Pull out the drill…dig up that dirt. “Oh we’re moving mulch, yeah, we’re doing everything but welding basically,” said Thomas Russ, Executive Director of Morgan Stanley for the Northern Ohio region. More than 200 volunteers exploded onto Griot Village in the Fairfax neighborhood, putting their hands to good use. “The energy is just off the […]
The Cleveland Browns teamed up withUnited Way to tackle a playground project for “Hometown Huddle,” which is a nationwide day of service for NFL teams and local United Way chapters. More than 15 players showed up to build a playground at Dike School of the Arts in Cleveland. Before today, the school did not have a […]
The Akron Zoo encourages guests to “monkey around” in their new, natural playground. Nature’s Play is now open and comprised of five activities that encourage visitors to test their abilities to that of primates. The free play space is located between the tiger and red panda exhibits in Tiger Valley. The play space, which mirrors how […]
Pastor and gospel singer Marvin Sapp’s Grand Rapids Ellington Academy of Arts and Technology charter school is partnering with Amway and the nonprofit KaBOOM! to build a playground at the school. The school, located at 600 Burton Ave. SE, currently serves more than 400 students in preschool through ninth grade but will add a grade each […]
Building the East 73rd Street playground was no easy task for residents living on the street, but the neighborhood pulled together and made a big change. “Compared to what you see here ten years ago this is great. This was all crack houses and brothels,” said resident, Edward Gurewitz, said this park was a […]
Imagine having to go to a playground and just watch other kids play. It was a reality for some children at a school in Tremont until now. It was a dream two years ago to build an adaptive playground for the 40 children who attend the ESC Rose-Mary Center School in Tremont and it is […]
