Foundation donates $100,000 to Kennesaw for inclusive playground
The Swift-Cantrell Park Foundation has donated $100,000 to the city of Kennesaw for its project to install an inclusive playground at the park.
The donation was made during the city's grand opening celebration for the new equipment. The old setup had nine slides, 11 swings and a play structure that included an Americans With Disabilities-compliant ramp and sensory boards.
The new playground now has four structures on about 5,000 square feet of land that was previously not in use. It includes a main play structure area with wheelchair accessible ramps, rope towers, sensory stations, a slide and an eight-person wheelchair accessible glider.
Crews also installed a ramp system that leads children to pod climbers, a tunnel system and climbing apparatuses. The playground’s main structure also has 40 feet of shade. Crews also removed wood chips and installed turf to make the 18,500-square-foot space more accessible to everyone.
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The Swift-Cantrell Park Foundation was created to help the city to raise money for park improvements “without putting the financial responsibilities on city taxpayers,” the city said.
Swift-Cantrell Park at 3140 Old 41 Hwy NW, which the city said has more than 600,000 visitors each year, is also home to a splash pad, dog park, fitness station, asphalt trails, an open turf for passive activities, picnic pavilions, two playgrounds and a lighted skate park.
Learn more about the Swift-Cantrell Park Foundation by visiting its website.
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