ROUND ROCK, Texas — The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has a big job, taking care of the main water source for most of our area
But Friday, they did something else to help out the community as part of their annual "Steps Forward" employee volunteer program.
"My kids played here, and the fact that we're able to provide that for future generations and families, I think it's amazing," Nancy Guzman, who volunteered, said. "This is important and it's so near and dear to me because I can give back to my community as well."
She's and hundreds of her LCRA coworkers were at Play For All Park in Round Rock Friday morning, getting down and dirty putting in hours of volunteer work.
"I think a lot of the employees with LCRA share the same sentiment," Guzman said. "It's great that we're allowed to help the communities we serve and live in."
John Hoffmann is the Executive Vice President of Water for the LCRA . He said the group's manpower helps cut the work needed from the city.
"We can provide a lot of work in a small amount of time," Hoffman said. "We partner up with the city and get a lot of things done."
The LCRA crew gave those who work for the city a break.
"This project would have been a two to three-month project," Lamont Washington, who takes care of the park, said. "They came in and really helped us out."
It wasn't just this project. The more than 600 LCRA employees fanned out across more than two dozen locations to help out.
"I think it's great for us to clean up the park," Guzman said. "We're making this ready for kids to come and have a good time."
This volunteer program with the LCRA was launched in 2015.
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The following are the other projects the group worked on Friday:
- Bastrop – Painting trash can housings downtown.
- Brenham – Cleaning up the nature trail at Hohlt Park.
- Del Valle – Installing fence posts around Stony Point Park.
- Flatonia – Painting the historic downtown gazebo.
- Fredericksburg – Removing brush and creating a crushed granite walking path at Cross Mountain Park.
- Giddings – Painting the Golf Course Club meeting room.
- Gonzales – Trimming trees at the disc golf course.
- Hallettsville – Prepping and painting benches, railings, and shutters at the Garden Center.
- Kempner – Painting a handicapped-accessible ramp and bandstand railings at Sylvia Tucker Memorial Park.
- La Grange – Painting a restroom, picnic tables, BBQ pits, trash can holders, a foot bridge and light poles at White Rock Park.
- Lampasas – Spreading mulch at W.M. Brooke Park playground.
- Lexington – Painting curbs around the city square.
- Llano – Clearing brush along the river at the Llano City Golf Course.
- Lockhart – Painting the interior of the food bank building; sprucing up planters in the downtown square; and weeding planters at City Hall and replanting flower beds at City Park.
- Luling – Painting playscapes at Longer and Blanche Square parks.
- Marble Falls – Planting trees, painting trash cans and picnic tables, building bleachers, and spreading mulch at the playscape at Johnson Park; removing weeds along Main Street; and painting the exterior of the Community Hall, cleaning up the playground, and removing railroad ties from the trail at Westside Park.
- Moulton – Painting a parking lot and curbs on Main Street.
- Round Rock – Mulching flower beds, painting the play village buildings and adding sand to the track turf at Play for All Park.
- San Marcos – Landscaping flower beds and removing graffiti in and around the downtown square.
- San Saba – Installing sod at the former San Saba Pecan Pool site in Mill Pond Park.
- Shiner – Installing planters and cleaning up flower beds at the city administrative building.
- Smithville – Painting light poles on Main Street.
- Waelder – Painting the interior of City Hall.
- Weimar – Removing underbrush and trees at Hill Park.
- Wharton – Installing new landscaping at the community wellness center.
- Yoakum – Planting shrubs and trees, adding playground mulch and installing fencing at Centennial Park.
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