{"id":41582,"date":"2026-10-23T14:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=41582"},"modified":"2026-10-23T14:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:28:35","slug":"hospital-gives-south-ward-project-a-major-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/23\/hospital-gives-south-ward-project-a-major-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital gives South Ward project a major boost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With just under two weeks remaining in the capital drive to renovate South Ward Park in Decatur, the effort has received a major boost from Adams Memorial Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parks Superintendent Cara Gerber said Adams Memorial has announced that it will match every dollar that comes in the rest of the way, up to $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, a $100 donation will become $200, a $500 donation becomes $1,000, etc.
The hospital has already added a $3,200 match to a donation to the project, taking the drive total to $36,084 as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to challenge our community to donate $7,116 so Adams Memorial can match their full $10,000 and we can get the IHCDA $50,000 match,\u201d Gerber said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cA HUGE thank-you to Adams Memorial Hospital for believing in this project and helping our community get closer to the finish line,\u201d the parks and recreation department said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov. 3 is the deadline to raise $50,000 to be used to match a $50,000 grant offered by CreatINg Places, a program of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the match is secured, $100,000 would be available to replace aging equipment and transform South Ward Park into Adams County\u2019s first-ever, all-inclusive turf park, designed to be fully ADA accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plans for the park include a universally designed playground with accessible and sensory-focused play opportunities, a toddler play structure, improved sidewalks and accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To donate or learn more about the South Ward Park project, visit: www.patronicity.com\/southwardpark<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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