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Update your project! - KaBOOM! Online Community Highlights by alynsen
Okay... who broke the Internet? Beginning next week on Wednesday, KaBOOM! HQ will be temporarily shutting down the Forums for what is commonly referred to in the Web world as "maintenance and optimiza...

KaBOOM!, KOOL-AID and Rev. Run featured on Fox Business by alynsen


Round Lake Area Park District to build playground, skate park by alynsen
By DANI SCHWEIGERTLake County (Ill.) Journals ROUND LAKE – Get ready, Round Lake Area. A new place to play is coming your way. Discover Financial Services and KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit...

Kids at YWCA CDC Design Their Dream Playground by alynsen
Partnership with KaBOOM!, WaMu bringing new play area to child development center on Compton Boulevard By Allison Jean EatonCompton (Calif.) BulletinJune 25, 2008 COMPTON – From your typical s...

More on the CNN playground build by alynsen
CNN and KaBOOM! are teaming up to build a playground in New Orleans this Saturday. Here's how you can be a part of the action! See photos from the Design Day See ph...

Children Invited to Play With Unique Elements from Imagination Playground During An Interactive Exhibit at the New York Hall of Science by alynsen
June 28 & 29, 11 am – 5 pm Imaginative Foam Blocks of a Variety of Shapes and Sizes, Fabric, Tarps and Cardboard Nurture Fun, Imaginative Play Queens, N.Y. – June 17, 2008 - Children of all age...

CNN & national non-profit KaBOOM! team up to spread the word about the importance of play in an active lifestyle by alynsen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – KaBOOM!, a national non-profit organization that empowers communities to build playgrounds, and CNN announced an agreement to promote play as part of an active lifestyle for childre...

Rebuilding Fig Tree Park by alynsen
WPBT (PBS) When we launched our web portal, uVu, last year, we expected the project to become a source for stories by and about the community, but always with the hope that we could connect w...

"Englishman in D.C." chronicles his day at a KaBOOM! playground build by alynsen
The blogger "Englishman in D.C." just posted the story of his first KaBOOM! playground build, and included lots of photos. Check it out!

KaBOOM! CEO and co-founder Darell Hammond featured in AP story on Jefferson Awards by alynsen
Lieberman, hospice owner win volunteerism awardsBy DEBORAH HASTINGSAssociated PressJune 18, 2008Sen. Joseph Lieberman and Nancy Collins, a Mississippi woman who established a rural hospice offering ph...

Operation Playground 100th build featured in a variety of publications by alynsen
WLOX - Kids welcome KaBOOM! 100th playground Arizona Republic Banker and Tradesman Boston Business Journal Breitbart.com Business Journal o...

Operation Playground 100th build photo featured in Times Square! by alynsen
A photo from the ribbon-cutting at the 100th Operation Playground build appeared on a huge electronic billboard in Times Square in New York City between 10 and 11 a.m. Eastern time on June 16! Here's ...

Operation Playground 100th build featured on "Good Morning America" by alynsen
The 100th build from Operation Playground was featured on "Good Morning America" today! Watch the segment here. Learn more about Operation Playground.

Volunteers give playground a boost by alynsen
By Brian MalnesThe Denver PostJune 13, 2008 When Cora Sue Gonzales became principal at Denver's Johnson Elementary School last year, one of her first priorities was resurrecting the dilapidated pla...

KaBOOM! Operation Playground in the news by alynsen
Stories on the 100th build in the Gulf Coast:WLOX TV - KaBoom Completes Their 100th Playground Biloxi Sun Herald - KaBOOM! celebrates 100th playground Story on upcoming Gulf Coast builds: ...

KaBOOM! celebrates 100th Operation Playground project by alynsen
Check out photos from the build! More than 500 volunteers converged on Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park in Bay St. Louis on Saturday to help KaBOOM! and our partners complete the 100th O...

Hundreds join forces to build playground in Steelton, Pa. by alynsen
WHP CBS 21, Harrisburg, Pa. Hundreds of people joined forces Thursday in Steelton to build a new playground in just one day. It was part of a project put together by the Steelton-Highspire School D...

