Star Park opens and kids rush the gates.
The status on Friday afternoon.
Several firms in the Ferndale area paid their employees their regular wages but had them spend a day or days working on the playground.
Young and old volunteered.
Everyone pitched in where ever needed.
Tamping the freshly poured concrete.
Overall view on Sunday evening. Yes.
Ferndale volunteers build kids playground
Over 2,000 volunteers have just built a new playground in six days. We do a photo story.
Over 2,000 volunteers have just built a new playground in six days. We do a photo story.
The photos should tell the story. Starting last Tuesday morning, volunteers started building a children's playground next to Pioneer Park on Ferndale's south side. Its name is Star Park. Sunday evening they dedicated and opened it. No speechs. First a show of hands from all who had helped and then a countdown to a couple hundred kids joyously running into the new playground to try out all the fun toys.
We cannot do justice to it here and so are linking to other websites with more info, videos and photos. A tip of our hat to all the folks in Ferndale for a superbly done community project. And to our old blogger friend Riley Sweeney, now communications director for the city. He played a significant role in making this a success.
Hope you enjoy.
City of Ferndale Star Park page - the name for this playground.
Facebook city of Ferndale website
Bellingham Herald article - with video and photos
About John Servais
Citizen Journalist and Editor • Fairhaven, Washington USA • Member since Feb 26, 2008
John started Northwest Citizen in 1995 to inform fellow citizens of serious local political issues that the Bellingham Herald was ignoring. With the help of donors from the beginning, he has [...]
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Tim Paxton
Jun 06, 2016What a great story and effort for the kids of Ferndale. The pictures tell the story well. Looks like a great team effort we can all be proud of too. Thanks John.