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Shriners and Masons Add Final Piece to Playground Puzzle
Thanks to local Shriners and Masons, 170 Wesley School students will now have ramp access to a barrier-free playground. Although the initial play structure was built in 2000, many Wesley students could not reach it. Puzzled over how to finance the costly ramps and specially textured sidewalks needed, Marsha Bouwman, Wesley School Instructional Assistant, wrote a letter to the local Shriners.
The Muskegon Shrine Club voted to support the project. Then they enlisted the help of all four Masonic Lodges in Muskegon County: Lovell Moore 182, Muskegon 140, Montague/Whitehall 198, and Ravenna 441. Steven Keith, member of the Lovell Moore Lodge 182, guided the fund-raising efforts. Donations from each lodge were matched by the Michigan Masonic Foundation to result in a combined total of $6,000. The ramps will be installed later this month, while the sidewalks will be poured next spring.
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