Roseland Park Playground

Fluvanna Avenue, Jamestown, NY

Build a new playground that meets current standards for safety and ADA accessibility to provide a playspace that is inclusive for all children.

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Chairperson Partners for Play

May 18, 2010 / by PAULA HOFGREN

Starting last night and running through May 31, I want to encourage everyone possible to vote every 24 hours for our Roseland Park Playground Project Design. We are one of 10 finalists in the Design Grant Contest. I have posted a press release with area newspapers and had an interview with Jade Boise at Cable 8 News. You will see me talking about the contest tonight on the 7PM & 10PM news. Come on Jamestown, vote and we can win this. To go directly to the voting page, click on this link: http://projects.kaboom.org/voting/elections/design_2010.
Vote every 24 hours, and tell everyone you know to tell others to vote too. Thank you.

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July 31, 2011

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Project Points: 285

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3% Complete

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A playground can be built in a day, but it takes months of planning and hard work. To get there, we've broken this complex process into eight key steps, or Mile Markers, as you can see in this road map.

Of course, planning such a large project takes teamwork. Within each Mile Marker, the Project Leader and eight planning teams, outlined below, complete key tasks, ensuring that no stone is left unturned.

If everyone on the planning committee follows the roadmap and keeps on top of their tasks, they will make building a playground look easy on the big day!

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July 31, 2011

Build Date

Project Points: 285

Progress

8 Tasks Complete
0 Tasks to Go
3% Complete

Children's Activities

This team gets children and youth involved in every aspect of the project, including planning Design Day and Build Day activities for young people, hosting child-friendly fundraisers and promotional events, and arranging child care during meetings and fundraisers.

Construction

This group is responsible for finding the best playground equipment money can buy, while at the same time ensuring that their choices represent the needs of the children and the community. They work with the vendors, purchase equipment, and plan for delivery. They will also be responsible for soliciting in-kind donations of tools and materials.

Food

The Food Team plays a key role in making volunteers productive, happy, and energetic... by feeding their appetites. This team will be soliciting food donations throughout the community. The donations will go towards feeding volunteers during planning meetings, Design Day, fundraisers and Build Day.

Fundraising

The fundraising team raises all of the cash needed for the project. It's one of the most important parts of the playground building process! This team also builds enthusiasm and visibility for the project.

Logistics

The Logistics team works behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly. They arrange for meeting spaces throughout the planning, plus Build Day parking, restroom facilities, electricity/water hook-up, tents, tables and chairs.

Public Relations

These folks are the project bullhorn! It's their responsibility to make sure that everyone in town knows about the upcoming build. They will be working closely with local media and will also produce all project flyers, banners, and posters – including those for volunteer recruitment.

Safety

This team has two main responsibilities: making sure that the playspace build is safe for everyone involved, and educating local children about playspace safety. Be aware that they may be soliciting donations of bottled water, hard hats, work gloves, caution tape and other safety materials. They'll also be responsible for creating safety rules handouts, monitoring volunteers' health during the build, and providing a skill tagging system for volunteers.

Volunteer Recruitment

Volunteer Recruitment is responsible for securing any and all volunteers needed throughout the entire process, from special events to prep days and Build Day. They will be finding and inviting volunteers (both individuals and groups), organizing them into teams for the build, and making sure that all of the volunteers' needs are taken care of.

Building a playground doesn't happen alone. It is indeed a team effort. Find out more about the role of the project leader and all of the teams who work together to make playground dreams come true.

Project Leader

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PAULA HOFGREN

Jamestown, NY

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PAULA HOFGREN
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Jamestown, NY

Chairperson Partners for Play

Posted: May 18, 2010 at 07:01 PM

PAULA HOFGREN
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Jamestown, NY

Task Update: Decide on final playground design

Design already uploaded

Posted: April 29, 2010 at 11:10 AM

PAULA HOFGREN
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Jamestown, NY

Task Complete: Work with a play equipment vendor to select a design

Design already uploaded

Posted: April 29, 2010 at 11:10 AM

PAULA HOFGREN
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Jamestown, NY

Task Update: Hold an initial planning meeting, or a Design Day

I met with the Jamestow, NY Department of Development and Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Department officials June 2007, receiving permission to start 'grass-roots' fundraising. I organized a committee 'Partners for Play" in June and began planning our first major fundraiser 'Music in th Park, which was held August 10, 2007. We opened a pas-through fund at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation to hold funds we starting collecting from individuals donations, fundraisers and grant appplications. To date our fund holds $21,600. and we ar in the process of applying for a $7500 grant from the Holmberg Foundation, a $5000 grant from the Lenna Foundation, and the Parks Dept 501 c 3 is applying on our behalf to the Sheldon Foundation for a $25,000 grant. When available this summer,our local CHRIC 501 c 3 organization executive director John Murphy will be applying for a NYS Parks & Rec $75,000 grant. The City of Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi has stated they will commit CDBG monies to complete the project, hopefullyin the summer of 2011. Our committee continues seeking funds wherever possible. We have submitted to Pepsi Refresh Everything website grant contest as well as the KaBoom video grant contest. Please let us know if other sources become avilable, so we may try to take advantage of them. We are determined to have a playground for Roseland Park.

Posted: April 22, 2010 at 01:36 PM

Playworld Systems
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Lewisburg, PA

Thanks

Thanks for letting Playworld Systems join your project! We’re a huge advocate for play and we support everyone that is bringing play to the world. That’s our mission! For over a decade, we’ve been KaBOOM!’s partner in play. We’ve helped over 1,700 communities build great playspaces and we’re excited to help with yours.

We joined your group so that you’ll have just a little extra help when you need it. If you have questions on installation, fundraising, or just about anything for your playground, please know that we are here to help!

Do you have any specific questions for your project?

Posted: April 22, 2010 at 02:25 PM

PAULA HOFGREN
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Jamestown, NY

Task Complete: Organize and hold first playspace meeting

Posted: April 22, 2010 at 01:36 PM