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WE Play! Trainings Coming to a City Near You

Kids Need Playgrounds! Learn how to make it happen at WE Play!

Learn how to fundraise, build and advocate for great places to play in your community! Thanks to the generous support of our partners KOOL-AID and The Home Depot and led by KaBOOM! presenters, KaBOOM! Workshops Entirely on Play are one-day, FREE regional trainings packed with interactive sessions, including:

  • Guidance on how to build a playground in a day with volunteers from your community
  • Research to build your case for play
  • Proven fundraising techniques and planning strategies to get the job done
  • Tried-and-true ways to engage the community
  • The opportunity to meet other local and national activists who share your commitment to kids
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2008 WE Play! dates & locations
View photos from previous WE Play! trainings!

New Orleans, La.July 25RegisterMarriott New Orleans at the Convention Center
859 Convention Center Blvd.
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Denver, Colo.Aug. 6Register

The Curtis
1405 Curtis St.
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Cleveland, Ohio*Aug. 7RegisterHyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade
420 Superior Ave.
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New York, N.Y.Aug. 13Register

Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel
569 Lexington Ave.
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Atlanta, Ga.*Aug. 21Register

Renaissance Atlanta Downtown
590 West Peachtree St. NW
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Phoenix, Ariz.Oct. 10RegisterLocation TBA
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San Francisco, Calif.Nov. 8RegisterLocation TBA
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Not all of the training hotel locations have been identified. You can still register for a training and we will update you as soon as we have the event address.

* At each of the Los Angeles, Houston, Cleveland, and Atlanta WE Play! trainings, five attendees will receive $7,500 grants toward building a playground in their community!

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Special build day opportunity
WE Play! 08The fun doesn't stop there! On the following day at most of the WE Play! workshops, all WE Play! participants have an opportunity to take part in a KaBOOM! Build Day. During this event, you'll witness how 150 volunteers can transform an empty lot into a dream playground in six hours! Learn these important Build Day execution strategies firsthand:

  • Site layout and logistics
  • Volunteer management and youth engagement
  • Flow of the day
  • Equipment installer relations
  • Celebration and appreciation

Already registered? Here’s some pre-WE Play! homework for you!

Are we missing anything?
If there is a topic or session that you would like to see on the agenda, let us know! Post your comments in the 2008 WE Play! Community Forum.

This event is made possible with support from

KOOL-AID is a proud sponsor of the KaBOOM! Playspace Finder, the Playmaker Network, and Do It Yourself Tools. Learn more about the KOOL-AID and KaBOOM! partnership.
 
"Thank you so much for the great adventure at
WE Play! this week. It was truly FUN and inspiring."

-Deborah P., 2007 WE Play! Milwaukee participant
 
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