WOW Playground and Community Garden
418 West Franklin Street, Elkhart, IN, 46516
Our Playground and Community Garden will establish a clean and safe play area where none presently exists. The facility will allow us to expand the WOW Program during summer months.
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Task Update: How to use the Project Planner
April 02, 2012 / by Jim Piechorowski
We are progressing this item
See All CommentsHundreds of communities created videos showing why they need a new playground. Five of these communities will receive a $15,000 grant from Let's Play!
Watch NowA 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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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.


Jim Piechorowski
200 points
Elkhart, IN
Task Update: How to use the Project Planner
We are progressing this item
Posted: April 02, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Jim Piechorowski
200 points
Elkhart, IN
Task Update: Asset-based community development
The Elkhart Lions have agreed to be our Build Day Partners and a Lion Chairperson has been identified
Posted: March 30, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Jim Piechorowski
200 points
Elkhart, IN
Task Update: Overview of Teams
We are planning to meet priorto April 15 with chuch members who will perfom the Build Captain responsibilities
Posted: March 30, 2012 at 12:38 PM
Jim Piechorowski
200 points
Elkhart, IN
Task Update: Introduction to equipment and surfacing
On Thursday March 29, 2012 Dr. Mike Wills, Sandy Iavagnilio and Jim Piechorowski met with Miracle representative, Dan Downey from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to discuss plans for the construction of the WOW community Park
Posted: March 30, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Jim Piechorowski
200 points
Elkhart, IN
Task Update: Community Build FAQs
We will be establishing our Build Day Pland and Build Captains in early April following a March 29 meeting with our Vendor Rep from Miracle
Posted: March 23, 2012 at 01:24 PM
Jim Piechorowski
200 points
Elkhart, IN
Task Update: Community Build FAQs
We will be establishing our Build Day Pland and Build Captains in early April following a March 29 meeting with our Vendor Rep from Miracle
Posted: March 23, 2012 at 01:24 PM
Jim Piechorowski
200 points
Elkhart, IN
Task Update: Community Build Liability
We have ammended our liability policy to include Dr Pepper and Kaboom. The Central Christian Church maintains the Workmans Comp and Property injury policys.
We are in the process of adapting the Kaboom Libility waiver to our use
Posted: March 23, 2012 at 01:22 PM
Jim Piechorowski
200 points
Elkhart, IN
Task Update: Select build site and consider big picture tasks
The Park and Garden will be located on property made available on the corner of 5th St
Posted: March 23, 2012 at 01:14 PM