More than 200 volunteers from the Palm Beach County Office of Community
Revitalization and the Parks & Recreation Department, the Office Depot
Foundation, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Lake Worth West Residential
Planning Group, KaBOOM! and area residents will join forces on Saturday, January
24, to build a new playground at Lake Worth West Neighborhood Park, 4150 Vermont
Avenue, Lake Worth.
The updated play space will provide a much-needed opportunity for children to
have fun and exert excess energy in a safe environment. The playground design is
based on children's drawings created at a special event in November.
The project is a result of the Office of Community Revitalization's creative
partnership with the Office Depot Foundation, the project's major funding
partner. KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that
all kids get a childhood filled with the balanced and active play needed to
thrive.
"We are thankful that Lake Worth West was chosen as one of the locations for
these wonderful new community spaces," said Palm Beach County Mayor Shelley
Vana. "This playground will have a positive impact on children, seniors and
everyone in between."
Schedule of events
Kick-off ceremony
8:30 - 9 a.m.
Best viewing of construction 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Final
construction phase 1 - 2:30 p.m.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony
2:30 - 3 p.m.
Lake Worth West Neighborhood Park is operated by the Palm Beach County Parks
& Recreation Department. For information about recreational opportunities
available through the Parks and Recreation Department, visit www.pbcparks.com.