June 2011
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500. A good sandcastle is never finished.
Truth.
What Is This Thing Called?!?!?!
yourjustmycupofteababy:
What are those things called that are playground toys and they’re like merry-go rounds, well they aren’t like really, but they remind me of them-anywaayyss, your hold on to it and run around and around then jump on it and get dizzy. WHAT ARE THEY CALLED?!?!??! It’s killing me….please replyyy<3 I’ll love you forever<3<3<3
They are...
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Getting Started as a Social Entrepreneur →
With the economy still struggling, it may seem like an impossible time to start a do-good social venture. It can be hard enough to operate any business profitably — let alone one that also tries to improve the world. But some observers believe that the tough times may be increasing interest in social ventures.
Working for KaBOOM!, I can tell you that social entrepreneurship can work, even in a...
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WatchOur CEO and Founder Darell Hammond gives the Today Show a tour of his life and the work that we do building playgrounds.
It’s on right now!
Keep your eyes peeled!
KaBOOM! is going to be featured sometime this morning on the Today Show. We don’t have an exact time, but I can tell you that it’s not right now.
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“The first time she tried to navigate the slide (it’s very narrow with low...”
– A quote from KaBOOM! user AngieSix, a mother of two, who is participating in the KaBOOM! Park-a-Day Challenge.
The challenge, if your wondering, is all about getting parents to spend a (cost-effective) summer outside with their children playing. Participating parents use KaBOOM! tools (like the Map...
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Watchsavesthedaynj:
Boy needs to stop licking his lips like that when he’s talking about helping kids…
Go Caps!
Very cool to see Washington DC DJ Elliot (from Elliot in the Morning) and Washington Capital Mike Green are working to raise funds for a playground build in the DC area.
The season is over, but you can still help at http://washingtoncaps.com.
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Things that KaBOOM! is
A little point of order for newcomers to KaBOOM! and the work we do, here’s a list of things that we are.
We are a national non-profit dedicated to saving play for America’s children.
Our mission is to create great playspaces through the participation and leadership of communities.
Ultimately, we envision a place to play within walking distance of every child in America.
There is a...
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Things that KaBOOM! is not
A little point of order for newcomers to KaBOOM! and the work we do, here’s a list of things that we are not.
We are not a science fiction movie centered on the sexual awakening of a group of college students film by Gregg Araki, released in the year 2000.
We are not a Mexican variety show.
We are not an Atari 2600 game.
We are not a comic book series published by Awesome Comics.
We...
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KaBOOM!: Apparently Not Just a Made Up Word →
hwysnbywys:
Pleading ignorance here that KaBOOM! was merely an “elaborate prank” disguised as a non-profit playground-building organization on NBC’s ‘Parks and Recreation.’ But not so, which makes it even more awesomesauce, to use an appropriate term of art.
NY Times:
On Wednesday more than 500 volunteers will gather at the Imagine Southeast Public Charter School, in Congress Heights, one of...
