Delridge Community Ctr. Playground update – by DCC interns!

We mentioned during our West Seattle Summer Fest coverage that we are working with a group of youth doing multimedia internships through Delridge Community Center, and this morning we have a report. The group is Digital Darkroom – we’ll tell you a more about them later, as we are working fast to get out more stories this morning, but with the Delridge playground construction happening tomorrow, we didn’t want to wait on this – it’s great to have our DCC playground coverage enhanced by interns who are based right there! — TR, WSB editor

By Nick Wolf
Digital Darkroom Intern

This Friday, the Delridge Community Center is receiving a long-overdue remodel for its playground. The old playground was removed about two weeks ago when contractors came in to take out the old playground equipment.

This project started when Ryan Spencer (photo above) answered a surprise call from KaBOOM! Ryan, who works as the assistant coordinator for the community center, was excited that Delridge CC was selected to receive a new playground. KaBoom is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. It remodels and builds new playgrounds for organizations across the nation.

The volunteer work necessary to get the job done has been sponsored by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, a city Department of Neighborhoods grant, and the North Delridge Neighborhood Council.

When volunteers started the excavation they found concrete and some rubber still left in the old playground foundation, so it’s taken about eleven days to remove the remainder in order to start from a fresh foundation. An old and outdated manhole was also uncovered; it has been shortened and covered up with concrete and gravel.

Today, the Associated Recreation Council’s Digital Darkroom interns took photos of the volunteers beginning work on this project (like Nancy Folsom, above) and interviewed organizers and workers. We’ll be covering this story through to completion and will post again on Friday and Monday.

Thanks to Digital Darkroom! We are excited to work with them for the next month.

6 Replies to "Delridge Community Ctr. Playground update - by DCC interns!"

  • delighted July 16, 2009 (9:15 am)

    I am impressed that the first reporter to get every single fact correct and every name correct the first time out was an intern. Go, interns! can’t wait to see you tomorrow. (of course you’re standing on the shoulders of those who did reporting before you, but, good for you for checking your facts.) Happy cheerful photos, can’t wait to see what you uncover tomorrow!

  • WSB July 16, 2009 (10:28 am)

    So are we. But remember, we do have an experienced editor around here (raises hand), through whom everything goes, so what you see on the page — from anyone — is not usually exactly what was received :) — TR (off to edit and write yet more as always, and looking forward to tomorrow, when we’ll be there too)

  • Betsy July 16, 2009 (2:10 pm)

    It’s not too late to have your name or business recognized on the playground wall! Cash donations are still being accepted and will be on the day of; also, donations of food and beverages are enthusiastically accepted — we will have a grand opening at 6:30 pm on July 23 where we will be serving, at very least, 200 cupcakes donated by Coffee to a Tea With Sugar. If you want your name up on the playground wall, contact us to donate! helpdelridgeplay@gmail.com Thanks neighbors!!

  • delighted July 16, 2009 (2:11 pm)

    No slur intended, WSB, we would be bereft without the WSB. As the saying goes, if it isn’t in the West Seattle Blog, it didn’t happen. No insult intended. My apologies.

  • Betsy July 16, 2009 (2:14 pm)

    It’s not too late to have your name or business recognized on the playground wall! Cash donations are still being accepted and will be on the day of; also, donations of food and beverages for the grand opening are enthusiastically welcomed — we will have a grand opening at 6:30 pm on July 23 where we will be serving, at very least, 200 cupcakes donated by Coffee to a Tea With Sugar. If you want your name up on the playground wall, contact us to donate! helpdelridgeplay@gmail.com Thanks neighbors!!

  • WSB July 16, 2009 (2:15 pm)

    No worries. Meantime, glad to hear about the recognition, we’ll get that mentioned in our forthcoming update, just stopped by to get a pic of the ready-and-waiting site .. TR

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