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	The Ypsilanti Courier A Heritage Newspaper Weekly Publication

Community picnic on Wednesday

Candy Cane Park gets facelift in anticipation of citywide event

By Dan DuChene, Staff Writer

PUBLISHED: August 2, 2007

Everyone in Ypsilanti is invited to a picnic on Saturday at Candy Cane Park.

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Running from noon to 3 p.m., the event is the annual CoPAC All Neighborhoods Picnic. In its fourth year, the Ypsilanti Police Department, the Ypsilanti District Library and the Ypsilanti Fire Department are scheduled to be on site.

Candice Pinaud, an Ypsilanti resident who lives near the park, has been working with several other residents to get the park ready for the event. The group started work on Ypsi Pride Day in May, and has held several other workdays since. The group's efforts culminate last month when the pavilion at the park was given a fresh coat of paint and a brand new roof.

"This culmination is small compared to what I've been doing behind the scenes," Pinaud said as she and 20 other volunteers were painting the pavilion.

Before Ypsi Pride Day, Pinaud said she has spent more than 15 hours a week gathering materials, workers and getting things ready for the picnic.

As part of her effort, Pinaud was able to get the paint for her project donated by Serwin-Williams. Jim Jackson of the Roof and Gutter Doctor Plus donated the materials and labor to install the new roof.

"Thanks to the whole community for pulling together... we're really proud of the way Candy Cane Park looks," she said.

Aside from organizing the work and labor, Pinaud had also been trying to organize the picnic itself by finding companies to donate items for the raffle and to score a D.J. to entertain guests. She said she had success and there will be a D.J. at the event and a chance for picnic-goers to win a vintage Ford Mustang.

With free food and drinks, Pinaud said there will be board games at every table, the library's Book Mobile and the police department's mobile command post.

"I throw a pretty great party," she said.

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