CONWAY — Once again, the valley came through.
On Thursday, Caren Peare, executive director of the Kevin Peare Memorial Skate Park, announced two significant donations had allowed them to achieve their $44,000 end-of-month fundraising goal in order to qualify for a $225,000 federal Land and Water Conservation matching grant.
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