Playground Fundraising

City planners in Gig Harbor, Washington, got the ball rolling on the construction of an all-inclusive playground set to be put in at the Gig Harbor Maritime Playzone at City Park, Gig Harbor Patch reports.

When the local schools in British Columbia, Canada, needed new playground equipment, members of the Parent Advisory Councils didn't wait for government funding - they raised the money themselves.

An anonymous donation of $100,000 is making it possible for Woodbury, Minnesota, to build a playground that will promote inclusive play among children of all abilities, MyFox9 News reports.

Students at the Riverview Elementary School in Denville, New Jersey, will no longer have to worry about getting splinters while on their playground as the school will soon install new playground equipment, Neighbor News reports.

Parents of students at Robert Hunter Elementary School in Raritan Township, New Jersey, weren't going to let money woes stop their children from having a proper playground, the Rojas/Hunterdon County Democrat reports.