200 Volunteers Improve College Park Kids' Lives & Futures with Play
WHAT: More than 200 volunteers
from Cox Enterprises
(@CoxEnterprises), The
Main Street Academy and
the community will join
KaBOOM! (@kaboom) on
Friday, November 3 to give
area kids the childhood
they deserve by building a
new playground at The Main
Street Academy. The design
is based on children's
drawings created at a
special design event in
September.
WHEN: Friday, November 3
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: The Main Street Academy
2861 Lakeshore Drive
College Park, GA 30337
WHO: Hundreds of community
volunteers
Catherine Foster-Rowell,
Councilwoman, City of
South Fulton
Roderick Gay, College Park
Councilman, Ward IV
Tracy Wyatt, College Park
Councilman, Ward III
Mollie Mayfield, former
president, The Main Street
Academy governing board
WHY: A playground is more than a
playground. It's a brain-
expander, friend-maker,
and muscle-builder. Play
is central to a child's
ability to grow into a
productive adult. It can
transform children from
sedentary, bored and
solitary to physically,
mentally and socially
active. Since 1996,
KaBOOM! has been dedicated
to the bold goal of giving
all kids - particularly
those growing up in
poverty in America - the
childhood they deserve,
filled with balanced and
active play, so they can
thrive. With its partners,
KaBOOM! has built,
improved and opened nearly
16,700 playgrounds,
engaged more than one
million volunteers, and
served 8.5 million kids
(#playmatters).
The new playground will
bring more than 800 kids
in College Park one step
closer to having the play-
filled childhood they
deserve. In building this
playspace together, we are
making it easier for all
kids to get balanced and
active play and making
College Park more
playable.
The playground means a lot
to The Main Street
Academy, as part of its
mission and strategic
vision. TMSA purchased its
current building in 2015,
inheriting an aging
facility with many needs,
one of which is a new,
safe playground for its
860 students.
This is the third
playground built by Cox
Enterprises and KaBOOM!.
Through this partnership,
more children will have
the joyful childhood they
deserve. Cox Enterprises
supports KaBOOM! in
promoting and protecting a
child's right to active
play at home, at school
and in the community.
VISUALS: Before and after shots
Volunteers assembling,
carrying, and installing
brightly colored
playground equipment
Volunteers moving more than
1,200 square feet of
safety surfacing by hand
Ribbon-cutting ceremony to
dedicate the playground
About The Main Street Academy
The Main Street Academy is a public, taxpayer-funded, tuition-free, K-8 charter school. Located in College Park, TMSA is easily accessible to residents of East Point, Hapeville, College Park, and South Fulton County. TMSA provides its 858 children a unique and rigorous learning opportunity, and offers the choice of a true community school.
About Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is a leading communications, media and automotive services company. With revenues exceeding $20 billion and approximately 60,000 employees, the company's major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications (cable television distribution, high-speed Internet access, telephone, home security and automation, commercial telecommunications and advertising solutions); Cox Automotive (automotive-related auctions, financial services, media and software solutions); and Cox Media Group (television and radio stations, digital media, newspapers and advertising sales rep firms).
About KaBOOM!
KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated to giving all kids - particularly those growing up in poverty in America - the childhood they deserve filled with balanced and active play, so they can thrive. Since 1996, KaBOOM! has collaborated with partners to build, open, or improve more than 16,700 playgrounds, engaged more than one million volunteers, and served 8.5 million kids. KaBOOM! creates great places to play, inspires communities to promote and support play, and works to drive the national discussion about the importance of play in fostering healthy and productive lives. To learn why #playmatters and why cities are embracing #playability: visit kaboom.org or join the conversation at twitter.com/kaboom or facebook.com/kaboom.
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CONTACT: The Main Street Academy: Cheryl Parker, 404-768-0081,
cheryl.parker@tmsa.org
Cox Enterprises: Elizabeth Olmstead, 678-645-0762,
elizabeth.olmstead@coxinc.com
KaBOOM!: Caroline Finnell, 202-464-6164, cfinnell@kaboom.org
/PRNewswire/ -- Oct. 27, 2017/
SOURCE Cox Enterprises
