How can a park be more than a place to play?

I recently read a short story on KaBOOM!'s website about a community completing their playground project that held one simple, important truth! You can read the story here, but here are just a few highlights.

It was a father of 3 little girls who spear-headed this project in Arizona.  For many who are already involved in the playground committee and various fundraising plans, this quote is very easy to relate to. We are motivated by our children and our grandchildren, we have desires to give them a safe and creative place to play:

"My three little girls were my biggest motivation and inspiration. They can spend all day long at a park playing and having fun - but it's not just that, they are exploring, pretending, socializing, leaning new things about themselves when they have the space and quality equipment to engage in unstructured play."

But, here's the part I would hope motivates us all to get involved in our own playground project, it is one major reason I am motivated to make our playgrounds better:

"For me, more than anything, a good park means more quality time together for families and friends. We are all losing too much of our lives fixated on a TV, computer or cell phone screen - unengaged with our loved ones and the world around us."

What are your reasons for supporting the playground project?  If you don't support it, why not?  We want to know. We want to be successful.  And we can't be successful without your full support!

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