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Mishawaka Parks Foundation partnering with Mayor Wood to complete crowdfunding efforts for park hammocks By: Maura Johnson Photo courtesy: Pexels
MISHAWAKA, Ind. – A new hammock station at Hums Park could soon give parkgoers another way to relax outdoors year-round.
The Mishawaka Parks and Recreation Foundation and the Mayor Dave Wood Youth Advisory Council have teamed up to raise money for this new amenity at the Mishawaka park, the Mishawaka Parks and Recreation Foundation announced.
The hammock station will feature multiple durable hammocks that community members can use all year long, the Foundation said.
“Teens from the Mayor Dave Wood Youth Council helped design the renovated Hums Park with a teen-centric focus,” said Phil Blasko, Superintendent for Mishawaka Parks and Recreation. “The hammock station is the first project taken on by the rec