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Volunteers From The Home Depot, KaBOOM! and The West Palm Beach Housing Authority Join Forces To Build a New Playground in One Day
Playground Strengthens Community and Benefits Children
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.,
WHAT: The Home Depot, the West Palm Beach Housing Authority and organizers from the nonprofit organization, KaBOOM! will join together to build a state-of-the-art, 2,500-square-foot playground in one day. The playground will provide a safe, fun environment
for the children in the community.
The playground is funded through a $57,400 grant from The Home Depot Foundation along with a $10,000 contribution from the West
Palm Beach Housing Authority. As a founding partner of KaBOOM!, The Home Depot provides financial support, materials and numerous
volunteers for play space projects across North America as part of its ongoing commitment to give back to the communities its stores serve.
With a mission to provide those with limited financial resources access to safe, decent and affordable public housing and programs
to assist in transition to greater financial security, the West Palm Beach Housing Authority owns and operates 712 units in five
housing developments: Dunbar Village, Southridge, Pleasant City, Twin Lakes and Robinson Village.
WHERE: Robinson Villa
905 22nd Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
WHEN: April 10
8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Volunteers Arrive; Project Kick-Off
9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Best viewing of playground construction
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Final construction phase and adjustments
3:00 p.m “Board-Cutting” closing ceremony
(Note: All times approximate)
WHO: 80 volunteer associates from The Home Depot
60 volunteers from West Palm Beach Housing Authority and local community
Nora Donaldson, KaBOOM! Project Captain
Craig Fishel, The Home Depot Manager, Public Relations
CONTACT: Mark Hopkinson – NewsMark Public Relations, 561-852-5767
INFO: As the world’s largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot embraces its role as a leader in the community and celebrates its long-standing commitment to volunteerism. The Home Depot’s associate volunteer program, Team Depot, was formalized in 1992 as a way to support the communities where the associates live and work. Through The Home Depot Foundation,Team Depot and ongoing partnerships with nonprofit groups,The Home Depot donates millions of hours, tools and supplies each year to community service projects.
KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Celebrating twelve years of service in 2008, KaBOOM! rallies communities to achieve better public policy, funding and public awareness for increased play opportunities nationwide; provide resources, including trainings, challenge grants, and
publications for communities that wish to plan a new playspace on their own; and bring together children, business and community
interests for a select number of community playspace builds each year. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., KaBOOM! also has offices
in Chicago, Atlanta and San Mateo. For more information, visitwww.kaboom.org.
