An update of sorts

Hello all!

I'm so excited to be writing a blog! I feel so new millenium. Of course I had no idea how to set it up or how to post to it, but that's okay, right? I have good news, the playground project is really taking flight and I want to get everyone current on the nitty gritty before I get to my more fun chatty (but no less informative) posts.

We have a target build time of this fall, ideally late September/early October. The benefit of this is multiple: (1) longer time raise the necessary bucks; (2) greater donation of mature trees available in the fall; and (3) take advantage of greater population in the summer for fundraising events.

Speaking of fundraising events, our large and small committee coordinators are hard at work! We have a Wendy's fundraiser this Wednesday (2/18) from 5-8, and Papa Ginos on Thursday (2/19), so take the kids out for school vacation. Both places should be total madhouses! Those coming to Papa Ginos will need to bring the piece of paper identifying that the order is part of the fundraiser. We hope to leave them in the usual places (Town Hall, library, etc) but feel FREE to email me at marshfieldkidsatplay@gmail.com and I will shoot one right over to you for you to print off.

We will also be staffing China Wok on March 4th from 5-10 and they donate a chunk of their proceeds to us, so keep us busy!

Finally, and this is really exciting to me (evidencing a real need for me to get out more) we have a Family Day tentatively slated for Saturday April 4th at the high school gym. Guys, this is going to be a BLAST! We'll have lots of entertainment, games, prizes, we are working on animal exhibits, pie eating contests, plus and this is the real headline, Pick the Equipment! Your kids will get to vote on the components of the playground!! How fun is that? So, stay tuned, more details to follow!

I tend to get a bit long-winded, so I will take a break for now and fill you in on more nuts and bolts stuff in subsequent posts. Feel free to bookmark our blog and check back often! It does my ego good. :)

Elizabeth