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Mayor Dyer Joins National League of Cities, Kool-Aid and
KaBOOM!, to Build New Playground in Just One Day for
Children at Dr. James R. Smith Neighborhood Center
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WHAT: |
Mayor Buddy
Dyer will join more than 250 volunteers from
Kool-Aid, participants from the National League
of Cities 2008 Congress of Cities and
Exposition, organizers from KaBOOM! and
residents of the local community on Friday, Nov.
14 to build a new playground at the Dr. James R.
Smith Neighborhood Center. The playground’s
design is based on drawings provided by children
who attended a Design Day event in September.
The new playground will provide more
than 200 children who frequent the Dr. James R.
Smith Neighborhood Center with a safe place to
play. The City of Orlando was recently named one
of the nation’s “Playful City USA” communities
by KaBOOM! in honor of its innovative efforts in
making play a priority for local children. Local
officials participating in the National League
of Cities’ Congress of Cities and local
neighborhood and community volunteers will
participate in the playground build in order
improve the quality of life for Orlando’s youth.
The new playground is part of an
initiative by KaBOOM! and Kool-Aid to build 24
playgrounds across the country in 2008 that will
eventually serve more than 250,000 children. The
playground build is also one of more than 220
KaBOOM! will lead across the country this year
in an effort to provide a great place to play
within walking distance of every child in
America.
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VISUALS: |
- 8:00 a.m.
- Kick off
and volunteer deployment
- Before
shots of the site
- 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
- Mayor
Dyer volunteering at the site and
available for media
- 10:00 a.m. – Noon
- Best time
to view playground under construction
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Volunteers moving 64,800 square feet of
safety surfacing by hand
- 2:00 p.m. (approximate)
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate new
play area
- After
shots of the site
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WHO: |
Orlando Mayor
Buddy Dyer
City Commissioner District 6
Samuel B. Ings
City of Orlando’s Families,
Parks and Recreation Department
Hundreds of
volunteers from the community and National
League of Cities
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WHEN: |
Friday, November 14,
2008
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WHERE: |
Dr. James R. Smith
Neighborhood Center
1723 Bruton Boulevard |
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