The Noblesville Parks Foundation recently received a donation of $50,600 from Bob and Maureen Anderson of Noblesville.
Bob Anderson grew up near West Lafayette before moving to Hamilton County. He farmed more than 3,000 acres in the Hazel Dell and 156th Street area and was as a sales professional for Equitable Life Assurance Company. The Andersons served the community in many volunteer positions, including Meals on Wheels and First Christian Church. Bob is a member of the Noblesville Sunrisers Kiwanis Club and a former member of the Riverview Hospital Foundation. The Andersons have three daughters, Sara, Gretchen and Charlotte.
“We are very grateful to the Andersons for their donation and the impact it will make to the community they love,” Parks Foundation President Anne Merrell said. “Tentative plans for the donation are to create an agricultural education playground. We find it fitting that the Anderson’s gift will be related to children and farming.”
“Farming, God and the weather have been good to us, and we want to share with the Noblesville community,” Bob said.
The Parks Foundation made the announcement at its third annual Parks & The Arts Mayor’s Luncheon April 28, an event that brings awareness of the parks department while partnering with Noblesville High School art students to display their creative talents.
The Noblesville Parks Foundation is a joint venture between the parks and citizen supporters to serve as a fundraising auxiliary for the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Dept. and its programs. The foundation also serves as a volunteer coordination resource for the department.
