Let Them Be Kids
LET THEM BE KIDS
Let Them Be Kids is all volunteer non-profit organization created to build community capacity on the grassroots level, while building playgrounds, skate parks and fitness parks across Canada. These projects leave a legacy of community members who are inspired and better equipped to lay a strong foundation for a brighter tomorrow.
The Prince Charles Trenton Playground Project is a school and community based initiative to build the first accessible and inclusive playground in our city. The intention of this venture is provide a much needed playground while giving the community an opportunity to come together to make a positive change for ALL our children. The playground is widely used by the students of this school and extensively by the community after school, on weekends and during summer holidays. Please help us anyway you can as we come together as one to make this long time dream a reality!
Let Them Be Kids is all volunteer non-profit organization created to build community capacity on the grassroots level, while building playgrounds, skate parks and fitness parks across Canada. These projects leave a legacy of community members who are inspired and better equipped to lay a strong foundation for a brighter tomorrow.
The Prince Charles Trenton Playground Project is a school and community based initiative to build the first accessible and inclusive playground in our city. The intention of this venture is provide a much needed playground while giving the community an opportunity to come together to make a positive change for ALL our children. The playground is widely used by the students of this school and extensively by the community after school, on weekends and during summer holidays. Please help us anyway you can as we come together as one to make this long time dream a reality!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Thank you to Trenton Ontario Legion, Branch 110!
Here is Joanna Smith, committee co chair and her son Xavier, receiving a check from Gary Newman, Trenton Legion branch president, for $1000! The Legion has been a supporter of many school and youth projects and we are grateful to their many years of service supporting our community.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
THANK YOU Rotary Club of Trenton!
ROTARY DONATED $12,000. THANK YOU!
What an amazing group of people. We have been so welcomed by these folks that we are looking for excuses to visit them on a regular basis. Thank you to Mayor Williams and Mr. John Smylie, and all of the Rotarians that believe in us!
What an amazing group of people. We have been so welcomed by these folks that we are looking for excuses to visit them on a regular basis. Thank you to Mayor Williams and Mr. John Smylie, and all of the Rotarians that believe in us!
Friday, May 20, 2011
FUNDRAISING UPDATE!
To date we have raised over $53,000! We also have thousands of dollars of donations to help with our build including labour, sand, wood, paint, landscaping, advertising and more! At this time, we would like to thank the following people and organizations for their contributions to our project:
Rotary Club of Trenton $12,000
Parrott Foundation $10,000
Hydro One $10,000
Students and Parents of Prince Charles School OVER $11,000
Home Depot Foundation $3000
KIAN Award $2500
Team Home Depot (kitchen makeover)
JB Print (flyers, pledge forms, sign up sheets)
Smylie's Your Independent Grocer (food for volunteers on build day)
Branch Electric $1200
Stevenson’s Pumps and Plumbing (labour, heavy machinery, and so much more!)
Paul Kirk (Welding)
Cooney Excavating (Large machinery)
Legion Branch 110 $1000
Research Casting International $1000
Lange and Fetter $500
Canadian Blasts Freezers $500
BMO Financial Group $700
Quinte Mobile Concrete (concrete)
Smith Quality Fabrication (welding rods)
Dr. Younes and Family $300
Kawartha Curb and Sidewalk $250
Dave’s Mobile Wash (prepping playground equipment for build day)
CBM Aggregates (sand)
Scaletta Group Trucking (trucking)
Cornerstone $500
Spry Site Supervision $200
Kate Everson, EMC (media coverage)
Emily Mountney, Trentonian (media coverage)
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Thank you to our wonderful community businesses!
More donations..YES! Thank you to Cornerstone for their $500 donation and Kawartha Curb & Sidewalk for their $250 donation.
Monday, May 16, 2011
THANK YOU Branch Electric!
A big SHOUT OUT to Branch Electric www.branch-electric.com/ for their $1200 donation to our project.
Pictured here are (L to R) Liam Branch, Cathy Speedy (VP), Ted Crawford (our awesome custodian that has done so much behind the scenes for this project) and Glenn Branch.
Pictured here are (L to R) Liam Branch, Cathy Speedy (VP), Ted Crawford (our awesome custodian that has done so much behind the scenes for this project) and Glenn Branch.
Monday, May 2, 2011
THANK YOU BMO FINANCIAL GROUP!
A big shout out to Vanessa Cassalman for sharing our project with BMO Financial Group and securing a $700 donation to our playground project. Pictured below is (back row) Lisa Giles, Cathy Speedy, (front row) Keely Geesey, Nathan Cassalman, Payton Goodfellow, Isaac Giles and Vanessa Cassalman.
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