Rotary Club of Waynesboro donates $15K to Wenonah Elementary for playground

The Rotary Club of Waynesboro presented Wenonah Elementary School with a community grant for renovation of its playground and outdoor play areas last week.

The Club donated $15,000 for expansion of the school’s playground with more equipment and to better use the space. A yard will be made into a place to play soccer and an area with black top into a space for basketball.

“Not only does this benefit all the students directly, but it has a broader impact on the neighborhood. Wenonah has
become a place families sign up to use on the weekends for social events like neighborhood birthday parties. This is making a space the community already values better and puts Wenonah’s facilities more on par with the other schools in town,” said Lowrie Tucker, a member of the Rotary Club of Waynesboro.

Wenonah also offers other opportunities for students and the community, including extended school year experience through a STEAM Camp and summer reading booster; family education and programming in partnership with Augusta Health, Project Grows and the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in the Families, Food and Fun program; and support in holiday assistance programs for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

“Wenonah Elementary works to provide an experience for our students that not only meets academic goals, but also creates opportunities to develop the whole child. Our ultimate goal is to create good humans that are prepared to be contributing members of their community. Our efforts are not possible without the support and dedication of our stakeholders. We appreciate the Rotary‘s commitment to expand our campus to continue to serve our students and the greater Waynesboro community,” Wenonah Elementary Principal Abby Arey said.

The community grant to Wenonah Elementary School is part of the Rotary Club of Waynesboro’s centennial year initiative. The Club distributed community grants to 20 nonprofits in early 2025.

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