Silverdale, WA

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• Silverdale, WA
• A community that built a Playground

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Imagine a playground

• Designed by kids
• Paid for through fundraising
• Built by 2000 volunteers

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All built in SIX Days !
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It started as an idea

• January 11th,2001
• Silverdale Rotary members decided to do a major
  project for the community.
• Rotary member Paulette DeGard proposes a
  playground.

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and so it begins

• The next couple of months are spent by Paulette
  building a working relationship with Leathers
  and Associates. These guys make playgrounds for
  a living.

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March 8, 2001

• Leathers Associates comes on board with
  project.
• Informs Paulette that subcommittees need to be
  established
• Silverdale Rotary establishes
• 25,000.00 start up money.

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Subcommittees are established

• Volunteers
• Public Relations
• Childrens
• Donated and Purchased Materials
• Fundraising

• Tools
• Food
• Childcare
• Captains
• Commercial
• Sponsorship

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Leathers gives us an idea of what we can
accomplish
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• ImagineKitsapkids is created on
• April 12,2001
• The subcommittees need to have
• chairpersons
• Due to my position with the local base I am asked
  to take a position

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Playground Timeline

• July 27-29 2001 Whaling Days- Kick off
• First public information booth
• October 18th 2001- Design Day
• January 12th 2002-Dedication Day
• March 30th 2002- Mall Tile Event
• April 20th 2002 Mall Tile Event
• May 5th 2002- Rock the Playground fundraiser
• May 28th-June 2nd 2002- Build Week

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Amount of needed

• 250,000.00
• All through fundraising
• and donations.

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Volunteers

• Responsible for
• collecting names and numbers and interested
  areas of work.
• getting large groups of volunteers from
  businesses.
• setting up volunteer schedule during build week

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Public Relations

• Responsible for
• all printed materials ie balloons, shirts,
• flyer, banners, and newspaper articles.
• Press releases
• Coverage during fundraising events
• Photo coverage of build week

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Childrens committee

• Responsible for
• Children s activities prior to build
• Design Day organization
• Kids Parade
• Fundraising attendance
• Opening Day activities

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Donated and Purchased Materials

• Responsible for
• Collection of donated materials from various
  companies
• Purchase of materials that are not donated.

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Fundraising

• Responsible for
• Community fundraisers
• i.e. Tiles
• Fence Pickets
• Bricks
• Rock the Playground Concert

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Tools

• Responsible for
• Collection of public tools
• Tool Shed
• Tool Distribution System
• Makita tools

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Food

• Responsible for
• Collection of food for build week
• Sponsorship of lunches and dinners for build week

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Childcare

• Responsible for
• Childcare from 700 a.m.-900 p.m. during build
  week
• Securing facilities for child care
• Clearing caregivers through state security checks
• Equipment and activities for the week

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CaptainsResponsible for all captains prior to
and during build week
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Commercial Sponsorship

• Responsible for
• Selling components of the park
• Recruiting support through donations of money or
  materials

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Whaling Days July 27-29 2001

• First public forum to talk about playground
• Kids march in parade and hand out balloons (3000
  in all !)
• Collection of volunteer names start
• 11 months before build

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Design Day October 18,2001

• All local elementary schools participate
• Two classrooms per school
• Kids are asked to draw their perfect playground
• All drawings are given to architect from
  Leathers Associates
• By 600 p.m. a composite drawing of playground is
  complete.

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Dedication Day January 12th,2002

• Park Department settles on land for park
• Sign is erected with build week advertised.
• Parks Department signs on as major contributor of
  staff and equipment
• Land is donated to committee.

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March 30th 2002- April 20th 2002 Mall Tile
Event

• First Major fundraising with public.
• Held at Mall
• Tiles are sold for 25.00 a piece
• Pickets and Bricks are also available
• Between two events 10,000.00 is raised
• (400 tiles sold)

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May 5th 2002- Rock the Playground
fundraiser
Local Musicians donated their time for a ten hour
concert Cover charge is raised for the playground
6500.00 raised
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Build week May 28th-June 2nd
Day 1
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Cutting tent
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Site on Day 1
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Day 2
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Final Poles in Place
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Something for everyone
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Young and old volunteer
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Cutting and Drilling Area
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Day 4
Starting to come together
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Fun at Child Care
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A lot of gravel! We shoveled gravel for 11 hours
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And then we shoveled just as much bark if not
more.
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Its all about the kids
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At this point

• Over 225,000.00
• has been collected

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And the tops go on
Day 5
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Local Artist donated time and materials
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Day 6
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Only One major injury The
first aid lady!
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A crowd starts to gather about 530 Park
opens at 630
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Hand Tiles Displayed
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The official ribbon cutters. Twin sisters
confined to wheelchairs. Our park is the most
handicapped assessable within 100 miles.
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Park opens at 640 p.m. on Day 6
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What started as a dream 18 months ago
Became a reality
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Just
What you can do