Laurelhurst School Community Playground Rennovation Project

Playground Update

Construction is under way! We welcome the bulldozers and trucks on our playground. The students are adapting quite well to the new routine. Thank you all for your continued support and patience for this exciting project. Soon, the children will be climbing and playing on the new playground. We expect to be done by the beginning of January. Due to the approaching winter the asphalt will be laid in the spring. It is too cold and wet for the construction company to complete this portion of the project. We’re going to be continuing our fundraising efforts to pay for the asphalt, as we are still a little short. We’re looking for excited parents who would like to help us with some fun fundraising ideas. We’ve got some great ideas; we just need people to help facilitate them. Please consider helping us raise the final funds for the South Playground. If you are willing to help out, please contact Catty Colee at c.colee@comcast.net.

We want to send out a BIG thank you to the Laurelhurst PTA for their recent donation of $14,750 to the playground project. We appreciate your continued support. Also the Children’s Hospital has also donated another $5000 to our project making their investment in our school $10,000. Thank you to Children’s too.

We will be unloading and assembling the play equipment as well as laying the wood chips over the holiday break this winter. We know it’s a busy time of the year and we’re hoping to find a group of folks staying in town for the holidays and willing to share some of their time to see that the play equipment is up, safe and ready to go when the students get back. We’ll need:

4 volunteers to unload the truck during the week of 12/15
10 volunteers to participate in our supervised build and install the week of 12/27
10-20 volunteers to help spread out wood chips the week of 12/27

Please email Coco Sherman if you are able to help cocosherman@comcast.net

Playground Parts Sale:
You have an incredible opportunity now to make a lasting statement on the new Laurelhurst South Playground. Below are listed separate components of the South Playground that are for sale. Your name will be placed on or near the component you purchase as a forever reminder of your generosity.

Get together as a family, a block, a sports team or just as an individual and consider purchasing one or more of these items. All levels of donation are tax deductible.

Contact Catty Colee: c.colee@comcast.net or
206-729-1207 with any questions or to buy!

Make a Donation to this Project
To make a cash donation to this project, write a check payable to The Alliance for Education.

The Alliance for Education is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization registered with Washington’s Secretary of State. Please note Laurelhurst Elementary School Playground Renovation Project on the check. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

The Alliance for Education address:
509 Olive Way, Ste.500
Seattle, WA 98101-2557
206.343.0325; Fax: 206.343.0455

Item for Sale	Quantity Available	Price
Play Structure	1	$60,000 each
Welcome Arch (47th Ave)	1	$15,000 each
Peace Garden	1	$10,000 each
Basketball Court (1/2	2	$5,000
Tetherball Courts	3	$2,000
Four Square Courts (Sold)	0	$1,000 each
Park Bench Seats	2	$3,000
Seat Walls	3	$3,000
Mural	1	$5,000