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Jan 7, 2010: Tiger Academy Students to Help KaBOOM! Design New School Playground
YMCA of Florida’s First Coast partners with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, non-profit KaBOOM! to design community playground on Thursday, January 7
WHAT: The YMCA of Florida’s First Coast, the Dr Pepper Snapple Group and organizers from KaBOOM!, will host a Design Day for children at Tiger Academy on Thursday, Jan. 7. Children from Tiger Academy will put crayon to paper and draw their dream playgrounds, which will ultimately become a reality. Elements from the children’s drawings will be incorporated into the final design for the new community playground to be built on Feb. 24 at the Academy. Design Day will also be the first meeting of the playground planning committee that will work for the next seven weeks to plan and prepare for the construction of the new playground.
The playground will be the first of 10 built by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM! in 2010 in a partnership creating playgrounds that will eventually serve more than 100,000 children. The build will also be one of more than 150 KaBOOM! will lead across the country in 2010 in an effort to provide a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America.
WHERE: Tiger Academy, 6079 Bagley Road, Jacksonville, FL 32209
WHEN: Thursday, January 7, 2010 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
VISUALS: Children drawing their dream playgrounds, before shots of the site, and volunteers from Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Tiger Academy participating in planning meeting
YMCA of Florida’s First Coast - Tiger Academy
Tiger Academy is a YMCA charter school, a subsidiary of the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast, a non-profit organization. Tiger Academy, which opened in August of 2009, provides the children of northwest Jacksonville with a structured and nurturing learning environment that is focused on rigorous academic standards, character development, self-discipline, personal and social responsibility and strong family involvement. Enrichment and support services to the students and their families are provided through a unique partnership with the Johnson Family YMCA. Tiger Academy approaches the education of each child with a commitment to helping him or her grow in spirit, mind and body. For more information, visit www.FirstCoastYMCA.org.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. is the leading producer of flavored beverages in North America and the Caribbean. Our success is fueled by more than 50 brands that are synonymous with refreshment, fun and flavor. We have 6 of the top 10 non-cola soft drinks, and 9 of our 12 “power brands” are No. 1 in their flavor categories. In addition to our flagship Dr Pepper and Snapple brands, our portfolio includes Sunkist soda, 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Crush, Mott’s, Squirt, Hawaiian Punch, Peñafiel, Clamato, Schweppes, Venom Energy, Rose’s and Mr & Mrs T mixers. To learn more about our Plano, Texas-based company and our iconic brands, please visit www.drpeppersnapple.com.
KaBOOM!
KaBOOM! is a national non-profit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Since 1996, KaBOOM! has used its innovative community-build model to bring together business and community interests to construct more than 1,700 new playgrounds, skateparks, sports fields and ice rinks across North America. KaBOOM! also offers a variety of resources, including an online community, free online trainings, grants, publications and the KaBOOM! National Campaign for Play, which includes Playful City USA and Playmakers – a national network of individual advocates for play. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., KaBOOM! also has offices in Chicago and San Mateo, Calif. For more information, visit www.kaboom.org.
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