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Parents and teachers at L’Anse Area Schools are hoping to make sure students get the outdoor playtime that they need.
The C. J. Sullivan Elementary PTO is working to raise one hundred thousand dollars to build a new playground structure.
The organization recently received a fifteen thousand dollar ‘KaBOOM!’ Grant from Doctor Pepper and Snapple to help get closer to the goal of replacing the aging playground equipment in 2019.
“We have some parts that are broken. A merry-go-round and other pieces on the playground are not working, and our structure is about 25 years old,” said Amy Nawrot, Middle School Math Teacher and C.J. Sullivan PTO President. “Our structure right now really only accommodates maybe ten students at a time, and we have as many as a hundred students — even more than that — at recess time.”
The PTO will be meeting with playground construction representatives in October to hash out the details of the new structure.
They’re just under a third of the way toward funding the whole project.
In addition to numerous fundraisers, the group is accepting donations. You can learn more about their effort on their Facebook page.
