Brightway Insurance donates $10,000 to Simmons Road Park

8 Flags Playscapes, Inc.
Press Release
Submitted by Benjamin Morrison
March 6, 2020

Eight Flags Playscapes accepts $10,000 donation from Brightway

8 Flags Playscapes and our fundraising partner Project Chance are excited to announce an extremely generous donation in the amount of $10,000 from Brightway Insurance of Fernandina Beach to support Simmons Road Park. Brightway Insurance previously contributed substantially to our redevelopment efforts at Egans Creek Park. We are once again humbled by their trust and belief in our mission of enhancing the community through the development of recreational environments that are universally accessible to all.

The “Sit – Walk – Grow – Play” Fundraising Campaign, launched approximately one month ago, has received overwhelming support. There are still many opportunities for those in our community wishing to get involved to contribute. We need the help of our friends and neighbors to bring this amazing project to fruition.

Please visit our website www.8flagsplayscapes.org or email us at [email protected] to learn more.

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Jeffrey Bunch
Jeffrey Bunch(@j-bunch)
4 years ago

So the Amelia Tree Conservancy and others are donating thousands of dollars to the City to save trees and land from development and these folks are donating thousands to cut trees down to put in a park that no one asked for in a place that we defended many times against developing. How about using the Ibor Alvarez park (which doesn’t need trees cut) and place the park there, the same multi-use trail goes to both.
It appears to me that we were Bluffed again only this time from the City.

Kris Nichols
Kris Nichols(@krisn)
4 years ago

Get a good look the forest behind them, in the picture, because it is about to be bulldozed. A nature trail accessible to the handicapped was supposed to be placed there, but behind the scenes, Benjamin Morrison and a few others in within walking/biking distance were working to get themselves a playground, restrooms, parking lot, picnic area, and ironically: a shade pavilion. City employees pre-purchased equipment in small increments, seemingly to avoid needing approval for the purchases. This forest is located the south edge of the City, and most nearby neighbors will not be paying for its upkeep – they are County residents. It is approximately four miles to existing accessible playgrounds. There are alternatives. We only need one City Commissioner to reverse his decision to approve this $400,000 development. Who will stand up?