Team effort creates play area at Pontiff; Community group gets corporate aid
By Earl Hodges
Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
July 10, 2008

Sweat and a giant smile covered Lori Tucker's face as she looked at the other volunteers enthusiastically working around her.

"This is all about the kids," Tucker said. "It's important for children to have a safe place to play and stay active."

Tucker, a pre-kindergarten teacher at St. Rita School in Harahan, was one of more than 250 volunteers who converged on Wally Pontiff Jr. Playground in Old Metairie on June 28 to construct a 3,500-square-foot play area, located between the track and tennis courts.

The project was a joint effort of Friends of Pontiff, Pontiff Boosters, CNN's "Fit Nation," Cox Communications and KaBOOM, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that helps build play areas for children. [More]

Volunteer for an upcoming KaBOOM! playground build in the Gulf Coast.