Foresters, KaBOOM! & Volunteers Encourage Quality Family Time by Building New Playground for Washington D.C. Children
Child-Designed Playground will Eventually Serve 6,000 Children and their
Families
WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire/ – Children in the Petworth neighborhood of
Washington D.C. received a brand new playground today thanks to the
effort of more than 200 volunteers from ForestersTM, a life insurance provider committed to the well-being of families,
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School and non-profit KaBOOM!. The new
playground will serve 6,000 children and their families in the Petworth
neighborhood for years to come. Planning for the playground began at a
Design Day event held in March when local children and community
leaders met with organizers from KaBOOM! and Foresters to design their
dream playground. The children’s drawings were then used to create the
final playground design.
“Foresters shares its financial strength with its members and
communities where they live, such as Washington D.C.,” said Kasia
Czarski, Foresters Chief Membership and Marketing Officer. “Playgrounds
are an ideal place for families to get to know other families and build
strong communities. This new playground at E.L. Haynes will provide
opportunities for families to spend quality time together for years to
come.”
Foresters has invested over $3 million with KaBOOM! to build 36
playgrounds across North America since 2006. These playgrounds will
eventually serve more than 575,000 children, providing them and their
families with a place where they can play, learn and have fun together.
The playground at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School’s Kansas Avenue
Campus will provide 6,000 children and their families in the Petworth
neighborhood with a great place to play and engage in healthy family
time. In less than eight hours, the child-designed playground was built
from scratch by hundreds of volunteers from Foresters, E.L. Haynes and
the surrounding community. In addition, children and families spent the
day playing games and participating in arts and crafts activities.
“E.L. Haynes is grateful to Foresters and KaBOOM! for their support of
our playground project,” said Jennifer C. Niles, E.L. Haynes Founder
and Head of School. “The new playground will provide a much-needed and
safe play space for our students and is central to the redevelopment of
our Kansas Avenue Campus. This project has energized our community and
we are all looking forward to a festive build day.”
Thanks to the work of Foresters, E.L.
Article source: PRNewswire
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