Congress Elementary Playground Build

Posted Jun 22nd 2009 12:28 PM by Jamie Allen
Filed under: Where You Live

Last Friday over 300 volunteers from Amway, Grand Rapids Public Schools, KaBOOM! and the community joined forces to build a new playground for kids at Congress Elementary in Grand Rapids. Check it out!

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Mike

Hi. Great post! The new playground looks great. Providing safe places for kids to hang out and play is definitely something we can all feel good about. Kudos to all who volunteered!

Anne sent us a story a while back about her involvement in getting a new playground built in her hometown -- it was a real "aha moment" when she realized how much the project meant to her AND the kids. I thought you and your readers might enjoy it.
www.ahamoment.com/pg/moments/v...

Hope you like it. Have a great day.
-Mike
mike@ahamoment.com / mutual of omaha

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Jamie Allen

I’ve been a part of the WOOD TV8 team since 2005. As Special Projects Producer, I work side by side with Maranda making things happen behind the scenes. I coordinate Maranda’s Park Parties each summer and produce a variety of station broadcasts and events through out the year. I also serve as the producer of Maranda’s weekly half-hour show, Where You Live. I love the variety of my job and getting to be a part of the impact Maranda is making on kids in our community! Outside of work, I've been married for seven years to my husband John and we have two beautiful daughters, Sophia and Stella. When I'm not busy trying to keep up with the kids, I spend "me time" reading fashion or celebrity magazines, sneaking in some good reality television, walking around Reeds Lake with girlfriends and exploring new restaurants with my hubby. Inspirations for my blog come from my daily life as a busy working mom -- trying to juggle a full time job and be a full time mom to a spitfire five year old and a new baby.