Playground Beautification

For a couple of days earlier this month we traded in our whistles and kickballs for shovels and paint cans.  We gathered the team and set out to four of our partnership schools; Drew, Fulton, Gideon, and Kelly.  Armed with tools lent to us by the West Philly Tool Library, (http://www.westphillytools.org/) we painted lines, pulled weeds, and collected trash.  We created football and kickball fields, hopscotch patterns, 4-square and wallball courts, and homebases.  We hope that our efforts created playground environments that will support a year of safe and healthy play!


Here are some pictures from the projects:

Alexa and Lilly painting a hopscotch pattern

Makeda and Emily taking down trash

Doug, Alex, and Robert removing weeds

The team with their tools