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RILO Park Project Flow: Vision to Reality

RILO Foundation – 501c3 – 2025/2026

Park current funds raised = $94,000
Grants, awards, donations = $800,000 TBD

WB Parks & Rec commitment:
- General maintenance and lawn services
- Sign for park entrance

Once WB approval, Endowment Grant applications process will begin.
- WB co-applicant in name only discussion.

Finalize funding, establish contractors, purchase Equipment, begin construction. January 2026

Project Inspiration: Personal

Brian Estes & Gretchen Estes – 32 year residents of Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington
2 boys: Burke Estes 1998, and Riley Estes 2001
New Hanover High School, Sports, First Presbyterian Church, Beach life, Hunting, College
COVID lockdown, both boys home for 2020 which was a blessing
Feb 7, 2021

RILO Park

My Motivation is to provide a park on WB with the help of the Town of Wrightsville Beach and the Lee Family.

Reasons I Live On

Provide a healing garden where anyone who is struggling can find peace and hope. The RILO Park meditation space offers a quiet place to breathe, reflect, and remember that tomorrow is worth seeing. Here, nature reminds us that even in our darkest moments, we're never truly alone.