Volunteers Join Forces to Build Tampa Heights Playground
More than 200 volunteers participated in the March 2 project.
More than 200 volunteers from PNC Bank, a member of The PNC Financial Services Group Inc., the Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association, organizers from KaBOOM! and residents of the Tampa Heights community joined forces on Saturday, March 2 to build a new playground at the Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association, 2009 N. Lamar St., Tampa. The new playground’s design is based on drawings created by children who participated in a Design Day event in December. Today’s kids spend less time playing outside than any previous generation in part because only one in five children live within walking distance of a park or playground. KaBOOM! has been committed to giving children a place to play since 1996. The new playground will provide more than 200 …
