Community Invited to Help Design a New Cummings Park in F'sted

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Community Invited to Help Design a New Cummings Park in F'sted

The Kids First St. Croix project is asking the St. Croix community to gather Saturday, June 12, at the Midre Cummings Park in Frederiksted to produce drawings and design plans for a renovation of the playground.

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