Beep, beep! This van brings fun to Burlington
Posted Jul 2, 2019 at 3:10 PM, Updated Jul 2, 2019 at 3:10 PM Burlington is taking recreation to at-risk communities with an up-fitted cargo van that travels the city to offer structured play for children and families. The Park & Play van was made possible by $50,000 from Impact Alamance. It’s equipped with fitness gear, […]
Mebane has budding scientists explore Cates Farm Park
Posted Apr 8, 2019 at 2:01 AM MEBANE — A group of kids has gathered around a skeleton in the woods at Cates Farm Park. It’s not human — thank God — but it’s a dead thing and it’s cool, and they lean over it trying to figure out what it might have been when it was alive. The […]
Burlington passes tobacco-free parks law
Posted Jan 16, 2019 at 5:18 PM Updated Jan 16, 2019 at 6:31 PM No smoking, dipping, vaping in park areas, including sidewalks, parking lots; goes into effect April 1, comes with potential $50 fine The Burlington City Council approved an ordinance banning tobacco use in all city parks and adjacent public areas, including parking […]
Impact Alamance dedicates new Burlington facilities
Posted Dec 22, 2018 at 1:23 PM Impact Alamance dedicated new facilities Wednesday, Dec. 19, in the former Cammack building, 133 E. Davis St., Burlington. LabCorp donated the 38,000-square-foot building to Impact Alamance in 2016. It houses Impact Alamance, Alamance Achieves, and the Alamance Community Foundation, and also has a conference center that can be used by local […]
Burlington talks tobacco-free parks, sidewalks, parking lots
Posted at 8:08 AM Updated at 8:13 AM Council members discuss prospect of making parks, sidewalks smoking-free The Burlington City Council discussed several items during their last work session meeting of the year Monday, Dec. 3, including a Tobacco-Free Ordinance. Impact Alamance Junior Program Officer Kacie Lynch and Sally Gordon with the Alamance County Health Department presented the proposed […]
Dumpster driving: One city’s junk becomes another city’s mobile park
Posted Nov 28, 2018 at 2:01 AM Updated Nov 28, 2018 at 8:50 AM GRAHAM — The City of Graham is celebrating a Dumpster. Recreation and Parks Director Brian Faucette gathered a crowd at Alamance Arts on Tuesday, Nov. 27, to cut the ribbon on the city’s new mobile parklet — an upcycled container from Bakers Waste Equipment Inc. that includes seating, tables and a […]
Saxapahaw’s Island Park is ready for visitors
Posted Apr 14, 2018 at 9:03 PM Updated Apr 15, 2018 at 12:29 PM Alamance Parks hosted the grand opening of Island Park on Saturday, April 14. Just below the Buddy Collins Bridges in the heart of Saxapahaw, the park spans 30 acres. “This park is a great example of the Haw River Trail initiative of conservation through recreation,” said Guil Johnson, the county’s […]
The Co|Operative and Impact Alamance Fund $30,000 for Community Innovation
GRAHAM — Impact Alamance and the Cooperative awarded $30,000 in grants from what they are calling the Community Innovation Fund to five projects ranging from a branding campaign for county products to compost for school kids. “A couple of these are already underway,” said Chelsea Dickey, director of community development for the Cooperative. “We’re thinking […]
Graham’s ‘ice’ rink enters seventh year
GRAHAM – Even on a cloudless, 60-degree day, it’s perfect weather for outdoor ice skating at Graham’s Captain White House. In gray rental skates, kids are taking their first glides on the synthetic rink, which takes Tel Fehlhafer, athletics facilities supervisor for Graham Recreation and Parks, and his team about six hours to put together […]
Impact Alamance gives Co|Operative in Graham $100K
By Isaac Groves Times-News Oct 16, 2017 at 6:27 PM Impact Alamance made a $100,000 grant to the Cooperative in Graham, which it is intended to distribute through smaller grants for downtown and community revitalization projects around the county. Formed by Cone Health, Impact Alamance writes $2 million in grants every year to projects advancing what it calls healthy change. […]
