City of Anaheim, CA
07/15/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/15/2022 18:34
Kids join Anaheim Ducks, city to design Anaheim's next playground
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2022 - City News - Current
Posted on: July 15, 2022
Kids join Anaheim Ducks, city to design Anaheim's next playground
ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 15, 2022) - More than 50 kids joined with Anaheim Ducks, the city of Anaheim and KABOOOM! on Friday to help design Anaheim's next playground.
The kids drew designs including climbing walls, monkey bars, playhouses and swings with their input going toward the final design for a new 4,300-square-foot KABOOM! playground to be built in one day on Sept. 16.
The kids got an assist from more than 30 Ducks prospect players ― recent draft picks and future hopefuls for the Anaheim Ducks lineup at Honda Center.
Ducks Head Coach Dallas Eakins also was on hand, as was Wild Wing, the Ducks' fan-favorite mascot, and the Ducks Street Team.
The playground, which will open shortly after being built on Sept. 16, will be the first phase in the transformation of a grassy field into Center Greens, a downtown park next to Anaheim City Hall and the Downtown Anaheim Community Center.
The 3.5-acre Center Greens will include a new basketball court, skate park, an obstacle course, a loop walking trail and more. The complete park is set to open in 2023.
After the design session, kids joined Ducks prospect players, Wild Wing and the Ducks Street Team playing backyard hockey, cornhole and Jenga, all part of the team's support of health and wellness of kids and families in Anaheim.
The Ducks squad will return on Sept. 16 for the one-day build of the new playground.
This will be the 15th KABOOM! playground in Anaheim and the first sponsored by the Anaheim Ducks, rallying neighbors around the common goal of improving communities for our kids.