The convenience store chain donated $20,000 toward the construction of the Canastota park near the pool.
CANASTOTA >> Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes has donated $10,000 towards the construction of Spencer Street Park, to be located next to the Spencer Street Pool.
A community fund raiser is scheduled to begin next month for the park, which has a budget of $150,000. Construction is expected to begin this fall
he project is being spearheaded by the CNY Children’s Foundation, a not-for-profit organization devoted to building children parks throughout Central New York.
The donation by Nice N Easy was one of five grants to local organizations made with proceeds from the Syracuse Country Run, a 5K fun run.
The local charities that benefitted from the proceeds from the Country Run were Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center, Paige’s Butterfly Run, Inc., Rotary Foundation/CNY Children’s Foundation Inc., Tillie’s Touch and Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.