MWE SPARKPARK

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SPARK Park Dedication Ceremony: Publicity

Memorial Buzz, January, 2008

(NOTE: from L to R it is Sean, Addie, John, Emily, Nathan, Caroline)

Houston Chronicle Memorial, December 27, 2007

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Memorial Examiner, December 13, 2007

Memorial Examiner, December 6, 2007
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Memorial Examiner, November 29, 2007
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SPARK Park Dedication ceremony - PROGRAM:
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SPARK Park Dedication ceremony - PICTURES:

December 11 - SPARK Park dedication ceremony - Mrs. Snyder welcomes the students, parents and guests assembled for the ceremony

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December 11 - Mr. Duncan Klussman (SBISD Superintendent) gestures towards the Texas Mosaic and towards the other speakers at the
opening ceremony

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December 11 - SPARK Park dedication ceremony - Mrs. Tinsley (SPARK President) addresses the attendees and distributes awards

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December 11 - Kathleen Ownby (Executive Director, SPARK School Park Program) and Eleanor Tinsley (Founder/President, SPARK School Park Program)
at the SPARK Park opening ceremony.

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December 11 - Amy Watkins (MWE SPARK Park Committee Chair) at the podium acknowledging the efforts of the entire SPARK Park Committee.

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Banner facing Memorial Drive with the slogan for the SPARKPark effort "United we Stand"

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December 11 - SPARK Park dedication ceremony - Mrs. Tinsley amidst enthusiastic kids cuts the red ribbon

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The MWE color guard participated in the opening ceremony

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Kids doing the wildflower-stomp in the wildflower berm.

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Feb. 14, 2008: Purple Martin House with the newly installed gourds in front of the wildflower berm (right), sundial (middle) and pavilion (left background)

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Dec. 11, 2007: SPARK Park dedication ceremony - Meadowwood kids are very excited to play in the new park

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Jan. 9, 2008: SPARK Park dedication plaques

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Some of the new equipment in the SPARKPark include the Rock'n Cross, the funnel ball throwers and the tile picnic tables.

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Feb. 14, 2008: The Blazer - new equipment installed in the playground

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December 11 - SPARK Park dedication ceremony - The artist, Rose Toro

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Welcome to Meadow Wood SPARK Park!!

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Feb. 14, 2008: The finished pavilion - all tiles are now installed.

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Mar. 22, 2008 - The new climbing-wall was installed in the playground.

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Mar. 22, 2008 - One of the swings now has this special seat with straps for smaller or handicapped children.

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May 19, 2008 - Our analemmatic sundial is now telling perfect time and the concrete there has
finally been coated to match the pavilion element. In the background,
the wildflower berm and the purple martin house

THANK YOU SPARKPARK CORPORATE DONORS!

PLATINUM LEVEL - $5,000+
BP
Bridgeway Charitable Foundation*
ConocoPhillips
Global SantaFe
HERITAGE Texas Properties
MWE PTA 2005-06
Symantec
Technip USA
Wachovia Foundation*
Wells Fargo Energy Capital
Williams Foundation
*SPARK sponsor

GOLD LEVEL - $2,500+
District G CM Pam Holm
HESS Corporation
TODCO

SILVER LEVEL - $1,000+
BMC Software
CGG Americas
Enventure
Holladay, Mullins & Bray (golf)
Brad Jennings & Woody Tottenham, DDS
John Daugherty Realtors
Just Energy
Kanaly Trust
Nottingham Forest Civic Association
Shell Exploration & Production
Yorkshire Women’s Club

BRONZE LEVEL - $500+
Alamo Title
Apollo Sales Group
Arbor Care
Tim & Sarah Austin
Bowen, Miclette & Britt
J. Carter Breed Realtor
CIMA Energy
Domino’s Pizza
Enterprise Products
Hamilton Metals
Hartford (golf)
W. Paul Holladay (golf)
Keller & Allen (golf)
MAC
Mustacchia & H. Brown Families (golf)
Nottingham Forest Women’s Club
Pappas
Realex
Roxar (golf)
Schlumberger
SFMS PTA
Stratford High School
Superior Exterior
Waste Management
Curt & Sharon Webb
Wood Group/Mustang Engineering

BELOW $500
Blue Willow Bookshop
Chase Bank
Church Services
Glazed Over
Greenwood King Realtors
InFocus
Kirkwood Animal Clinic
Los Tios
Monarch Pools
Noble Energy
Rosewood ENT
David Tang, DDS

IN KIND
ACE Hardware (art supplies)
Armando’s Portrait Gallery (ceremony)
CEMEX USA (concrete)
Cowboy Trucking (soil)
Curtis 1000 (printing – brochure)
Daltile (tiles)
D&L Electric (electrical – construction drawings)
FUGRO (soil survey)
Griffin Fence (wildflower berm fencing)
Hendricks Engineers (civil – construction drawings)
Ninfa’s (food – tennis tournament)
Nottingham Forest Club (tennis tournament)
Prewett Read (landscape architect)
Superior Exterior (grouting, powerwashing)
Tomorrow Planning (architect – construction drawings)
Wild Birds Unlimited (birdhouse installation)

Organizations - Check Writing Campaign
Brownie Troop #18101
Brownie Troop #18107
Junior Girl Scout Troop #12049
Junior Girl Scout Troop #18051
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto – Creekwood Service Unit
Cub Scout Pack 902
Nottingham Forest Mother’s Club
River Forest Civic Association
Spartanaires