| 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...
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| KaBOOM!, KOOL-AID and Rev. Run featured on Fox Business by alynsen |
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| "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!
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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 ...
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| 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.
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| 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...
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| 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:
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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 ...
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| 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...
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| WNET (New York) features David Rockwell and Imagination Playground in Sunday Arts show by alynsen |
Watch the video here:
Learn more about Imagination Playground
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| 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.)
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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| 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
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| 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 ...
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| 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...
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| 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...
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