âTiming is perfectâ for senior playground at Knowlton Park
ELLSWORTH â A work crew broke ground on the Knowlton Park Senior Fitness Playground on April 29, following five years of planning and fundraising by Friends in Action. Two years into the project, the cityâs Planning Department came on board.
âWeâre really, really thrilled,â Friends in Action Executive Director Jo Cooper said. âThe timing is perfect.â
Friends in Action is an Ellsworth-based nonprofit organization that supports seniors and people with disabilities across Hancock County with programs, services and activities.
Cooper came across the senior playground concept close to 10 years ago.
âI got super excited,â she said. âI just loved the idea of older people doing fun stuff. At the time it went against the thought of what you do when you get older.â