As a commitment to the local community and its environment, US Smokeless Tobacco and Altria Group working with the Beautification Commission, have awarded a $10,000.00 grant for the beautification of Project Playground at the North Drive Complex, located off of North Drive in Hopkinsville, KY.

With the help of volunteers from US Smokeless Tobacco, the leadership of the Beautification Commission’s Director, Anne Casey & Commission Members, community volunteers and Hands On Nashville, the grant will be used to add the much needed landscaping for the newly constructed Project Playground.

This event is planned for September 25, 2009, starting at 10:00 a.m. The grant will be used to purchase the trees, other nursery stock, materials for two pergolas, new commercial grade benches, as well as supplying the needed tools, mulch and other supplies.  Lunch and refreshments will be furnished.  The event will end in a celebration and ribbon cutting at the North Drive Complex; starting at 5:00 p.m. Mayor Dan Kemp will begin the festivities with an official ribbon cutting for Project Playground and soccer fields. Volunteers and interested citizens are invited to celebrate the newly renovated soccer complex and playground with a community cookout.

“Because of US Smokeless Tobacco Altria Group’s continued commitment and investment in communities where their employees live and work, this grant is proof of their engagement and participation in the concerns and needs of our community,” said Anne Casey

For more information or to volunteer:
Anne Casey, Beautification Commission, City of Hopkinsville
P.O. Box 707, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42241
Cell (270) 889-4599 
Fax (270) 890-0603
acasey@hopkinsvilleky.us