Past Events

October 5th, 2002 - Unity Scrap (over $2000 raised)

Local residents and Unity Park Team members Jan Richards and Sandy Zeitunian deserve every bit of recognition we can offer them. Sandy (and Jan’s husband) even took time off work to “beat the pavement” asking businesses to sponsor our event with either cash donations to cover the costs, items to include in the many give-a-ways, and event the food for the day! All totaled, they received cash or in-kind contributions form forty + local businesses, which proves the community does support the project – even if the local newspaper coverage doesn’t.
The event included a goody bag (worth the price of admission alone), food & beverage to “graze” on at your leisure all day long, pizza & salad lunch provided by Checkerboard Pizza, chair massage service available for a fee (with proceeds donated to the playground, door prizes, two stores with all the supplies you’d need for the day, and free demonstrations of techniques throughout the day. Evie Bitondo took so many pictures of the Unity Scrap event, we created a slideshow to show you how much fun we had.

August 24th, 2002 - Bike-a-thon, from Pinckney to Gregory & back ($2300 raised)

The Bike-a-thon was a lot of fun for those who participated and all who did said they’d participate in another one. Leslie Lowenstein did an awesome job organizing the whole event. Bicyclists checked in at the Depot and received bandanas (courtesy of Pinckney Chrysler Dodge) and maps of the trail denoting the various SAG stops. Snacks (donated by McDonalds, Busch’s & The Lakes Grille) were provided at the Gregory SAG Stop. Most Participants took advantage of the SAG Wagons (provided courtesy of Pinckney Chrysler Dodge and TMZ Farm) to continue on to the Public Square for the festivities in the park. Lunch was provided to all participants by The Lakes Grille and the kids were treated to a moonwalk and face painting. All participants in the bike decorating contest were voted in winners by judges Richard Bennett and Greg Amburgey and received ice cream gift certificates from Frosty’s Icecreamery.

August 2nd & 3rd, 2002 - Busch's Ice Cream Social ($1600 raised)

The Girl Scouts & other community volunteers that staffed the Ice Cream Social did a great job. Busch’s donated all the materials and space for the event and it was a huge success.