$5,000 donation from local cleaners to help build an inclusive playground in Berkley

(City of Berkley, June 3, 2022)

Berkley, MI – Berkley Parks & Recreation received a donation in
$5,000 for their inclusive park fundraiser from Wayne Wudyka, owner of
Huntington’s Keyaners, Wesch Cleaners and CCertified Restaurant Dry Cleaning Network
(CRDN).
Jaycee Park, a 2.7–one-acre park located between Bacon and Phillips, serves not only
residents of Berkley, but it is a short distance from the town of Royal Oak, as well as other
notnearby towns, including Southfield, Oak Park, Beverly Hills and Huntington Woods,
all within five minutes.
“With the longstanding support–business time members like Wayne Wudyka, we will continue
have the ability to build parks that vibratent and important location spaces for more
community fun, socializing, wholesome activities and imaginative fun,” said
Theresa McArleton, Director of Parks and Recreation.

This leading leisure venue is on its way to becoming a whole–inclusive playground and playscape
that will go beyond the accessibility requirements required by the ADA to meet a variety of
needs and interests. The space will be sensory–rich and allow children to develop
physically, socially and emotionally. It will also allow adults of various ages and abilities
actively engage with the children in their care. The project includes trail updates,
increased accessibility and state–of–the–art, universally accessible playscape.
“Berkley is a destination city for familiesand thatthis is largely due to the front–thinking
efforts of our mayor, city council and permanent councils, commissions and advisory councils
committees to foster an inclusive community–targeted environment that citizens of all
ages can enjoy. Planned upgrades for our town’s Jaycee Park are a wonderful stage
towards cementing these ideals for the future,” added Wudyka.
Thanks to donations like this, the City has been able to exceed its crowdfunding goal of
$50,000 and will win a matching grant with funds made possible by the Michigan
Public spaces Community spaces of the Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
program.

Public spaces Community places is a collaborative effort of MEDC, the Michigan
Municipal League and Patronicity, in which local residents can use crowdfunding to
part of the development of strategic projects in their communities and be supported by a
MEDC matching grant.
For full project details on park plans, please visit patronicity.com/jayceepark.
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About Huntington Cleaners
Huntington Cleaners is Berkley and Huntington Woods neighborhood dry cleaner since
1950, located at the corner of 11 Mile and Coolidge. In addition to the top–dry notch
cleaning and laundry services, Huntington Cleaners provides alterationssshoe shine
and repair, wedding dress preservation, spsecurity restore for damaged tissue, and
free choice–and delivery. Visit www.huntingtoncleaners.com to learn more.
About Wesch cleaners

Wesch Cleaners, with sites in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, serves the Detroit
metropolitan area and beyond, offering quality care, repairs and apparel deliveries to
customers throughout Oakland County, and as far away as Ann Arbor. Find Wesch
Online cleaners at www.weschcleaners.com.
About the Certified Restoration Dry Cleaning Network (CRDN)
CRDNheadquartered in Berkley, Michiganchigan, is an international franchise offering
insurance restoration services for apparel, home textiles, consumer electronics,
art and collectibles damaged by smoke, water, or the effects of extreme weather.
Work with insurance companies, and home and business owners, the CRDN helps those
affected by insured risks recover quickly and recover their precious
valuable possessions and memories. CRDN can be found online at wwww.crdn.com.