Summerville Main Street is heading up The World Friendship Pocket Park Project. The pocket park will be located across from the Historical Summerville Depot and is planned to be a focal point and a unique place in our world.

Special features of the park will include a “Solid Rock of World Friendship” to be surrounded by engraved bricks, a flag pole to be adorned with The World Friendship Flag, a wide variety of colorful plantings to be accentuated by up lighting, an irrigation system, and an upgraded seating area under the pavilion and in the pocket park. It is intended for the pocket park to become a focal point and photo spot for locals, as well as visitors.

This is a unique opportunity to remember a loved one, commemorate an event, or immortalize your family, business or organization. The “Buy a Brick” campaign will raise funds for the construction of The World Friendship Pocket Park. Each 4″ x 8″ engraved brick, which includes 3 lines of text with 20 characters per line, are currently being sold for the cost of $100.

The deadline to order bricks is July 30, or until the bricks are sold out. Please note that there is a 4 to 6 weeks turn around for the commemorative bricks production and delivery, once the final order is placed. Engraved bricks are anticipated to be back around mid-September to be installed.

Forms and monies should be returned to Summerville Main Street. Accepted forms of payment include cash, check or money order. Checks should be made out to Summerville Main Street. For questions contact slocklear@summervillega.org.

A special ground breaking event for the pocket park is scheduled for July 30 at 11AM during the 2022 Friendship Festival. Completion of The World Friendship Pocket Park is anticipated to be fall of 2022.