The Memorial & Tribute Giving Program is one of several community engagement efforts developed by the Recreation Committee to support both Woolrich and Avis Parks.

Committee Chair Taryn Saar explained:

— The Friends of the Park Program invites residents to volunteer for park events and activities.

— The Memorial & Tribute Giving Program offers a way to honor loved ones through the dedication of benches and trees.

Members of the Saar family are pictured with a memorial bench installed at Woolrich Park. This bench was placed in honor of Jim and Vera Saar. PHOTO PROVIDED

— The Patrons of the Park Program provides opportunities for local businesses to sponsor and support park improvements.

During the ceremony, Barbara Temple shared heartfelt remarks before cutting the red ribbon wrapped around a new bench installed along the walking path overlooking the ball fields. She reflected on her late husband, Steve Temple, who helped construct those very fields–now visible from the bench engraved in his memory.

Speaking on behalf of the Saar and Porter families, Taryn Saar commemorated the lives of Jim and Vera Saar and Fields Porter, saying, “All three of them will be remembered each day as a safe place to sit and just be–enjoying nature and allowing community to happen organically.”

For more information about any of the programs mentioned, please contact the Pine Creek Township Recreation Committee at pctrec23@gmail.com or Pine Creek Township Recreation PO Box 283 Woolrich, PA 17779.

PHOTO PROVIDED Members of the Porter family are pictured with a memorial bench installed at Woolrich Park. This bench was placed in honor of Fields Porter.