Seattle Elementary School Receives New Playground
More Than 200 KaBOOM!, WaMu and Leschi Elementary Volunteers Roll Up Sleeves to Build a Dream Play Area for Students
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Washington Mutual (NYSE:WM):
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WHAT: |
Washington Mutual (WaMu), Leschi Elementary School and | |
| organizers from KaBOOM! will use the dreams and wishes of | ||
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students to build a playground on Saturday, July 26, 2008, at |
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| the school. More than 200 volunteers will replace Leschi's | ||
| 20-plus-year-old play structure in less than six hours. The | ||
| project is part of a national partnership between WaMu and | ||
| KaBOOM! to provide new, safe places for thousands of children | ||
| to play. Elements from students' drawings, produced nine | ||
| weeks earlier, were used to create playground blueprints and | ||
| prepare for the construction of the playground. | ||
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WHY: |
The new playground will provide more than 280 children who | |
| attend the school with a safe place to develop creativity, | ||
| imagination and friendships and will also be open to the | ||
| public. The play space is the fifth of 10 to be built by | ||
| KaBOOM! and WaMu nationwide in 2008, and one of more than 225 | ||
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KaBOOM! will build across the country this year in an effort |
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| to provide a great place to play within walking distance of | ||
| every child in America. The partnership is a perfect fit for | ||
| WaMu's hands-on approach to helping create strong, safe and | ||
| vibrant communities. | ||
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WHERE: |
Leschi Elementary School | |
| 135 32nd Avenue | ||
| Seattle, WA 98122 | ||
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WHEN: |
Saturday, July 26, 2008 | |
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8:30 AM - Kick-off and volunteer deployment |
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11:30-1:30 PM - Best time to view playground under construction |
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| 3 PM - Ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate new play area | ||
| (Note: all times approximate) | ||
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WHO: |
hundreds of volunteers from the community | |
| VISUALS: | ||
| -- Before and after shots of the playground site | ||
| -- Volunteers assembling brightly colored playground | ||
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equipment |
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| -- Kids from community creating video documentary of | ||
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playground build |
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| -- Ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate the playground | ||
| -- Interviews with kids, volunteers and special guests |
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