While a new Compo Beach Playground Committee is busy preparing for design day to create a new playground at Compo Beach next April, the “original” Playground Committee headed by Jim Bennett and Rick Benson is organizing a maintenance day Sunday.
The work is needed to ensure the continued safety of the playground for the forthcoming summer season, said Benson, coordinator of the event.
“This will be a joint effort of the original playground committee, the Parks and Rec. Department, the Westport Young Women’s League, and the new playground committee to provide a hands-on experience of all working together for the new generation of children in Westport,” he said.
Volunteer sign up will be 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., work will be done 10 a.m. to noon, and then Joey’s by the Shore will be serving lunch noon until 2 p.m.
Volunteers of all skill levels are invited to join the fun, however no children under age 10 can work, Benson said. He said all volunteers are reminded to wear work gloves and to bring eye protection.
A $5 fee will be charged for the buffet lunch. The playground will be closed to the public Sunday morning until the work is completed. For more information contact Benson at (203) 856-9792.
