Memorial Bench Program

With a gift of $3,000 (or more) to the Friends of the Wood County Parks Memorial Bench program, a Memorial Bench with a personalized plaque is placed at a park agreed upon by donor and park staff based on space availability. The gift amount covers the cost of the bench, installation, and a personalized plaque.

Memorial Bench Program:    Terms      Request Form

Memorial Bench Terms

Gift Amount
With a gift of $3,000 (or more) to the Friends of the Wood County Parks Memorial Bench program, a Memorial Bench with a personalized plaque is placed at a park agreed upon by donor and park staff based on space availability. The gift amount covers the cost of the bench, installation, and a personalized plaque. The Friends of the Wood County Parks are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Location
The donor may request a specific park for their Memorial Bench to be placed. The exact location within the park will be determined by park staff based on availability and needs of the park. An existing non-memorial bench location can also be upgraded to a Memorial Bench site.

(Please Note: Some parks are at capacity and are no longer accepting additional benches, the Park District will make the final determination on the Memorial Bench location).

Memorial Bench Design
The design of Memorial Benches is determined by the Wood County Park District. Bench designs may differ from expected based on park planning and/or supply availability.

Installation Season
New Memorial Benches and plaques are installed between April – October based on product & material availability.

Bench Donation Term
The guaranteed term of a Memorial Bench is 5 years. Within this time, the Wood County Park District will replace the bench in the event of damage at no cost to the donor. The Park District reserves the right to relocate a bench, if required, for future development, park activities, or easement needs.

Recognition
A personalized plaque will be placed on each Memorial Bench. The donor may select the verbiage based on the number of characters in the allotted space. Wood County Park District reserves the right to reject, modify, and approve the final language.

Additional Terms
Once the Memorial Bench is installed, the donor will receive notification of the bench placement with details indicating the location of the bench.

The placement of any mementos (i.e., wreaths, flowers, vases, statues, etc.) in the vicinity of the Memorial Bench is prohibited.

By signing below, you affirm to having read, understood, and agreed to the above Memorial Bench Terms, and you request a bench with the details described on the attached Memorial Bench Request Form.

Printed Name: _______________________________________________

Signature: __________________________________________________                   Date: ___________

For current Memorial Bench options, please contact the Wood County Park District office (419) 353-1897 or via email at office @ wcparks.org. (Please note, there are spaces in the email.)

Memorial Bench Request Form

Return completed forms to:

The Wood County Park District, Attn: Memorial Bench Program, 18729 Mercer Rd. Bowling Green, Oh. 43402.  Please make all donations to “The Friends of the Wood County Parks”.

Please read, sign, and include the Memorial Bench Terms form.

Upon review, we will be in contact to confirm bench details and accept your donation.

Donor Contact Information:  

Contact Name: _________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________

City/State/Zip Code: ______________________________________

Phone: _________________________________________________

Email: _________________________________________________

Bench Location

Requested Park for Bench Placement: ___________________________

Plaque Inscription may include up to three lines of text and one heading line.

Heading Line:

 ___ “In Memory of”      ___  “In Honor of”       ___  Other (specify): ___________________

Requested Message for the custom plaque:

(up to 21 characters per line. Spaces and punctuation marks are counted as characters.)

The Wood County Park District reserves the right to approve or deny the content of the message on the plaque for any reason. 

For Office Use Only: Date Received ______________   Communication Date _____________  Check Deposited _____________