Haiti: Day 5 By Julie Rearick The ribbon-cutting is today at 10:00 am, but we left at our normal time of 7 a.m., so we could decorate the playground with balloons and ribbons. Families … Read More
Haiti: Day 4 By Julie Rearick We left the hotel at our usual time of 7:00 a.m. knowing we had two things to get done today: anchor the playground and haul gravel for … Read More
Haiti: Day 3 By Julie Rearick Today was a day of significant accomplishments, with the team digging more than 50 holes. We mixed and poured concrete assembly-style like my good friends at KaBOOM! Our playground has … Read More
First Days in Haiti Day one: The only way to describe my first day in Carrefour is pure disbelief. From the moment I stepped off the plane, everything changed. The airport was chaotic and … Read More
Bringing the Benefits of Play to Carrefour, Haiti As I pack my things for my trip to Carrefour, Haiti, I realize this is not going to be a typical tropical getaway filled with swimming and naps on the … Read More
Playworld Systems Helps KaBOOM! Celebrate Major Milestone It’s not every day that one gets the chance to see our nation’s first lady in person. Playworld Systems’ chairman Dale Miller did just that last week as he, along … Read More
I Bought a Copy Did You? Last week, Darell Hammond, CEO of KaBOOM! released his much anticipated book: KaBOOM!: How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play. I got my copy on Thursday and had … Read More
It’s April—That Means it is Autism Awareness Month On the evenings of April 1 and 2, 2011, prominent buildings across North America and the world, including the Empire State Building in New York City and the CN Tower … Read More
Are you insane? Albert Einstein believed insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Not that Einstein was qualified to be an expert on sanity with hair … Read More
Mr Proud goes to Washington I recently had the opportunity to represent Playworld Systems at a White House briefing on physical activity. The event was held at the Executive Office Building, next to the White … Read More
Playworld & Empower Playgrounds in Ghana Electricity-Generating Playground Equipment Lights Villages, Helps Students Learn Playworld Systems has partnered with Empower Playgrounds, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides renewable energy to villages in Ghana through electricity-generating playground equipment and smart … Read More
Fourth and final day in Ghana November 11th While short, my trip was a truly life-changing experience. Some cultural observations that will stick with me (in no certain order): • Ghanian people are naturally trusting. Smiles … Read More
Landing in Ghana November 9th: After the 10 hour flight, I landed safely in Accra, Ghana yesterday Today, we turn months of ideas and conversations into reality. When I arrived in Ghana yesterday … Read More
