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() · KABOOM!, a national non-profit that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America, today announced at the America’s Promise Alliance’s (the Alliance) 100 Best Communities for Young People National Forum in Washington, DC that the two organizations will team together to give a brand new community-built playground—valued at $70,000—to one of the Alliance’s 2008 100 Best Communities for Young People (100 Best). To qualify for the new playground, communities must be named a 2008 100 Best and a 2008 Playful City USA as part of the KABOOM! National Campaign for Play. “100 Best and Playful City USA both honor those American communities who are putting their young people first,” said Marguerite W. Kondracke, president and CEO of the America’s Promise Alliance. “That’s why we’re pleased to partner with KaBOOM! to further reward one of these communities with a new playground because by providing a safe place for children to gather we are one step closer to helping them succeed.” “At KaBOOM! we believe that a great community is one that makes children and time for play a priority,” said Darell Hammond, CEO and co-founder of KABOOM! “Through play, children not only get exercise but build character and learn how to work with others. By awarding one of the Alliance’s 100 Best communities a new playground we’re helping to make one of the best communities even better.” 100 Best is an annual competition where the Alliance with its partner Capital One, identify those 100 outstanding communities across America that are the best places for young people to live and grow up in. Playful City USA is a national recognition program honoring cities and towns across the nation that have created an agenda to bring play back into the lives of all their children. The 2008 100 Best application process is open from August 1, 2007 through Friday November 2, 2007. To learn more about the national search for the 100 Best Communities for Young People visit: www.americaspromise.org/100best. Applications for the 2008 Playful City USA program are available at: www.kaboom.org/playfulcityusa.
KABOOM!, a national non-profit that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America, today announced at the America’s Promise Alliance’s (the Alliance) 100 Best Communities for Young People National Forum in Washington, DC that the two organizations will team together to give a brand new community-built playground—valued at $70,000—to one of the Alliance’s 2008 100 Best Communities for Young People (100 Best). To qualify for the new playground, communities must be named a 2008 100 Best and a 2008 Playful City USA as part of the KABOOM! National Campaign for Play.
“100 Best and Playful City USA both honor those American communities who are putting their young people first,” said Marguerite W. Kondracke, president and CEO of the America’s Promise Alliance. “That’s why we’re pleased to partner with KaBOOM! to further reward one of these communities with a new playground because by providing a safe place for children to gather we are one step closer to helping them succeed.”
“At KaBOOM! we believe that a great community is one that makes children and time for play a priority,” said Darell Hammond, CEO and co-founder of KABOOM! “Through play, children not only get exercise but build character and learn how to work with others. By awarding one of the Alliance’s 100 Best communities a new playground we’re helping to make one of the best communities even better.”
100 Best is an annual competition where the Alliance with its partner Capital One, identify those 100 outstanding communities across America that are the best places for young people to live and grow up in. Playful City USA is a national recognition program honoring cities and towns across the nation that have created an agenda to bring play back into the lives of all their children.
The 2008 100 Best application process is open from August 1, 2007 through Friday November 2, 2007.
To learn more about the national search for the 100 Best Communities for Young People visit: www.americaspromise.org/100best. Applications for the 2008 Playful City USA program are available at: www.kaboom.org/playfulcityusa.
About KABOOM!KABOOM! is the national nonprofit committed to ending playspace inequity – the reality that quality places to play are not available to every child, especially in communities of color. Since 1996, KABOOM! has partnered with kids and communities to create or transform 17,000+ playspaces and ensure that nearly 12 million kids have equitable access to the crucial benefits and opportunities that playspaces offer. In 2022, KABOOM! launched the 25 in 5 Initiative to End Playspace Inequity, the $250 million plan to accelerate its mission in 25 high-priority locations over five years. Learn more at kaboom.org and join the conversation at twitter.com/kaboom, facebook.com/kaboom, instagram.com/kaboom and LinkedIn.