Friends of McDonald School has raised over $22,000 to fund Phase 1 of improvements to the McDonald School playfields, including new maps, a basketball hoop, and a new play structure. Phase 2 plans to raise an additional $20,000 to add play pieces, a game table, landscaping, and fence repairs to further enhance the playfields as a community destination. The playfields located near NE 54th Street serve over 500 children in the surrounding neighborhood.
Friends of McDonald School has raised over $22,000 to fund Phase 1 of improvements to the McDonald School playfields, including new maps, a basketball hoop, and a new play structure. Phase 2 plans to raise an additional $20,000 to add play pieces, a game table, landscaping, and fence repairs to further enhance the playfields as a community destination. The playfields located near NE 54th Street serve over 500 children in the surrounding neighborhood.
Friends of McDonald School has raised over $22,000 to fund Phase 1 of improvements to the McDonald School playfields, including new maps, a basketball hoop, and a new play structure. Phase 2 plans to raise an additional $20,000 to add play pieces, a game table, landscaping, and fence repairs to further enhance the playfields as a community destination. The playfields located near NE 54th Street serve over 500 children in the surrounding neighborhood.
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Thanks to the tremendous support from Where Are the Playfields? PHASE 2 the Seattle School District, our commu- nity, and the Department of Neighbor- The McDonald School playfields are located hoods Small and Simple Grant pro- at 144 NE 54th Street in the heart of east gram, Friends of McDonald School has Green Lake/north Wallingford. raised over $22,000 for Phase 1 playfield improvements! Exciting changes are happening. We’ve added new U.S. and world map sten- cils and a new basketball hoop. By June 2009, we will have a new play structure and refurbished seating amenities (see pictures below).
Who Is Friends of McDonald School?
Friends of McDonald School is a neighborhood
organization interested in enhancing the F.A. McDonald School playfields as a recreation Enhancing Our Valuable area and community gathering place. Playfields …
DONATIONS TAX DEDUCTIBLE Creating a Community
Although we’ve raised a significant amount for Destination … improvements to the playfields, we need to raise an additional $20,000 plus to complete desired improvements. Your donations are tax Refurbished seating deductible. Please contact us at amenities www.friendsofmcdonaldschool.blogspot.com to www.friendsofmcdonaldschool.blogspot.com make your donations and/or to volunteer. mcdonaldschool@gmail.com MCDONALD SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, PHASE 2 - BUILDING A COMMUNITY DESTINATION
McDonald Playfields as a What’s Coming?
Community Destination By the fall of 2009, Friends would like to raise an add a tree and/or other landscape en- additional $20,000 from the community to imple- hancements (8) There are an estimated 500 children in our ment the following improvements (the numbers after east Green Lake/north Wallingford refurbish or replace perimeter fence (9) each improvement correspond to the photo below): neighborhood between I-5 and Green Lake Friends of McDonald School will hold a series and NE 65th Street and NE 50th Street. For add dynamic pieces to the existing play structure located near the center of the east playfield (5) of community workshops to determine the most of these kids, the McDonald School specific improvements to be made and which playfields are the only walkable recreation add play pieces for 2 to 5 year olds to the play improvements will be priorities. areas in the neighborhood. structure at the SE corner (6) add a game/chess table (7) What’s New? Friends of McDonald School has been work- ing hard to make the most of the tremendous donations we have received from the 9 neighborhood. By June 2009, the McDonald School playfields will include the following 4 improvements (the numbers after each im- provement correspond to the photo on the right): 3 a brand new basketball court (1) 4 a new play structure (2) 1 5 refurbished seating amenities (3) Caption describing picture 7 freshly painted maps and ball courts (4) or graphic. 3 8 In the spring of 2009, Friends of McDonald Where Are the Playfields? School held three community workshops to determine what improvements should be 4The McDonald School playfields are located made to the playfields using the $22,000 at 144 NE 54th Street 3 Wallingford. 2 of east 6 in the heart raised. Implementation of these improve- ments will complete Phase 1 of the McDon- 9www.friendsofmcdonaldschool.blogspot.com Green Lake/north
ald School Improvement Plan. McDonald School Improvements