Work is nearly complete on the Granada Hills Veterans’ Park and the date is set for the grand opening ceremony on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2010. More details on the event will be announced.
This project by the Granada Hills Rotary Foundation has transformed a dilapidated traffic median at the corner of Zelzah Ave. and Chatsworth St. into a beautiful tribute to the military men and women who have served our country.
The improvements include a new pergola (thanks to the generous contributions of the Granada Hills Improvement Association), new landscaping, brick and cement work, flagpoles, a monument and a statue (thanks to the generous contribution of Jake Parunyan, the 2009 Gil Benjamin Granada Hills Citizen of the Year.)
In addition to support from our office, other contributors have been Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council, Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2323 and the Granada Hills Rotary Foundation.
The tribute bricks are currently being installed, and more are still available for community members to dedicated to veterans, businesses, friends and loved ones. For information about donating for tribute bricks, contact John Weitkamp at (818) 363-3144 or [email protected].
Greig Smith’s E-Mail Letter