It’s amazing what a group of people can accomplish in one day when they have a clear goal. I got to witness the magic of this first-hand this past Friday. Several other bloggers and I, as part of a group of 200+ volunteers, had the tremendous opportunity to go into an low-income area outside of Los Angeles and help build a brand-spankin’-new playground for the local kids…in ONE day. It was like Extreme Home Makeover, but for a playground. I had a blast.
The build was sponsored by KaBOOM, a national non-profit “dedicated to bringing play back into the lives of our children,” in partnership with KOOL-Aid. I had never heard of KaBOOM before this event, but I think it’s an amazing organization. They’ve recognized that there’s a ‘play deficit’ in our society today. Kids don’t just go out and enjoy free play anymore like we did when we were growing up. And, when you think about it, a lot of great lessons are learned on a playground. KaBOOM wants every kid to have a great place to play. What a beautiful idea.
We also had the opportunity to meet hip-hop pioneer and rap legend Joseph Simmons (aka, Rev Run or just “Run” of Run-DMC) and his entire family (well, 5 of the 6 kids, anyway), who are all there to help with the playground build. Not sure if you’ve ever seen “Run’s House” on MTV, but their family is awesome. Justine was just as great in person as she is on the show. Here’s a link to a recent episode called “Smother Mother” to which we can all relate.
Below is a Whrrl (like slide show, but different) of our day…and a picture of me with Rev Run…
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It was great meeting you at the KaBOOM! event! Great blog post about the day. =)
-Aimee
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