November 13, 2009

Arlington Competes for $10,000 Playground Improvement Grant
Online Voting Competition Ends Dec. 1

The City of Arlington is one of five finalists competing for a $10,000 playspace improvement grant. If granted, the city plans to use the funds to create a barrier free playground for disabled children and their families. The grant is sponsored by Le’Ron McClain of the Baltimore Ravens, NFL Play 60, and the national non-profit organization KaBOOM!.

To secure the grant, Arlington is rallying community members and friends to visit Kaboom.org/Playday and vote for the project, which is titled Misenhimer Play Day and Ecofest. Supporters can vote once every 24 hours from now until Dec. 1.

According to Parks Marketing Manager Kelly Drawdy, Arlington was selected as a grant finalist because of its outstanding participation in the KaBOOM! Play Day movement. Arlington sponsored a KaBOOM! Play Day on Sept. 19 that included three community events: a Naturally Fun Neighborhood Celebration at Don Misenhimer Park, a region-wide cleanup of the Trinity River and an Ecofest environmental awareness event in downtown Arlington. From Sept. 19-27, more than 1,200 communities across the country held KaBOOM! Play Day Events to expose kids to outdoor fun, recreation and learning.

To learn more about this program, contact Parks Marketing Manager Kelly Drawdy at 817-459-6931 or Kelly.Drawdy@arlingtontx.gov or visit www.naturallyfun.org.