For anyone who wonders what the Harbor Shores partners accomplished in the past year they have an answer.
At
a recent event the partners --
Cornerstone Alliance, the Consortium for
Community Development and the Whirlpool Foundation -- identified their
successes over the past year.
One of the highlights is that
work on the 12.2 mile trail system has begun and is ahead of schedule.
Harbor Shores is working to obtain the necessary permits to continue
developing the complete trail system.
Habor Shores also
established an operations fund to support Jean Klock Park and makes a
lease payment to the City of Benton Harbor for the land under the golf
holes in the park as a means of subsidizing operations at Jean Klock.
The
Consortium for Community Development supported the grand opening of the
golf course at Harbor Shores by coordinating 17 free events over five
days. They included five concerts and an art fair. A picnic, jump rope
contest, cooking contest and baseball, soccer and basketball games also
were part of the celebration. At least 2,000 community members participated.
Area
youth also came out ahead in the past year. In addition to the $1
million raised in support of the Boys & Girls Club and The First
Tee, 52 Boys & Girls Club members attended the at the opening
ceremonies and golf clinic, 11 Boys & Girls Club members were
present at the 18th green ceremony, and 40 Boys & Girls Club
members participated in the Jean Klock Park Beach field trip.
Accomplishments reaching throughout many other parts of the business community also were realized.
The
Harbor Shores partners are supported by the project master developer,
Evergreen Development, as well as Kemper Sports, who has been hired to
manage the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.
Writer: Kathy Jennings
Source: Jamie Nilson Balkin, Cornerstone Alliance
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