This wide span tensile shade structure has been used to cover outdoor playground equipment at this school yard. Not only do the bright colors of the shade canopy enhance the beauty of the playground, but is vital protection for the children while at play outdoors. It has become more common to find shade structures in school playgrounds today. If your school is newly built, chances are that your playground lacks shade, and this would be an ideal solution for instant shade for a tree-barren play area. Additionally, shade structures protect playground equipment allowing children to utilize cool equipment throughout the day.
Our world is changing more dramatically now than ever before, and with it come many influences in our behavior, which in turn affects all aspects of our society. With the depletion of the ozone layer, outdoor play for children has become more risky, as overexposure to the sun increases the risk of skin cancer. Shade4Schools Inc., www.shade4schools.com, has responded to this situation by offering a strategic fundraising program that enables schools to raise funds directly for the purpose of purchasing shade structures. Shade structures protect children from harsh uv rays of the sun, allowing children a safe cool environment while at play outdoors.
Targeted fundraising - To make fundraisers more interesting, schools could try and create the fundraiser around the intended purchase or use of funds. As in the case of the fundraiser offered by Shade4Schools, where the program is tailored on a donation based program which has a shorter timeline as funds are raised exclusively 100% directed to the purchase of the shade structure. Fundraising kits are available at www.shade4schools.com.
Cause Fundraising - Another good fundraiser could be centered around a specific cause, e.g. raising funds for the refurbishment of a run down dog shelter.
Environmental Fundraising - Tree planting with volunteer support based fundraising helps to raise awareness on conservation and environmental needs.
School trips Fundraising - Field trip fundraising can be made more interesting by centering the fundraiser on graphical maps and images of the destination, raising funds one mile at a time.
Healthy Fundraising - Cookie dough fundraisers always a popular item, can be altered to include a healthy cookie alternative by using oatmeal. Offering healthy cookies will increase parental support as they prefer the healthier alternative snack for their children.
Personal mementos - Fundraisers centered around mementos capturing memorable art made by children are another interesting form of fundraising.
Corporate fundraising - More companies today are seeking ways to get involved in community driven projects to give back to their communities. Shade4Schools fundraiser has a corporate sponsorship kit that enables schools to approach corporations to donate funds for shade structures, with the option of the company’s embossed logo on top for publicity purposes.
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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