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Fun Splashes Down at The YMCA by Jane
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The Hockomock Area YMCA’s Bernon Family Branch in Franklin has a treat in store for its families this year. Through a grant from the Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation, they’re building a splash park adjacent to the outdoor pool. On October 20th, the YMCA sponsored a groundbreaking ceremony for the new splash park, showing off its brightly-colored designs and thanking Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation for its generous investment in the community. Franklin’s littlest construction workers thank Rockland Trust for Before a sign proclaiming helping the YMCA build a new splash pad. “Where Cause Meets CommuJane Lundquist, Executive nity,” executives from both the pleted by the end of the year and will open early next spring. Vice President of Rockland YMCA and Rockland Trust Ed Hurley, President of the Trust, as well as President of the as well as town officials joined Hockomock Area YMCA, said, Rocklnd Trust Charitable Fountogether to celebrate their new “We’re very proud of the reladation, also spoke at the groundaddition. tionship we have with Rockland breaking. “When the Rockland The splash park continues the Trust,” adding that this is not the Trust Charitable Foundation expansions the YMCA has been first project they’ve partnered had an opportunity to do some making in recent years, such as with Rockland Trust to comthe addition of tennis courts. YMCA The splash park will be com- plete. continued on page 2
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