Tue, Sep 30, 2008
Partners With KaBOOM! Once Again To Give Something Back
The National Business Aviation
Association (NBAA) announced this week that over 200 volunteers
from the business aviation community will join with residents from
the Orlando area on Saturday, October 4, to build a new
aviation-themed playground at Hollowbrook Apartments.
The new playground’s design is based on drawings that
local children provided to organizers at KaBOOM!, a non-profit
group that specializes in coordinating community playground builds
across the country. The playground is one of more than 220 that
KaBOOM! will build this year in an effort to provide a great place
to play within walking distance of every child in America.
This year marks the second time that NBAA has worked with
KaBOOM! in an effort to build a bridge between airports and local
communities.
As ANN reported, NBAA initiated the program
ahead of last year's convention in Atlanta, GA.
Under the volunteer effort, outdated playground equipment will
be removed to make way for the new playground, which will feature
brightly colored slides, a climber, several rock walls, an
adventure crawl tube, a catwalk, and several activity panels for
the over 200 children living in the Central Florida apartment
community.
The build begins around 8:30 am, and is expected to finish
around 3 pm... when there will be a ribbon-cutting and dedication
ceremony featuring volunteers, local elected officials, and
community leaders, including Orlando city commissioner Tony
Ortiz.
Hollowbrook is located near the Orlando Executive Airport (ORL),
which will host a Static Display of Aircraft for NBAA’s 61st
Annual Meeting & Convention.
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