Congratulations Dean Krueger Elementary, on your new Shade Structure!!
Children enjoy the shade of their new shade structure, no matter what time of the day recess is, playground equipment is accessible and cool without danger of burn to their skin. Now students can have their workout and fresh air, returning to their classrooms refreshed and revived ready to learn.
Playground burn is a new incident in todays playgrounds, with excessive heat there are more hidden dangers that parents were not conscious of before. One tragic incident occured on Memorial day this year in New York City at Carl Shultz Park on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where a young boy suffered tragic playground burn from dangerously hot playground mats. Rubber mats are usually used to protect children when they fall, but who would have thought that while protecting children in one way could become a hazard in other ways. These rubber mats become very hot when the blistering sun causes the mats’ temperatures to rise to high levels.
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Shade4Schools Fundraising program has been featured in this month’s Education Grants Alert newsletter. Education Grants Alert is a weekly report on funding opportunities for K-12 programs, and is circulated to all schools in the country.
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The full page article showcased various fundraising ideas, using the product as a creative twist to traditional fundraising, and encourages schools to use different tools to canvass more parental and student support. Shade4Schools is highlighted in the article, with a view of educating PTA/PTO’s on the concept of raising funds through donation based programs. The structure of the fundraiser allows for shorter timelines and no investment at the outset. Other fundraising ideas in the article discussed using the cookie dough concept by introducing a healthier cookie alternative, which would also garner more support from parent bodies. For more information on fundraising ideas contact info@shade4schools.com.
