More than 225 volunteers will build a new playground at the
Tennyson Center for Children on Sept. 22.
The new playground will replace 20-year-old play structures with sensory-integrated play areas featuring iplaces for kids to climb, swing and have fun.
The effort is being coordinated through a $4.1 million partnership between the CarMax Foundation and KaBOOM!, a national non-profit that has built nearly 16,300 playgrounds since its creation in 1996. CarMax and KaBOOM! will build 30 playgrounds to serve more than 100,000 children across the United States by the end of the year. CarMax supports KaBOOM!’s goal of ensuring all kids get the balanced and active play they need to become healthy, successful adults.
The Tennyson Center for Children, at 2950 Tennyson St., provides residential and therapeutic services, as well as a K-12 school, to Colorado children ages 5 to 18. The kids are survivors of severe abuse or neglect or have significant mental health or developmental issues.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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