For Play’s Sake: National Nonprofit KaBOOM! Helps Create Opportunities to Play
In the past, summer vacation meant kids were out playing from sun up to sundown in their neighborhoods, playgrounds or parks. But today, opportunities for…
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On The Fifth Anniversary Of Hurricane Katrina National Non-Profit KaBOOM! Helps Children Recover By Building 136th Gulf Playground
For the past five years, Gulf area residents have struggled to rebuild roads, homes, schools and businesses devastated by Katrina. To help rebuild childhoods, national…
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National Non-profit KaBOOM! Helps Aspen Institute Get Playful
Entering its sixth year, the Aspen Ideas Festival is a conversation-packed exploration of some of the most important ideas and pressing issues in the world…
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Parents Magazine, KaBOOM! and Foresters Team Up For A "Win A Playground" Contest
A safe, developmentally appropriate neighborhood recreation area is as fundamental to a healthy, happy childhood as a good school. This summer, Parents magazine, KaBOOM!, the…
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KaBOOM! Play Days Presented by Mott’s are Back!
To ensure that kids across the country get active and playful, national non-profit KaBOOM! is kicking-off the second annual KaBOOM! Play Days presented by Mott’s.…
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KaBOOM! Leverages Online Technology to Increase Offline Impact—and Provides Nonprofits with Critical Lessons Learned
The Monitor Institute (www.monitorinstitute.com), the social change division of the Monitor Group, today released a case study examining how KaBOOM! innovated its approach to scale…
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Amgen Foundation Joins Forces with Non-Profit KaBOOM! to Build Seven Playgrounds in 2010
Thousands of children and families will receive great new places to play thanks to a grant from the Amgen Foundation to KaBOOM!, a national non-profit…
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New York Street Games and KaBOOM! Partner to Bring Play Back
Craig Lifschutz and Matt Levy, the Producers of New York Street Games have announced a partnership with KaBOOM!, furthering both groups’ commitment to play. KaBOOM!…
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24 Hour Fitness and KaBOOM! bring play back
Giving children a place to play that will get their imaginations going and their heart rates up is an important step toward a healthier generation…
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National Non-Profit KaBOOM! Championing the Cause to Save Play
There is no easy way to say this: play is in peril. Play is quickly disappearing from the lives of children across the United States. Children…