Playground comes together in a day

By Karen Voyles
Sun staff writer
May 9, 2008

Excerpt:

The playground adjacent to the Boys & Girls Club in the Sugar Hill neighborhood used to offer children a few swings and a seldom-used ball field while the club building provided indoor activities like foosball.

By the end of the day Thursday, bright new playground equipment had been installed, dugouts built for the ball field, the inside of the clubhouse repainted, gardens established and many other jobs completed to create an inviting play space that is accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities.

The work was coordinated through KaBoom, a national nonprofit organization that has spent the last three years partnering with Home Depot and communities nationwide to build 1,000 playgrounds in 1,000 days. "We figured we had 1,000 done, we should keep going," said Matt Kaftor, an associate project manager for KaBoom. "Our goal is to empower communities to build playgrounds. We have criteria so that we work on those with the highest need."

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