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Civitans win $500 for PC park

PHIL CAMPBELL – Several organizations in the town of Phil Campbell have recently been involved in contests to win money for their respective projects and one organization reaped the rewards of success this past Wednesday.

The Phil Campbell Civitans’ Phil Campbell Memorial Park project was a runner up in the Listerhill Credit Union’s “Cash for Your Cause” contest and won $500 for the achievement.

Civitan president Bruce Forman actually found out about the contest through banking with Listerhill Credit Union and decided to enter the Phil Campbell Memorial Park project, which the Civitans are currently working to see completed.

“I knew we could use all the help we could get to raise the funds we need to complete our memorial Park,” Forman said. “As soon as I found our about it, I contacted Andrew Reed, who is a talented, local videographer, and we were able to put the video together in one day and get it submitted for the contest,” Jackson said.

“I was glad to help with the project,” Reed added. “We shot Bruce’s part that morning and I used some other footage I already have to finish it up.

“We promoted the video on Facebook in different groups and on our individual pages and I think we did good considering the competition we had.”

The Phil Campbell Memorial Park project competed against nine other organization’s causes. First place in the contest ultimately went to Central Elementary School.

In addition to the $500 from the contest, the Phil Campbell Memorial Park project will receive $50 extra from Jackson and Reed who won that money personally for creating and submitting the video.

“Winning this money just takes us one step closer to reaching our goal for this project,” Forman said. “We appreciate the support we’ve received so far, including the $5,000 donation we recently received jointly from the Phil Campbell City Council and the Park and Red Department. We just urge everyone who can to donate to this worthy project.”

Forman said the park will be located in downtown Phil Campbell in the grassy area between the Chat ‘n’ Chew and the old barber shop. Tentative plans for the park include a fountain and a walkway made from bricks taken from Phil Campbell High School and the old barber shop and a granite memorial that is already in the works.

“We’re looking to get started as soon as possible with the preliminary work on the park so we can get it completed for our residents to enjoy,” Forman said.

Those interested in donating to the project can do so through the “PC Civitan Memorial” fund established at all CB&S Bank branches or checks can be mailed to Phil Campbell Civitan Memorial Fund, c/o CB&S Bank, 3521 Broad Street, Phil Campbell, AL 35581.

Updates on the park’s progress can also be found at the Phil Campbell Memorial Facebook page.

 

 

 

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