Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Recognized for Championing Play
As municipal and thought leaders from around the country gather in Baltimore to chart a path to ensure all children get the play they need to…
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Cities Champion the Cause of Play: Nation’s First Playful City USA Leaders’ Summit Draws Leaders from Across the Country to Give Kids the Childhood they Deserve
For the first time, municipal and thought leaders around the country will gather to chart a path to ensuring all children get the play they need…
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The CarMax Foundation Launches National $4.1 Million KaBOOM! Partnership To Bring Play To Those Most In Need
CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, announced today the launch of a $4.1 million national partnership between The CarMax Foundation…
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Building a Movement for Play: Non-Profit Organization KaBOOM! Announces 217 "Playful City USA" Communities
With research proving play is critical to the overall well-being of children, 217 cities and towns earned recognition from national non-profit KaBOOM! as 2013 Playful…
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KaBOOM! Founder and CEO Darell Hammond Inspires Current and Future Social Entrepreneurs with Lessons from his Journey from Group Home to Social Innovator
At just four years old, KaBOOM! Founder and CEO Darell Hammond was taken to a group home with his seven siblings outside of Chicago, where…
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Prioritizing Play for Children: Non-Profit Organization KaBOOM! Announces 213 “Playful City USA” Communities
Today’s children spend less time playing outside than any previous generation, but 213 cities and towns earned recognition from national non-profit KaBOOM! as 2012 Playful…
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KaBOOM! Welcomes New Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, James Siegal; Bruce Bowman Becomes President of National Non-Profit
KaBOOM! is pleased to announce that James Siegal, most recently Chief of Staff for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), will join the…
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Stevenson University to Honor KaBOOM! Founder and CEO Darell Hammond with Social Entrepreneurship Award
Stevenson University, a private university in Stevenson, MD will award KaBOOM! Founder and CEO Darell Hammond with its inaugural Social Entrepreneurship Award as well as…
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National Non-Profit KaBOOM! Partners with Eleven Equipment Vendors And Offers Grants to Help Communities End the Play Deficit
In order to help end the Play Deficit that’s harming America’s children, national non-profit KaBOOM! has entered into a partnership with eleven of the playground…
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Playing Smart: A New Guide to Help Communities Open Schoolyards
We’ve never needed safe play spaces in our communities more than we do now. Nearly a third of kids and adolescents in America – and…