Why Start with Play? Part 1

When the Pheasantbrook community was built 30 years ago, we won awards for how beautiful it was. Even though we are now one of the older communities we know we can still be the heart of Centerville, representing all that is positive about our city- unity, safety, responsibility, hard work, ingenuity… you get the idea. 

While the HOA diligently takes care of the communities needs such as roofs, fences and keeping our lawns green; the Friends of Pheasantbrook is helping to revitalize the community by focusing on the amenities that have began to fall apart or are no longer useable.

Each Monday over the five weeks, we will post reasons why the Friends of Pheasantbrook has chosen to start our Pheasantbrook Revitalization efforts with the playgrounds. 

So, without further ado… Why do we start with play? I will tell you why…

The Playground Project will Help us Revitalize Other Community Amenities

The project to revitalize Pheasantbrook is about taking advantage of an opportunity to create amenities that will meet the needs of our community today. 

A park can be much more than slides and a swing set. We can incorporate a variety of options based on the interests of our community.  We can include murals, benches, gazebos, even a fitness trail for adults- the opportunities are literally endless. We want our community to reflect all that is unique about Pheasantbrook, while incorporating all that is desirable about Centerville.

Additionally, as we experience success with the playground project we will have created a pattern for the future. Not only will Pheasantbrook benefit over the years to come from the program created by the Friends of Pheasantbrook with the playgrounds, but other communities will be able to follow our same program in revitalizing their neighborhoods as well.

This is an opportunity for the residents of Pheasantbrook to demonstrate the power of unity in making a large impact by small measures.