Township girl to be honored - Centerville Bellbrook Times (11.08.06)
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Township girl to be honored - Centerville Bellbrook Times (11.08.06)
The community is invited Wednesday, November 15 to join in honoring Yukta Garg, the six-year-old girl who died in a traffic accident last summer in front of the Washington Township Recreation Center on St. Rt. 725.
Washington Township will dedicate a memorial oak tree near the site of a playground that will be constructed in her honor. The dedication ceremony takes place at 3:30 p.m. at the A-frame shelter in Countryside Park, located adjacent to the recreation center. Yukta's parents are seeking donations for the park through an account set-up in their daughter's name. Yukta was an active member at the recreation center and spent many hours during her summers in the camp program. For information about Yukta Garg and donations for the playground, go to: www.yuktagarg.net and click on Memorial Fund. Donations may be mailed to: The Yukta Garg Memorial Fund, PO Box 750081, Dayton, OH, 45475 |
Tree dedicated to girl killed in traffic - Dayton Daily News (11.26.06)
Tree dedicated to girl killed in traffic - Dayton Daily News (11.26.06)
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County - Washington Twp. dedicated a memorial oak tree Wednesday in honor of Yukta Garg, the 6-year-old girl killed in a traffic accident last summer in front of the Washington Twp. Recreation Center.
The oak tree is near the site of a playground that will be constructed in her honor.
Her parents, Hemant and Arti Garg, are seeking donations for the playground through an account set up in her name. For information, visit www.ygmf.org.
Donations also can be mailed to The Yukta Garg Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 750081, Dayton, OH 45475.
Playground Gets Fundraising Push - Dayton Daily News (07.08.10)
Playground gets fundraising push
By Jill Kelley, Staff Writer
Dayton Daily News
2:47 PM Thursday, July 8, 2010
WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — In June, the Washington Twp. trustees accepted two checks totaling $57,000 for the proposed Butterfly Playground at Countryside Park, next to the Washington Twp. Recreation Center.
The playground is being built in memory of 6-year-old Yukta Garg, who was killed in an auto accident near the rec center in 2006.
In June, Yukta’s parents, Arti and Hemant Garg, donated $21,000 toward the effort.
The funds were raised through concerts held at Centerville Schools Performing Arts Center, featuring internationally known singers and musicians from the Bollywood film industry in Mumbai, India.
According to township Finance Director Mike Barlow, this is the largest direct donation to the township in at least 25 years.
The Gargs said they will continue to raise funds through concerts sponsored by the Yukta Garg Memorial Foundation.
Also in June, the township received a $36,000 Community Development Block Grant from Montgomery County, which will pay for handicapped accessibility at the park.
Since approving a 2002 master plan for the park, the township has planned to establish a handicapped-accessible playground.
Trustees pledged $50,000 in matching seed money, with the remainder to be raised through grants and donations.
Funding now stands at close to $109,000, short of the initial goal of $250,000 to start construction.
“The township is offering a plan, a location, and a financial base to build upon, but how and when the playground takes shape will depend upon grants and donations from the local community,” said Dave Paice, recreation facilities director.
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