A local nonprofit is another step closer to its goal of expansion.

The 7th Avenue Skatepark Association has announced it has been named a recipient of The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation for $20,000, Jesse Vargas, an organizer of the nonprofit, said.

Another grant for $12,000 could be in the park’s future, from the Polson Rotary Club, Vargas said. The group has until Aug. 11 to sell 150 raffle tickets at $25 per ticket.

Not including the Rotary Club grant, Vargas said that the park has raised approximately $40,000 against a goal of $222,000.

Currently, the park on Seventh Avenue West in Polson is 12,000-square foot facility and will be double in size.

Vargas said that the group anticipates construction by fall of 2018.

In the meantime, Vargas said that a summer kick-off barbecue will take place in June, which will soon be announced.

The barbecue, he explained, is a gathering to get people out of the house and “get the rust off” skating equipment.

In August, the annual Skate Jam will be held.

For more information on the skatepark and donation opportunities, visit www.polsonskatepark.com .

For anyone interested in a raffle ticket, contact Vargas at (406) 585-0549.