The origins of the GSPC can be traced back to a PTA meeting in 2009. The Gonic PTA agreed to create a playground committee to plan, raise funds, and construct a new playground at the Gonic School. As an official committee of the Gonic School PTA, we are a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The GSPC is a group of concerned parents who believe that the Gonic Community lacks a location to encourage families to congregate in fun activities and promote fitness. There are currently no city parks found in Gonic; consequently, the Gonic School provides the only playground in the southernmost corner of the City of Rochester, serving 4,833 people.
Gonic School can play an integral role in creating a spot to attract families to engage in play, games, sports, and have fun. We believe that our children deserve a state-of-the-art playground to engage in challenging physical activities at a time in their physical development when it is important to impart healthy choices in their daily activity.
Noteworthy is that the other 7 elementary schools in the City of Rochester all have modern, safe, and innovative playgrounds to challenge their children and foster healthy lifestyles. Gonic School has an outdated, aged collection of playground equipment that is unimaginative and doesn’t foster fun play. As a result, children are oftentimes bored resulting in inappropriate behavior. Because of the age and condition of the equipment, it is frequently broken requiring constant attention of school district maintenance personnel leaving the children with limited options for activities.
