Food Allergy Awareness Week is May 12 – 19, 2019. Help make playgrounds a safe place to play for children with food allergies! A stray goldfish cracker, a spilled latte or a messy peanut butter sandwich could be devastating to…
Katie Kress
Katie is a sophomore at Centerville High School. Volunteering with some of her closest friends, her favorite part is meeting new members of her community while being out in the parks that she grew up exploring. Along with volunteering for…
Outstanding Organization of the Year Award
The Wright Brothers District of the Boy Scouts of America recently recognized the Centerville-Washington Park District as their Outstanding Organization of the Year. The Outstanding Organization of the Year award is given to a company or organization for direct service…
Fourth Annual Friends and Family Hike Series
Regular nature hikes strengthen the heart, lungs, muscles and mind. The Centerville-Washington Park District (CWPD) designed the Friends and Family Hike Series to encourage more people to get out and enjoy the healing benefits of nature. CWPD offers five Friends…
Joe DiMisa
Joe first volunteered with CWPD in 2004 as a founding member of the Creating Community Connections task force. The task force planned and advocated for multi-use trail routes in the area. Joe was a bicycle commuter for many years and…
Summer employment opportunities
The Centerville-Washington Park District is now accepting applications for part-time, seasonal employment! Summer program staff can work at Hidden Meadows Day Camp, Sugar Valley Camp, at the Summer Recreation Program or as summer naturalists. All program staff must be enthusiastic…
Hayley Zimbric
Hayley is a senior at Centerville High School. Outside of school, she spends time playing soccer and volunteering for the Centerville-Washington Park District and Dayton Children’s Hospital. Hayley has been a CWPD volunteer for two years, giving her time to…
Former Hithergreen Center Site to Become Park
Centerville and Washington Township residents will soon have a new park to enjoy! The nearly 15-acre parcel of land is located at 5900 Hithergreen Drive, the site of Washington Township’s former Hithergreen Center. The property acquisition was made possible from…
Tom Conway
Tom’s love of nature started developing when his parents bought a 245-acre dairy farm. Tom and his brother worked side by side with their dad for 20 years. What a life — working hard, going fishing and exploring the woods!…
Eagle Scouts Improve CWPD Parks
Boy Scouts Evan Jones and Chandler Wilson recently completed projects with the Centerville-Washington Park District to earn Eagle Scout badges, the highest honor among Boy Scouts. Jones, of Troop 516 in Centerville, made trail improvements to Bill Yeck Park, a…