Home Staunton Lions Club honored with plaque at Gypsy Hill Park’s duck pond
Local News

Staunton Lions Club honored with plaque at Gypsy Hill Park’s duck pond

Rebecca Barnabi
Lions Club Treasurer Woody Sanders, Director of Parks & Recreation Chris Tuttle and Lions Club President Scott McMurrain pose at the Duck Pond at Gypsy Hill Park with the plaque honoring the club.

The Staunton Lions Club funded repairs and renovation of the Duck Pond at Gypsy Hill Park with a $36,000 grant.

For the club’s generosity and community support, it was honored by the City of Staunton Parks & Recreation department with a plaque placed at Gypsy Hill Park.

Storms and flooding of Lewis Creek in July 2020 caused significant damage to the duck pond’s structure, including walls and walkways, according to a press release. Repairs and renovation were completed in August 2022.

The club’s history with the Duck Pond at Gypsy Hill Park began nearly 60 years ago with a major gift to complete the pond.

Rebecca Barnabi

Rebecca Barnabi

Rebecca J. Barnabi is the national editor of Augusta Free Press. A graduate of the University of Mary Washington, she began her journalism career at The Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star. In 2013, she was awarded first place for feature writing in the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Awards Program, and was honored by the Virginia School Boards Association’s 2019 Media Honor Roll Program for her coverage of Waynesboro Schools. Her background in newspapers includes writing about features, local government, education and the arts.