Yossi: So many in Hasafran and AJL have grown to love Rita Frischer and her husband Jerry. They have lovingly and tirelessly devoted these past few years to the following project and it would be wonderful if colleagues and friends from AJL and Hasafran knew about it. Rita and Jerry lost a grand daughter several years ago... and that's what Annie's Playground project is all about. Thank you for sharing. Abigail Yasgur, Director Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles "promoting Jewish literacy"
June 3, 2004 Dear Friends and Family, We would like to let everyone know that "Annie's Playground" is finally going to be constructed in Seattle this summer! We want to thank all of you for your loving support over the two and a half years since this project began. Jerry and I are glad to be renting here in Seattle for now, so we're on hand and able to help the "Friends of Annie's Playground" to get the job done. We'd like to share with you some of the exciting plans for the new playground. There will be colorful play equipment for kids of all ages, including lots of swings, high slides, monkey bars, and a merry-go-round. In keeping with the playground's Northwest Wildlife theme, there will also be exploration caves and nature-inspired tile art, including a heron-shaped bench with outstretched wings. If you'd like to see what the new playground will look like, just go to www.anniesplayground.org and click on "Playground Plans". It was your generosity at the very beginning that convinced Seattle Parks that the playground should be renovated. Since then, enthusiastic community fundraising, a Department of Neighborhoods matching grant, plus additional grants, have made "Annie's Playground" a reality. City equipment began grading on June 1st. Our work parties are scheduled to start on July 9th and continue for the next four weekends. Community volunteers will be installing equipment, placing tiles under the supervision of our professional artist, and spreading wood chip surfacing. Members of the community have committed to a total of at least 2,000 volunteer hours! If you'd like to help and you can't come to Seattle for the work parties, please consider making an additional contribution to help pay for the professional artwork and refreshments for the work party volunteers. Any left over money will go into a fund for continued maintenance and upkeep of the playground. You can send your contribution check, made out to "Friends of Annie's Playground", to: Tammie Conder, Volunteer Coordinator Friends of Annie's Playground at Meadowbrook 3047 NE 98th Street Seattle WA 98115. Our Tax ID Number is 51-0170717. Thank you again for your help, your compassion, and your friendship. The dedication date hasn't been set yet, but you will be among the first to know. With much affection, Rita and Jerry Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org