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The Bar Harbor Rotary Club in Maine donated recycled plastic benches and other outdoor furnishings to a local playground. Community projects such as these provide a highly visible example of the great contributions groups like this make to their communities

If your charitable organization wants to make a major impact on the community, just take a look at your local playgrounds and see if they need improvements.

That's what the Bar Harbor Rotary Club did recently in Maine when the group pulled up its sleeves, raised money, gathered

Students sit in the shade of commercial umbrellas at metal picnic tables in the Student Courtyard

The Park and Facilities Catalog recently supplied the famous McFarland High School with an array of attractive metal picnic tables and commercial umbrellas.

Why is McFarland HS famous?

For one, the school, located in central California, is a powerhouse when it comes to the sport of cross-country running.

The team has won 24 CIF Central Section championships - in a row.

Secondly, the school and runners were featured in the famous Walt Disney movie - "McFarland USA" that starred Kevin Costner as the coach.

Metal picnic tables at the Nambe' Falls and Lake recreation area. This natural waterfall is one of the most popular destinations in New Mexico

Metal picnic tables and metal benches were recently supplied by The Park and Facilities Catalog to the landscape at the incredible Nambe' Waterfalls and Lake park - a beautiful and serene setting of woods and water.

The Pueblo of Nambe' is the location of one of the most interesting and popular waterfalls in all of the southwest. This spectacular setting is located at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico as part of nearly 20,000 acres of high desert. Quite an interesting place to find such a vibrant waterfall.

Outdoor picnic tables at the Grand Canyon. Adding outdoor dining is a great strategy for restaurants that want to expand capacity and offer diners a pleasant experience outside

Fresh air and fresh food on outdoor picnic tables are a match made in dining heaven.

Restaurant-goers love the ambiance that outside dining provides, and restaurants love the additional seating capacity. Outdoor seating also makes the most of nature's most beautiful seasons and pleasant days. And after all, most people eat their meals inside. Being able to experience a meal outside in a pleasant atmosphere with blue skies overhead, fresh air and greenery all around is a special treat for most people.

But what are the benefits for outside dining, and how can they benefit your business?

Here are three reasons why people love to dine al fresco, and four ways that outside dining can boost

Metal picnic tables from The Park and Facilities Catalog at a community in La Palma, California. These tables are treated with a special thermoplastic coating that resists ultraviolet rays to prevent fading in the hot sun

Picnic tables are generally the most important outdoor site furnishing you will place at your park or facility.

People will interact with these commercial site furnishings the most and they will make the greatest impression about your park, school grounds, outdoor restaurant area, HOA common areas, campgrounds, theme parks, universities or business campus.

Why not install picnic tables on your grounds that are appealing and inviting?

The tables should be easy to maintain and keep clean since this is where people will be eating.

And they also need to be a safe and trustworthy place to sit.

Since outdoor picnic tables