Comments on: Adams kids say goodbye to playground equipment

By: Teaching English in Taiwan

Teaching English in Taiwan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:56:08 +0000

Interesting post. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. Hope others find it as interesting as I did.

By: gooner

gooner — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:05:05 +0000

i am pretty sure that it took quite a while b/c the structure was fabricated in australia. delivery time must have surely been one of the major delay's

By: kim

kim — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:33:10 +0000

my understanding is that swing sets are basically outlawed on school playgrounds. correct me if i'm wrong.

By: yachtrocked

yachtrocked — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:11:43 +0000

i hope they install a big swingset!!!

By: ballard complainers society

ballard complainers society — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:09:33 +0000

I will miss the big map of the United States painted on the ground…

where will our kids learn their geography?

By: alisonk

alisonk — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:52:23 +0000

Hey everyone,

Thanks for your support of this project. I just want to add that we couldn't have undertaken this project without the support of the Department of Neighborhoods, which provided us a major funding grant. The Adams community has spent several years raising matching funds for this grant.

As you watch the progress, you'll see why it takes so long for installation. We have to do extensive site work to make sure the drainage is adequate, extend the play area boundary and make the site ADA -accessible.

Community projects such as this one are rewarding on so many levels. We'll keep you posted on our volunteer needs and look forward to unveiling our new playground in the next month.

By: Bark more, Wag Less

Bark more, Wag Less — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:01:17 +0000

But apparently you turned out ok….amazing!

By: SeattleRichardson

SeattleRichardson — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:25:32 +0000

Why thank you!

By: Geeky Swedes

Geeky Swedes — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:16:45 +0000

We just added information at the end of the post on how you can volunteer.

By: SeattleRichardson

SeattleRichardson — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:05:05 +0000

Thanks for the info/post! I've been waiting to hear about this from the Adams Newsletter (got it today) for some time now.

Not sure why it's going to take so long to install everything, I know our kids can't wait.

Now what I want to know is where I can go sign up to volunteer... does anyone know???

By: boardbrown

boardbrown — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:41:40 +0000

It's pretty amazing when you think about the strides made in playground equipment over the years. Thinking back to the acres of cracked asphalt and rusty metal structures I played on in the 70's, it's a stroke of divine luck that we didn't all die of cracked noggins or tetanus.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:32:26 +0000

I'm glad the kids there are getting some new play equipment. The old equipment was in pretty bad shape, and the monkey bars were the scene of many broken arm incidents.
Sara.

By: kim

kim — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:26:04 +0000

adams has made huge strides in the neighborhood at their building. thanks for sprucing up the neighborhood!