City Receives $60,000 Donation
Posted/updated on: June 10, 2011 at 1:16 pm
TYLER — The Tyler City Council Wednesday accepted a $60,000 donation from the Spangenberg Family Foundation to Benefit Children’s Education and Healthcare to be used toward playground equipment at City Park and Woldert Park. “We are very thankful for this donation toward playground equipment for City Park and Woldert Park,” said Mayor Barbara Bass. “In 2008, the Spangenberg Family Foundation generously donated funds for a playground at Fun Forest Park and we are thrilled that they would continue to support the City of Tyler Parks and Recreation Department.” The donation will purchase playground equipment that is American with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible and targeted toward children age 2 to 12 years.
The Spangenberg Family Foundation was founded by Audrey Spangenberg and her husband and their son. The Foundation has traditionally focused on education and healthcare for children. It currently has an office in Dallas but has extended its support to East Texas. The Foundation has previously provided a donation for playground equipment at the City’s Fun Forest Park.
“This is a great gift for our City,” said Mayor Bass. “Parks play an important role in our community. They are a place where children can enjoy themselves and parents can get to know one another which is the foundation of a strong neighborhood.” Councilmember Ralph Caraway added, “We are very fortunate that the Spangenberg Foundation blessed us with these donations. “These enhancements to these parks will add another dimension to the neighborhoods. I know the community is elated to have this new equipment.”
