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2009 KaBOOM! Playspace Opportunities Available Now!

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PlaygProfileAppBtn.jpgCan you imagine collaborating with friends and neighbors to build your community a new place to play? Can you imagine a new playspace materializing in just one day? If so, a KaBOOM! playspace project may be the perfect opportunity for you! Thanks to the generosity of our many corporate partners, KaBOOM! has ongoing opportunities for community organizations to build a new playground or skatepark.

We are currently doing outreach to locate potential community partners in cities and towns across North America to create playspaces with KaBOOM! and our corporate partners in 2009. Ideal community partners are usually child-serving non-profit organizations, but can be community development organizations, neighborhood coalitions, schools or any organization that can mobilize a volunteer force and is in need of a new playspace!

When a community partner is selected they will:
  • Be awarded a project that will substantially, but not completely, cover the costs of building a new playspace;
  • Receive two months of step-by-step guidance from a KaBOOM! project manager on planning and building a playspace;
  • Receive our Toolkit to help plan the perfect playground from start to finish;
  • Benefit from a community building experience;
  • Work with a KaBOOM! project manager to develop a maintenance plan for the care of your new playspace;
  • Acquire the skills needed to undertake future community projects on your own; and
  • Build an amazing playground with the help of 200 volunteers, all in just one day!
Ideal community partner candidates:
  • Are able to raise and contribute up to $10,000 cash towards the cost of equipment;
  • Serve children from low-income or disadvantaged backgrounds;
  • Provide land for the playground (at least a 50-foot by 50-foot space is ideal);
  • Agree to insure and maintain the playground for the lifetime of the playspace;
  • Provide food, water and restroom facilities for the volunteers on Build Day;
  • Recruit 15 parent, community and staff volunteers to participate in planning committees;
  • Recruit 50 to 100 parents and community volunteers to help build the playspace in one day; and
  • Demonstrate enthusiasm, excitement and commitment to planning a community revitalization project

NEW! Check out our pre-recorded 12-minute webinar on the selection process.

Learn more and see frequently asked questions.

To Apply:
If you are a member of an organization that meets the above qualifications and would like to be considered for an opportunity, please fill out this playground questionnaire.

If you’d rather have a copy of the full playground application, please email your name, email address, phone number, and the playground opportunity city in which you would like to build a playspace (from the list below) to needplayground@kaboom.org or call Alejandro Cardemil at 202-464-6066.

These opportunities are competitive, so don’t delay - apply today!

2009 KaBOOM! Opportunities are currently available in the following cities**:

Playground Opportunity Cities:

Alabama
Birmingham

Arizona
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Tucson

California
Anaheim
Bakersfield
Central Coast
Inland Desert
Inland Empire
Los Angeles County
Moreno Valley
Orange County
Palo Alto
Pasadena
Santa Ana
San Francisco
Stockton

Colorado
Boulder
Denver
Longmont

Connecticut
Trumbull

Florida
Bonita Springs
Orlando
St. Petersburg
Tampa

Georgia
Atlanta
Canton

Illinois
Chicago

Indiana
Indianapolis

Louisiana
New Orleans

Massachusetts
Lowell
Nashua
Quincy
Shrewsbury
Springfield

Michigan
Grand Rapids

Minnesota
Minneapolis

Nevada
Las Vegas

New Jersey
Central
Jersey City
Newark

New Mexico
Albuquerque

New York
Long Island
Lower Hudson
Mount Vernon
New York City
Queens
Syracuse

North Carolina
Raleigh

Ohio
Toledo

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City

Oregon
Portland

Rhode Island
Providence

Tennessee
Murfreesboro

Texas
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio

Utah
Salt Lake City

Virginia
Richmond

Washington
Seattle

Washington, DC


Canada
Montreal, ON
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC



**If your city is not indicated above, but you are interested in a playspace opportunity, you may complete and submit a playground questionnaire and KaBOOM! will contact you immediately when an opportunity arises in your area.
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