Students choose EVOS for new playground supported by Grable grant by alynsen
Students had their say in look of new Community Day playground By Susan JacobsJewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh When students return to Community Day this fall, they will have a new playgro...

Nearly 150 Community Members Build Playground at Boys & Girls Club in Oxnard by alynsen
Kristin ThebaudVentura County StarJune 10, 2008 OXNARD, Calif.- Volunteers mixed more than nine and a half tons of concrete by hand and assembled more than 4,675 pounds of equipment to build...

New KaBOOM! webinars available! by alynsen
Make your playspace dreams come true with the help of our webinars! From ideas for promoting play in your community to fundraising to working with the media, we've got you covered. We've just annou...

Darell Hammond to receive 2008 National Jefferson Award by alynsen
American Institute for Public Service 100 West 10th Street, Suite 215Wilmington, DE 19801-1665 Darell Hammond to Receive 2008 National Jefferson Award WASHINGTON D.C., - Da...

Los Angeles KOOL-AID Build Day photos now available! by alynsen
Check out the KOOL-AID photo gallery to see great photos from four playspace builds in the Los Angeles area last week! LA Teen Challenge Boys & Girls Club of Carson ...

Reverend Run builds with KaBOOM! and KOOL-AID! by alynsen
Hip-hop pioneer Joseph Simmons (a.k.a. Reverend Run), the new brand ambassador for the KOOL-AID KaBOOM! initiative, joined his family on a community build in Los Angeles Wednesday. "I'm personally...

KaBOOM! and KOOL-AID in the news! by alynsen
Kraft says oh yeah to sugar free KOOL-AID Brandweek Rev Run – the new face for KOOL-AID Buddy TV KOOL-AID Introduces New products and Better-For-You Brand Dir...

Upcoming New Orleans WE Play! featured in St. Tammany (La.) News by alynsen
Nonprofit playground builders hosting seminar in New Orleans By Chad RuizSt. Tammany (La.) News June 9, 2008 KaBOOM!, playground builder extraordinaire which recently held a build in Lac...

Couple weds at 99th Operation Playground build by alynsen
Last Saturday, in 95˚ heat, KaBOOM! had its 99th build in the Gulf Coast -- and a Build Day wedding! -- at Life Academy, a preschool program of the Resurrection of Life Church in Picayune, Miss. Vo...

Blogger gives back through KaBOOM! by alynsen
Beneveloent Blogger Project By GeggieSo...What Else, What Else, What Else? June 07, 2008 My buddy, Brian, shared this project with me last month. He's on his second month and I'm just no...

Upcoming Chrysler build featured in Michigan newspaper by alynsen
Food, water and helping hands needed By DEANNA ROSEShelby Township (Mich.) SourceJune 8, 2008 A new Playscape is going to be erected at Delia Park in Sterling Heights and the city needs ...

100th Operation Playground build featured in Biloxi Sun Herald by alynsen
100th playground planned Biloxi SUN HERALDJune 8, 2008 After Hurricane Katrina struck the Coast, KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit that helps communities build playgrounds, made a commitment to bu...

KaBOOM! CEO discusses volunteering in Atlanta newspaper by alynsen
Young people's volunteering discussed at conference Former Sen. Sam Nunn among panel members at community service gathering. By CHRISTOPHER QUINNThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionJune 3, 2008 ...

Videos available from Milwaukee build by alynsen
Check out these videos from the Home Depot/KaBOOM! build in Milwaukee June 5. CBS 58 My Fox Milwaukee

Minnesota Vikings build playground by alynsen
Vikings pitch in on playground Players, staff do a day's work at north Minneapolis school By Sean JensenSt. Paul Pioneer Press June 5, 2008 Eric Mahmoud figured he was being Punk'd. ...

Upcoming build featured in Birmingham News by alynsen
Building a playground in a day in Fountain Heights By ANNE RUISIBirmingham (Ala.) NewsJune 04, 2008 More than 200 volunteers are expected Saturday to build a dream playground in one day...

