Note: Major League Soccer is descending on Seattle next week during the build up to MLS Cup 2009 at Qwest Field on Sunday, November 22 at 5:30PM. My email box is getting a lot of action in regards to press releases such as the ones below. I am happy to share this information and hope that the Van Asselt kids enjoy their new playground! (The school moved this year from a historic 100-year old building to this new one.) Bottom of page, see a Thursday November 19 event for SeattleScores.org.
(Photo courtesy of InPraiseofLeftovers.com.)
MLS players will be working alongside Home Depot associates, local volunteers and KaBOOM! organizers to build a brand new playground at Van Asselt Elementary in just one day - Thursday, Nov. 19.
This build is part of a larger program Home Depot and MLS have created. Over the past three years, the organizations have built nearly 20 playspaces in deserving communities across the country and plans are in the works to build five more next season. MLS commissioner Don Garber will be on hand and available to speak about the program and all the good works taking place in Seattle.
WHAT:
MLS stars will join forces with The Home Depot associates, organizers from KaBOOM!, the Seattle Public School system and local volunteers to build an entire playground at Van Asselt Elementary School. The MLS players and volunteers will construct the new playground in just one day.
The playground build is part of a partnership between The Home Depot, MLS W.O.R.K.S., Major League Soccer’s community outreach initiative, and KaBOOM! designed to build a playspace as part of MLS Cup festivities. The new playground will create a great place to play for the more than 600 children who attend Van Asselt Elementary School.
This build is part of The Home Depot’s ongoing commitment to give back to the communities its stores serve. The project is funded through a grant from The Home Depot along with a contribution from Seattle Public Schools.
WHERE:
Van Asselt Elementary School
8311 Beacon Ave.
Seattle, WA 98118
Phone: 206-252-7500
WHEN:
Thursday, Nov. 19
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. -- Volunteers build new playground at Van Asselt Elementary
1 to 2:30 p.m. -- Interview opportunity with MLS players and MLS commissioner, Don Garber
2 p.m. --- Board-cutting ceremony to open new playground
(Note: All times approximate)
CONTACTS:
Mandy Hunsicker, MS&L for The Home Depot, 404-870-6815, mandy.hunsicker@mslworldwide.com
Kathryn Gallagher, The Home Depot, 949-887-2268, kathryn_gallagher@homedepot.com
Sean Dennison, MLS, 212-450-1223, sean.dennison@mlsnet.com
Tom Redman, Seattle Public Schools, 206-252-0655, tlredman@seattleschools.org
BACKGROUND:
The Home Depot has been the “Official Home Improvement Sponsor” of Major League Soccer since 2008. As the world’s largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot embraces its role as a leader in social responsibility and celebrates its long-standing commitment to volunteerism. Through The Home Depot Foundation; Team Depot, the company’s associate volunteer program; and ongoing partnerships with nonprofits, The Home Depot donates thousands of hours, tools and supplies each year to community service projects where associates live and work.
KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Celebrating 13 years of service in 2009, KaBOOM! has used its innovative community-build model to bring together business and community interests to construct new playgrounds, skateparks, sports fields and ice rinks across North America.
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