New England Patriots players will join more than 200 volunteers from UnitedHealthcare, the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, the West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA), the Providence Parks + Recreation Department, organizers from KaBOOM! and residents of the local community on Tuesday, Oct. 11, to build a new playground at Dexter Training Ground. The new playground’s design is based on drawings created by children who participated in a Design Day event in August.
WHY?
The playground will be the seventh built by KaBOOM! and UnitedHealthcare as part of UnitedHealthcare’s “Do Good. Live Well.” initiative – a campaign to inspire service and encourage volunteerism in communities where UnitedHealthcare employees live and work. The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation is supporting the “Do Good. Live Well.” mission and partnering with UnitedHealthcare throughout the year to help Patriots fans live healthier lives.
This project is also one of more than 150 playground builds KaBOOM! will lead across the country in 2011 in an effort to provide a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. This park is one of the most used parks in Providence and is used by an extremely economically and ethnically diverse population. The location is unique in that the playground is located on a very historic site with the castle-like, nationally renowned Cranston Street Armory at one end of the park.
WHEN?
Tuesday, October 11
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Kick-off ceremony & volunteer deployment
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Best viewing of playground construction
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Patriots players participate in final construction phase
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate new play area
Note: all times approximate
WHERE?
Dexter Training Ground, 65 Dexter Street, Providence, RI 02909
WHO?
Approximately 20 New England Patriots players, including*:
Wes Welker
Rob Gronkowski
Deion Branch
Devin McCourty
BenJarvus Green-Ellis
Patrick Chung
Rob Ninkovich
Kevin Faulk
Stephen Gostkowski
Zoltan Mesko
Nate Solder
Kyle Love
Matt Slater
Gary Guyton
Dane Fletcher
Patriots mascot Pat Patriot & Patriots Cheerleaders; Hundreds of volunteers from the local community
*scheduled and subject to change
VISUALS?
Before and after shots of the site with a backdrop of the castle-like Cranston Street Armory
Volunteers assembling brightly colored playground equipment
Volunteers moving 64,800 square feet of safety surfacing by hand
Ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate the playground






