Si Se Puede- Building a Playground in 8 Hours

More than 350 community volunteers created a playground in less than eight hours in honor of Cesar Chavez Day on Saturday, March 29. The playground was built at Hammond Park in Eureka, California. The city of Eureka and Eureka Adult School partnered with KaBOOM! and other community organizations to build a playground that was designed by the neighborhood children. Ten parks were built by KaBOOM! across the nation on the same Saturday in honor of migrant worker/organizer/leader Cesar Chavez. His grandson, Anthony Chavez, spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the end of the workday in Eureka.

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[burlyjordan]

very creative flick. nice seeing community coming together. Congrats volunteers of america, city of eureka.

[nicolahunt13]

this was the coolest project i've ever been involved in! with many hands we were able to build this incredible payground in a day....it just proves what we can do when we join together!

[StraightUpAmeriCorps]

I am so happy to have been a part of this project. Thank you to KaBoom and all the volunteers and community agencies that made the dreams of the children in Eureka for a new playground a reality.