DFCS Foster Child Playground
This project has never been done in Carroll county. The Department of Family and Children's Services manages the foster child program in Carroll County. There is a small playground at the facility that is geared towards children less than 10 years old. This new playground will be geared towards small children to teenagers. There are currently 226 Foster children in Carroll county. They age from babies to teenagers. This play ground is about 30 feet by 20 feet in area.
Our club raised $65,000 to provide partial funds for this playground. The club contributed $13,300 to purchase the playground. Additionally, the club members will provide the labor and materials to help construct the playground. These materials include drills, ladders, concrete, posts, swings, etc.
As of March 8th, the playground was not built because the steel and plastic was not delivered. Additionally, our weekends have been wet.
On Friday, March 22 and March 23, the DFCS Foster Child playground was completed.
The project resulted from a collaboration of the Carroll County government, Rotarians, Newly formed Interact Club from Central High School and contributions from the community through fundraisers and materials.
| Partner Involvement |
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| Dawn Breakers Rotary club made a financial contribution of $500 plus individual members contributing $500. Carroll County Government contributed dirt and rock resources to provide the pad for the playground. The government provided the machinery to move the dirt in order to make the pad. The Government also provided inmate labor to build the pad. It has provided dirt, rock, pipe and heavy machinery to prepare the pad and to provide skidsteer and augurs to drill the holes. The swing set holes required 24 inch augurs to drill the holes. The playground component required 12 inch augurs to drill the holes.. They contributed about $15,000 to the project. Superior International Plastics provided the playground equipment at cost. Kor Kat provided expertise to install the playground and to guide the Rotarians at cost. The company contributed $10,000 to the project by providing the equipment at cost. |
Preliminary land view
Preliminary land view prior to grading
Interact student from newly sponsored interact club
Interact students
New interact students with picnic table
Interact student constructing picnic table
New interact girls
New interact girls constructing picnic table
New member constructing picnic table
New member Vincent Dortch constructing pic nic
Newly inducted member working
Kash Johnson was newly inducted and working hard
Past President having fun
Past President George Leneaus having fun
Completed set without shade and mulch
Shade and mulch will be put in next week for the mulch and 3 weeks for the shade
Sun setting over playground
Fitting ending of the day and new day when foster children can laugh for a while