Orthopaedic Institute and TMC Volunteers To Help Build Reynolds Elementary Playground

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Estella Zavala, 225-6437
Posted on: March 13, 2006

More than 200 volunteers from Tucson Orthopaedic Institute (TOI), organizers from KaBOOM!, and community members will help build a safe, custom-designed handicapped-accessible neighborhood playground in a single day at Reynolds Elementary School. 7450 E. Stella Road, Tucson (Kolb/Golf Links).

Saturday, March 18 – Playground Building Day 
8:30 a.m. Kick-off, with local dignitaries on hand 
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Volunteers construct the playground equipment, plant trees, build picnic tables and benches, replace soccer nets and refurbish the field
2:30 p.m. Ribbon cutting, with dignitaries, to celebrate playground’s completion 
3:00 p.m. Wrap playground in orange mesh for mulch-covered landing pad cure 

Monday, March 20 – Unwrap-the-playground Day
Time TBA Children remove orange mesh from playground equipment 
Then the fun starts! Additional tours, interviews by request: (520) 250-4895.

The new Reynolds playground will provide more than 500 neighborhood children with a safe place to play. The project is the second sponsored by TOI, with assistance from the TMC Foundation and KaBoom! who have a long-term joint commitment to contribute tangibly to playground safety in the Tucson community through an annual school-based playground building project. TOI raised more than $60,000 with help from the TMC Foundation and other community partners. Reynolds School contributed $5,000 to the project, which includes landscaping, benches and tables and a mural, in addition to the playground. For more information, please visit: http://www.tucsonortho.com/playground.html.

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