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Posted: 11:22 PM Jan 5, 2008
Playground for Handicapped Children Still Needs Funding
A special-needs playground scheduled to open two years ago in Sedgwick County Park still lacks the money needed to get construction going full-speed.
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When it's built, the Boundless Playscape Playground will be one of a kind in Kansas. However, with a price tag of more than $1,000,000 it's been a tough road for the group funding the project, Sunrise Rotary. After a two year delay, the dream of Playscape opening may be just a few months away.
"It's wanting to give back," says Pat Gallagher of Sunrise. "I think everybody wants to give something back and it's been a learning experience."
It's only a pile of mud right now but in just a few short months, members of the Sunrise Rotary club hope this construction site in Sedgwick County Park will open doors for children with disabilities.
"The unique thing about the structure is that the playground is ramped so wheel chairs and walkers do not have a problem accessing the highest point," says Gallagher.
Plans are in place for everything from raised sandboxes, to fully ramped playsets -- even swings that can hold an entire wheel chair --giving children of all abilities the chance to play together.
"We have a child who is disabled and it's heartbreaking as a parent to take them out to parks and things and not be able to have them enjoy some of the things that are out here," said Steven Schulte, who has a daughter with cerebral palsy.
The project began nearly 3 years ago, but raising the $1.4 million to complete it has been a challenge. The expected opening was originally scheduled for 2006.
Sunrise hopes to raise the remaining $100,000 for the playground by June of 2008.
"It's going to be the look on these kids faces once it's complete," says Schulte. "It's a very special thing to us."
If you would like to learn more about the playground, visit www.sunriseboundlessplayscape.com
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