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We had asked for three quarters of a million and they (the state) actually gave us a million dollars.” So, that was huge and we started out fundraising. “Clinton Township was nice enough to make available a portion of the civic center that we can use to make a home for the inclusive playground.

People move into this area just because of all the services that are close by here.

We’ve got special programs, we’ve got doctors, we’ve got education, we’ve got Glen Peters School and the Lutz School that help educate these students. That’s one of the reasons this is so important. “Clinton Township, Macomb Township, Chesterfield and Shelby are just a hotbed for special needs students and adults. “It’s going to be for more than Clinton Township because the MISD (Macomb Intermediate School District) has done such a great job in providing services for special needs students in this area,” Jantz said. The playground, and The Challengers baseball team for children and young adults who have disabilities, became beneficiaries. He aimed to have the club raise $100,000 with events during his year and they brought in $99,000 for a variety of club charities. Jantz’s interests in helping disabled people were rooted in him from a young age. 26 at Great Shots Backyard Bar and Games in Clinton Township. This year’s chili cook-off fundraiser is scheduled for Oct. Pictured are club president Laura Ruggirello, past president Kerry Jantz, president-elect John Gallagher and playground committee chair AnnMarie Ottoy. The Kiwanis Club of Clinton Township presented a check for $15,000 at a chili cook-off-corn hole fundraiser for the Clinton Township Inclusive Playground.

Last year’s club president, Kerry Jantz - a member of the Clinton Township Inclusive Playground Committee - had the privilege of suggesting how the club would disperse its fundraising proceeds for that year. The Clinton Township Kiwanis Club donated $15,000 to the project. Ground-breaking is anticipated in the spring. The playground, to be built near the main Clinton-Macomb Public Library, will serve everyone equally, including the 4,600 people in Clinton Township who have intellectual and physical disabilities. Clinton Township’s future inclusive playground received $1 million from the recently passed State of Michigan budget.

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