Foresters Financial and KaBOOM! Celebrate 150 Playground Builds to Put Kids First and Increase Access to Play in Minneapolis
200 Community Volunteers Join Forces to Build a New Playground at Jenny Lind Elementary School
Volunteers from Foresters Financial, Jenny Lind Elementary School and the community will join KaBOOM! on Saturday, September 22 to transform an empty site into a kid-designed, state-of-the-art playground in just six hours at Jenny Lind Elementary School. The new playground will help make play the easy choice for kids and families in Minneapolis. Foresters Financial will also be celebrating its 150th playground build with KaBOOM!
WHEN: Saturday, September 22
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Foresters Family Fun Zone (arts & crafts, games and more)
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Kick-off ceremony
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Best viewing of playground construction
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Final construction phase
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ribbon-cutting ceremony
(Times approximate)
WHERE: Jenny Lind Elementary School
5025 Bryant Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 44430
WHO: Hundreds of community volunteers