| April 2004 |
| Construction Begins on Sensory Botanical Garden |
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Construction on the Sensory Botanical Garden area of Kids' Park began in April of 2005. Front Range Flatworks (seen here) poured the accessible concrete walkways. |
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| December 2004 |
| Kids' Park Receives $100,000 Grant!! |
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Colorado Lottery Dollars
Great Outdoors
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Great Outdoors Colorado has awarded Kids' Park a grant for $100,000. This grant will go towards purchasing the various pieces of play equipment for the playground.
In 1992, Coloradans took a major step toward preserving their state's outdoor heritage by voting to create the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Trust Fund, which now forms Article XXVII of the Colorado Constitution. The GOCO Amendment dedicates a portion of state lottery proceeds to projects that preserve, protect, and enhance Colorado's wildlife, parks, rivers, trails, and open spaces. Since it began awarding grants in 1994, GOCO has awarded almost $489 million for 2,100 projects throughout the state.
The only source of funding GOCO receives is 50% of the proceeds from the Colorado Lottery.
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| October 2004 |
| North Median Planting Project Finished!! |
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On October 9, 2004, volunteers took advantage of a wonderful Fall day to finish the North Median project.
They laid over 3,000 feet of weed abatement material and spread 22 yards of mulch!
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Volunteers included: EDS employees Clarice Martinek, Larry, Kelly, and Michael Annarelli; Tonya Holtz,
Susan Bateman (Computer MOMS), Madeline and Joseph Brockish, Master Gardener Steve Grabowski; and
from Kids' Park, Jay Ruggeri, Brian, Sheila, Paige, Alexis, and Jack Kiechlin, Ron Thomas, and Carla Lutz. |
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| August 2004 |
| First Planting on Playground! |
| In August 2004, the first planting project took place on the playground. A group of Master Gardeners and volunteers planted five Summit Green Ash trees plus shrubs and perennials on a median area between Geneseo Street and the playground. It was wet and muddy, but the Garden Angels didn't let that stop them! |
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Standing, left to right: Steve Grabowski, Steve Phelps, Mike Durand, Dave Clabots, Ron Thomas, Kate Lyons, and Jane Ten Eyck. Kneeling, left to right: Jay Ruggeri, Melissa King, Carol Micco, Elizabeth Haddad, and Marsha Ruggeri. Not pictured: Tracy Atkinson (PTO). |
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| July 2004 |
| Construction of Outdoor Classroom Completed! |
| In July 2004, the first structure of Phase II was completed. The Outdoor Classroom is meant to be the centerplace of activities in the park, for use by students during the school day, as well as after-school activities and community events. |
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| July 2004 |
| Kids' Park Receives Donation from Lowe's! |
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The Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation has donated $5,000 to Kids' Park!
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| Lowe's is a proud supporter of Habitat for Humanity International, American Red Cross, United Way of America, and the Home Safety Council, in addition to numerous non-profit organizations and programs that help communities across the country. Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation awards more than $2 million annually to diverse organizations across the United States. Lowe's also encourages volunteerism through the Lowe's Heroes program, a company-wide employee volunteer program aimed at preventing unintentional home injuries. Lowe's, a FORTUNE® 50 company with fiscal year 2003 sales of $30.8 billion, has more than 950 stores in 45 states. |
| On June 3rd, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for Phase 2 of Kids' Park Lafayette. In attendance were representatives from the Lafayette Elementary School Student Council, the Boulder Valley School District, the City of Lafayette, Project YES, the CSU Extension Service, Design Concepts, LES teachers and student body, and Kids' Park co-captains. |
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| June 2004 |
| Kid's Park Phase Two Ground Breaking Ceremony!! |
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| The Lafayette Elementary School Student Council donated an additional $2,900 to Kids' Park. |
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| May 2004 |
| LES Student Council Field Trip!! |
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| On May 7, the Student Council of Lafayette Elementary went on a fieldtrip to visit 3 playgrounds in the Denver area: Westlands Park and Silo Park in Greenwood Village, and Galaxy Park in Northglenn.
The Council tried out various types of playground equipment, in order to select appropriate and fun rides for the new playground!
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| April 2004 |
| Kids' Park Receives Colorado Garden and Home Show Grant! |
| The Colorado Garden and Home Show has awarded a $25,000 matching funds grant to Kids' Park. To date, we have raised $20,000 in additional funds towards securing the grant. |
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