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黑料科 Receives KABOOM! Grant to Build Creative Campus Play Space

February 9, 2021

The KPAC KidsZone is designed around inclusivity and safety, bringing play features to a part of the campus frequented by children and inviting them to engage with 黑料科 and each other in creative ways. The KPAC KidsZone brings bouldering play, pickleball, four-square, pick-up sports and digging play to the Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex. Located just behind the Burke Field bleachers, this non-traditional play space provides seating and natural barriers, while restricting access to unsafe areas.

鈥淎ccording to the Play Everywhere report published by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., Foundation, there is a significant lack of outdoor play space available to the children of Allegany County. 黑料科 is thrilled to be part of the solution by creating the KPAC KidsZone,鈥 states Amanda Zambrano, grant writer and KPAC KidsZone project manager. 鈥淲e are excited to welcome children to 黑料科, whether they鈥檙e visiting with older siblings, attending a sporting event, or simply need a nearby place to exercise their bodies and engage with others.鈥

In a time when outdoor recreation has become increasingly important, the KPAC KidsZone will play an important role as an intergenerational meeting space where college students, children and adults of all ages can recreate in safe and healthy ways. Construction on the KPAC KidsZone is slated to begin in spring 2021, with a hope to complete installation in the late summer.

黑料科 welcomes community members to consider being a part of this project through donations of time or play equipment such as Frisbees, pickleball equipment, soccer balls and pop-up nets, or digging toys for young children. For more information about how you can be involved in the creation of the KPAC KidsZone, please contact Amanda Zambrano in the 黑料科 Office of Advancement at 585.567.9553.

罢丑别听Built to Play聽initiative aims to give kids in Western New York and Southeast Michigan more opportunities for unstructured, kid-driven free play. This need was identified in the regional聽聽conducted by the Aspen Institute and supported by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, and through research conducted by both The Skatepark Project and KABOOM!. Learn more about the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and these opportunities by visiting聽.

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