KaBOOM! build featured in Ventura County Star by alynsen
Playground will be built in single day Boys & Girls Clubs do own version of 'Extreme Makeover: Home' By Joanne Cunha Ventura County (Calif.) StarJune 4, 2008 The Boys & Girls...

Couple to wed at 99th Operation Playground build by alynsen
On Saturday, the 99th Operation Playground build in Picayune, Miss. will feature something unique amid the flurry of equipment-assembly and mulch-hauling: a wedding! Chris Utter will wed Roxie Zort...

Do you love Fairytale Brownies? Let your voice be heard! by alynsen
Fairytale Brownies, a proud partner of KaBOOM! since 2001 and the maker of some of the world's tastiest brownies, has generously donated brownies and funds to help make play a reality for kids nationw...

WNET (New York) features David Rockwell and Imagination Playground in Sunday Arts show by alynsen
Watch the video here: Learn more about Imagination Playground

David Rockwell, KaBOOM!, and Imagination Playground featured on CNBC by alynsen
Today, architect David Rockwell was featured in CNBC talking about the Rockwell Group's partnership with KaBOOM! Watch the video  (Video will be available for 21 days from airdate.) ...

The KaBOOM! Online Toolkit just got smarter! by alynsen
The KaBOOM! Online Toolkit, already chock-full of great and helpful information for your playground build, just got even better! Our staff have spent the past month combing through its contents, updat...

Be a friend of KaBOOM! - Online Community Highlights by alynsen
Shiny, happy people show their playfaces! The winning playfaces have been announced! Check them out! Or, as my aunt calls them, MyFace and SpacebookJoin us on popular online hangouts like MySpace...

Staples and KaBOOM! announce playground project by alynsen
Staples gives $53,000 for city playground By David Ortiz Providence Business NewsMay 21, 2008 PROVIDENCE – The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council and KaBOOM!, a nonprofit that envi...

KaBOOM! featured in May/June 2008 Playground Magazine by alynsen
From Design to BuildKaBOOM! Style by Shannon Amy StockwellPlayground MagazineMay/June 2008 issue ENTER THE WORLD of KaBOOM!, and you will be introduced to a very unique pla...

Experience the fun of WE Play! Photos from D.C., Charlotte, and Chicago are now available! by alynsen
There's nothing quite like a Workshop Entirely on Play (WE Play!). Now you can experience the fun by checking out photos from the first three events: Washington, D.C. | Charlotte, N.C. | C...

Operation Playground build number 98 featured in St. Tammany News by alynsen
Lacombe chosen for new playgroundBy Chad RuizSt. Tammany NewsMay 19, 2008 It’s playtime for residents and school children alike in Lacombe. KaBOOM!, FannieMae and Bayou Lacombe Middle Sc...

Design Day sparks imaginations by alynsen
Playground design will draw on students' dreams By Carol BicakOmaha World-HeraldMay 17, 2008 Excerpt: Some jumped right into the project and had half their d...

NASCAR celebrates "Five years of caring" with KaBOOM! build by alynsen
Drivers build playground from NASCAR Day fundsFifth annual celebration to be held Friday with telethonBy Bill KimmNASCAR.COMMay 15, 2008 There is something about the sound of children...

Park votes in favor of skatepark after years of debate by alynsen
After Years of Debate, Parks Board Votes in Favor of Poolesville Skate Park 6,600-Square-Foot Facility Awaits Commissioners Board ApprovalBy Meghan TierneyMontgomery County GazetteMay 15, 2008 ...

NASCAR drivers build South Charlotte Playground by alynsen
Volunteers, NASCAR Drivers Build South Charlotte Playground Dropping the green flag to fun outdoorsBy Steven BrownCharlotte Observer In the morning there was bare ground, and by ...

School gets first playground, thanks in part to KaBOOM! by alynsen
School gets first playground By Ken SugiuraThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMay 10, 2008 Where once an empty lot largely went unused, a playground sprang to life Friday. Here, the frame of a swi...

KaBOOM! featured in South Mississippi Living magazine by alynsen
KaBoom! Comes To Pascagoula South Mississippi Living, May 2008by Susan Stachowski Play is exploding all over the Gulf Coast thanks to KaBOOM! and the next big blast will be fe...