To the Editor:

We would like to thank our donors, builders and dedicated volunteers who helped create the Crary Mills pavilion.

Contributors include: Al & Rita Ostrander, Elisabeth Bates& Matty Hurlbut, Dan & Chris Huntley, SeaComm FCU, Roy D. Graves VFW Post 1194, Kiwanis Club of Canton 11058, Bicknells, Coakleys, TJ Toyota, Lawrence Funeral Home, St. Lawrence FCU, Commercial Press, Leberge & Curtis, Knights of Columbus 1059, Canton VFW Post 1231, NBT Bank, Town of Potsdam, Town of Pierrepont, and Crary Mills Presbyterian Church

A special thanks to our volunteer concrete pourers and builders: Tom Whitman, Bryan McIntosh, Tim Powers, Jason McCollum, Coleman Whiteman, Pat Oakes, Pierre Pomainville, The Finishing Crew(Tim Pitts, Josh Pitts, Rick Butler & Randy Guyette), and Tom Noble, Ethan Pomainville, Scott and Virginia Murdie, Pat Oakes, Lily Pomainville and many others.

The new Crary Mills Playground Community Pavilion will offer children and families shade from the sun, shelter from the elements and a protected place to eat and gather.

Please join us to commemorate this exciting creation and follow us to the community center for our annual ice cream social starting at 4 p.m. on Aug. 4

Dinner and ice cream will be served for a marginal price. Support the playground and buy a raffle ticket for a hand sewn lap quilt. A winner will be picked after the event.

The Crary Mills Playground Board