Community Unites to Build Award-Winning Park

After nine years in the making, J. Long Memorial Second Street Park made its grand opening to the residents of Connersville, Indiana. Once outdated and unsafe, the park has been transformed into an accessible space for everyone in Fayette County.

Watch to learn more about the key to the project’s success: the collaboration between Purdue Extension’s Nutrition Education Program, Purdue Extension community development, Purdue’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and community partners.

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Project collaborators include:
Fayette County Community Voices
Discover Connersville OCRA Mainstreet
Fayette County Foundation
City of Connersville
Connersville City Parks Department
Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program (NEP)
Purdue University's School of Nursing
Purdue University's Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Purdue's Center for Regional Development

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