Playgrounds Increase Sense Of Family Well-Being
The more time a family spends together at a community playground, the greater their sense of family well-being, according to a recent study conducted by…
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Five Communities Across the Country Win $15,000 Let's Play Playground Grants in National Video Competition
The results are in for a nationwide video competition sponsored by KaBOOM!, the national nonprofit dedicated to saving play, and Let’s Play, a community partnership…
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KaBOOM! Founder & CEO Darell Hammond Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
Darell Hammond, Founder & CEO of national non-profit KaBOOM!, was awarded the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) Lifetime Achievement Award for his…
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Non-Profit Organization KaBOOM!, Let’s Play and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Offer $2.1 Million in Grants to Cities Through Playful City USA Program
In an effort to combat the Play Deficit among children, national non-profit KaBOOM! and Dr Pepper Snapple group will award 103 grants totaling $2.1 million…
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KaBOOM! nominated groups honored with President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Community Leadership Award
The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) has chosen five organizations nominated by non-profit KaBOOM! to receive a 2010 PCFSN Community Leadership Award.…
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24 Hour Fitness to Reward Gym Goers, Donate to Charity and Encourage Fitness with Facebook® Deals
24 Hour Fitness, the largest U.S. fitness club chain and a leading health club industry pioneer, is excited to announce its participation in the launch…
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Vista, El Cajon, and Calgary Communities Win David Rockwell-Designed Imagination Playground in a Box Systems
This July, Parents, KaBOOM!, the nonprofit organization on a mission to save play, and Foresters™, a life insurance provider that champions the well-being of families,…
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White House Volunteers Join National Non-Profit KaBOOM!, Knight Foundation, Hyde Leadership Public Charter School, and USA Weekend to Build D.C. Playground on “Make a Difference Day”
More than 500 volunteers from the White House, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and KaBOOM! National Partners will join non-profit KaBOOM! and USA…
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Non-profit KaBOOM! Names Kraft Foods Foundation National Partner
New Partnership Punctuates Kraft Foods’ Delicious Difference Week with 13 Playground Builds in Eight States Since 2007, national non-profit KaBOOM! has worked with iconic Kraft…
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Kraft Foods, U.N. World Food Programme and KaBOOM! Join Forces to Celebrate Play and Fight World Hunger
Kraft Foods today launched a worldwide initiative to celebrate play and fight world hunger. Through an app on Kraft Foods’ corporate Facebook site, the company…