Beaver Farm partners with Town to build playground

The Town of Yorktown has received a $48,750 grant from The Gilbert Beaver Farm, Inc. to purchase handicapped accessible playground equipment that can be used by all children.
Town Supervisor Susan Siegel thanked the administrators of Beaver Farm.
“I’d like to thank the Board of Directors of The Gilbert Beaver Farm for this generous
gift that will enable the Town to expand its recreational opportunities to more of our
children,” Siegel said. “The Farm has been a mainstay of the Yorktown community for at
least 100 years and, in addition to its worldwide charitable initiatives, it has always been
involved in improving the quality of life for Yorktown residents.”
Siegel has asked Jennifer Fava, the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, to initiate a
discussion with the Recreation Commission of what equipment to purchase and where it
should be located so that recommendations can be provided to the Town Board as soon
as possible.
“We don’t want the money to sit in the bank,” Siegel said. “We want to put
it to use as soon as possible.”
In announcing the gift, Nonnie Braddock, Administrator of The Gilbert Beaver Farm,
called attention to how important it is for children with disabilities to be able to play with
their friends and siblings.
“Having personally known families with disabled children, I know how meaningful it is for non-disabled children to be able to interact and play with
disabled children and vice versa.”
This one time memorial contribution is made in the names of Gilbert and Jean Beaver,
former Yorktown residents and philanthropists.
Siegel noted that this grant for special handicapped accessible recreational equipment
would complement current efforts already underway to improve ADA accessibility of
Yorktown parks.