Some volunteers, a little fundraising, logistical planning (and the help of the internet) can give a community a colorful, twisted make-over. Just add recycled plastic, rubber surfacing and some wood mulch!
Well, it's not quite that easy...(but it's close!)
KaBOOM, a U.S. non-profit, has been helping communities (school, town, etc.) build playgrounds for kids- safe places where they can have unstructured activity to develop their physical and social health. Their website, http://kaboom.org, has extremely useful tools for any community to get started on their own project, with pages devoted to multiple free playground plans, step-by-step guides through the process of organizing fundraisers and construction days, as well as help forums for people to share questions, ideas, and solutions created in the process. Oh, and everything inbetween.
This is a great way to bring any school or neighborhood closer together. And, its just plain fun! Check them out if you know of an area that might benefit, or just want to search for the nearest playground...
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