A Playground for Everyone!
We have Osprey baseball ticket vouchers for sale! For every $10 ticket we sell, The Playground Project keeps $5. Game days are Friday, 6/22 (opening night) and Friday 7/13 (T-shirt night). Games start at 7pm. Email [email protected] for your tickets!
Our next volunteer meeting is Monday April 30, 6-7pm, Jeanette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins (enter through back door in alley). See you there!
Plans are in the works for a spectacular all-abilities baseball benefit at Osprey Stadium, Thursday, July 26! Children with disabilities will round the bases along with Little League buddies and be coached by well-known Missoula personalities. If you know a child who would like to play, please contact us!
Visit us on April 6th, 10am-2pm, at Healthy Lives Under 5 Day sponsored by the Child Development Center. We will be sharing a table with the Child Development Center in the JC Penney Court of Southgate Mall. There will also be free developmental screenings, free parent tips and resources, and fun play activities for kids under 5 years old!
The next Playground Project meeting will be next Monday, March 26, 6-7pm at the Jeanette Rankin Peace Center at 519 S. Higgins (enter through back door). We will discuss updates from Shane’s Inspiration and go over some fundraising prospects. See you there!
We participated in KidsFair at Southgate Mall with Child Development Center staff. It was wonderful to meet so many families who “get” the concept of inclusive play in Missoula and were eager to help! Thanks for including us, CDC!
We can run focus groups for kids, parents, teachers, therapists, and others. Help up gather data on community priorities for the All-Abilities Playground. This input will be critical input during the planning stage! If needed, we can present our visual survey which integrates photos of adaptive play equipment. This version of the survey is given on paper and uses the “smiley face scale” to enable kids and youth to weigh in on their favorite equipment in an intuitive way. If you would like to learn more, call Jenny at 838-6752. Thanks for helping us build our community vision!
Thanks to Hellgate Senior Jordann Murphy and teacher Matthew Quinlan who raised funds at the Missoula Maulers game February 17. Thank you Maulers for your support!!
We were thrilled to receive a generous $5,000 gift from the Mission Board of Saint Patrick Hospital last month. As soon as St. Pat’s heard about the Playground Project, they were quick to give their strong support to the cause of inclusive play for all children. What a wonderful and generous community we live in! Thanks to St. Pat’s for leading the way with this significant gift.
Do you know of a foundation, service organization, business or individual who may wish to learn more about The Playground Project? Contact us and we’ll be sure to follow up.
We have created a visual version of our survey which integrates photos of adaptive play equipment. This version of the survey can be given on paper and uses the “smiley face scale” to enable kids and youth to weigh in on their favorite equipment in an intuitive way. Summit Independent Living Center staffer Mary Olson will be presenting the visual survey to several groups of Missoula public school students with disabilities. If you would like to see the visual survey or present it to kids or youth, please click here for the online PDF. Thanks for helping us get the word out!
