BRUCE KIWANIS CLUB RECEIVES $3,000 PLUM CREEK FOUNDATION GRANT FOR BLEACHER PROJECT

HAYWARD, Wis. – The Plum Creek Foundation recently awarded a $3,000 grant to the Bruce Kiwanis Club to help fund the construction of new bleachers at the Bruce Village Park baseball field.

The original Bruce Village Park baseball field bleachers, built in 1954, were demolished in September 2008 because they had become a safety hazard for spectators.  The proposed new structure will consist of aluminum bench seating with plastic overlays for the seating and plastic back rests for 250-300 people.  Masonry students from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College are working with local contractors to build the bleachers.  Bruce Village Park baseball field draws approximately 15,000 people annually.

“Bruce Village Park has one of the most popular baseball fields in the area, and we are grateful to Plum Creek for helping fund the improvements,” said Jeff Sheffield, president of the Bruce Kiwanis Club.  “This gift from the Plum Creek Foundation will help make sure spectators are kept safe while they enjoy their time at the park.”

The Bruce Kiwanis Club is part of the international Kiwanis volunteer organization, which works with children and communities to develop future generations of leaders.  Kiwanis work to revitalize neighborhoods, organize youth-sports programs, tutor students, build playgrounds and perform countless other projects to help children and communities.

The mission of the Plum Creek Foundation is to provide philanthropic contributions to support and improve the general welfare of life in the communities that Plum Creek serves.  The Foundation board meets quarterly to review applications submitted from organizations in the company’s operating communities.  Visit the Community Involvement page on Plum Creek’s Web site at www.plumcreek.com to download an application.

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Plum Creek is the largest and most geographically diverse private landowner in the nation, with more than 7 million acres of timberlands in major timber producing regions of the United States and 10 wood products manufacturing facilities in the Northwest.  In Wisconsin, Plum Creek practices sustainable forestry on approximately 330,000 acres of forestland in 26 counties throughout the state.  For more information on Plum Creek in Wisconsin, visit www.plumcreek.com/wisconsin.