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Playground Update

Removal of old playground is May 20, 2024!!!

We hope to start building in June.

Replacing an old playground is a big and expensive project. For the last 20 years almost all the older schools in Calgary have been faced with the exhausting task and, in many cases, the parent families who start the project may only enjoy the new playground for a year two (if at all) before leaving.

 

Asking for money is tough, trying to find a half million dollars is a full-time job, school parents volunteer to take it on.

 

The parents at Dalhousie School have spent hundreds of hours of their own time applying for grants, organizing fundraisers, talking to designers and builders and asking for money… every day.

We know people run for the hills when

they see us coming and we get it ;-)

As we try to find the last $70,000 we thought maybe our story might inspire a few more donations.

The Dalhousie School Playground Build had been a topic of conversation for at least 10 years, we knew the old structure had to go. There were some attempts early on that didn’t launch.

 

In the fall of 2021, when we were given notice from the CBE that it has reached its maximum life expectancy, the project was put into full gear. Jamie K began spearheading the playground committee gathering designs and applying for grants.

 

In 2022, Sara F took over and reached out to several sources that helped gain serious traction. 

 

In fall of 2023, Lindsay L agreed to see us across the finish line with the amazing help of Kristi M and Amber L who have been our amazing Grant Writers  - a skill with a vertical learning ‘curve’ - and they have been incredible. All of these women have been paramount in this venture of getting the playground built.  

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(This project has been going on so long that Sara has since moved - so she won’t even get to go down the slide - and this is Lindsay’s last year so she will have to come back to visit the playground she helped build.)

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In terms of funding so far - we have been lucky enough to be granted permission from the AGLC to reserve our funds from our Casino held in 2021 to add it to our funds we received from the Casino we held in October 2023. Which totalled $148,082 together. 

 

We have also received grants from:

  • CFEP granted in August for $125,000

  • Parks Foundation for $30,000 granted in April 2023

  • $2000 granted in May 2023 from The Rotary Club

  • $9933 was raised in various 50/50’s held 

  • Over $37,000 have been donated in kind to the Calgary Parks Foundation

  • Plus one company is donating excavation worth $33,725  

 

We have irons in the grant fires but still need about $70,000.

 

Every dollar helps.

We are grateful for your donation. Thank you 

Here is the winning design for the new playground. 

From Park and Play Design

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If you would like to donate directly to the project you can do it anytime.

And, please feel free to share this page with anyone you think might like to help, Thank you!

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