In 2004 the Lions Club, the City of Greensboro, Hale County, the Riding Club and the Greensboro Baseball Association formed a joint committee to manage and care for the future of Lions Park, the largest park in Hale County. They soon approached the Rural Studio about revitalizing the park. Five thesis students undertook the planning and wrote and received a $500,000 grant from Baseball Tomorrow to construct 4 ballfields in the hub-and-spoke configuration.
Five thesis students undertook the planning, wrote and received a $500,000 grant from Baseball Tomorrow