You are invited to join in leaving a legacy by “Giving the Gift of Play!” The Kiwanis Foundation of Roanoke seeks to partner with numerous organizations and individuals to bring a new inclusive playground to a high-need neighborhood within the city of Roanoke!
The aim of the playground design is to encourage active play for ALL ages and ALL abilities, and to build a sense of community!
Research on existing park and playground facilities, neighborhood poverty levels, childhood obesity rates, neighborhood surveys and site analyses, has culminated in selecting the parcel of land that adjoins the new Melrose Branch Library of Roanoke Valley Public Libraries!
The resulting inclusive playground will bring together children of all abilities, incorporating ADA complaint ramps and adaptive equipment built for access in spite of sensory or mobility restrictions.
The proposed playground will inevitably have the indelible impact of building stronger bodies and minds while reinvigorating a sense of community!
For additional project information contact John Montgomery, secretary of Kiwanis Foundation of Roanoke at 540-761-6751 or J.C. Taylor at 540-397-2631.
Cheri Hartman, chair and Jackie Bledsoe is co-chair of Kiwanis Centennial Playground.
