddios... all the bakers, the face painting volunteers, others who helped sell T-shirts.
Whew... we did it!
Mellow tunes, fun tunes (serious
looks here, though) made for a wonderful focus
for the rededication ceremony.
Faces and hands covered with frosting, and doing anything for a drink!
Face and arm painting was popular with all the kids and their parents.
Arm art took many forms from lettering to bugs.
The bike rack was full for the first time, and the playground was as busy as ever.
Swinging carefree and fuel for the many little fires!
Speakers MEL Litter, Cliff Kolovson, Ted Fiust and Sherri Way.
Drum roll please..... the covering is about to come off...
Under the covers was a completely redone board with old and new acknowledgements.
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- We continue to accept donations for the long-term maintenance of the play structure -- make checks payable to Friends of the Hannah Williams Playground; mail to 26 Garden Path, Wayland, MA 01778.
- Buy a T-shirt -- both long-sleeve and short-sleeve now available