KaBOOM! kicked off our 2006 trainings with a free Workshop Entirely on Play (WE Play!) in Los Angeles.  If you missed it, don't worry!  Another WE Play! will take place April 19 in Boston.

WE Play! LA sessions included The Importance of Play; The KaBOOM! Community-Build Roadmap; Selecting a Playspace Site, Equipment and Safety Surfacing; and Effective FUNdraising Strategies. More than 60 community organizers interested in building a great new place to play in their neighborhoods attended the free one-day training session.

“KaBOOM! encourages attendees to learn from and network with other project leaders, and get inspired to change the face of play in their communities,” said Hanh Le, Director of Partnerships and Trainings, KaBOOM!. “We also want attendees of WE Play! to leave aware of the wealth of resources available at all times on the KaBOOM! Online Portal. Our ultimate goal is to help make the journey to improving communities a pleasant trip.”

WE Play! LA was the first of six KaBOOM! trainings scheduled this year. WE Play! Boston will take place April 19, in conjunction with a playground build the following day in Taunton, MA. This summer, KaBOOM! will bring its two and a half day University of Play (U Play!) to Chicago this July.  Advocates of play will have the same great networking opportunities as they do at WE Play!, but also receive more in-depth information on grassroots community-organizing, public relations, playspace design, maintenance and much more.  Additional WE Play! trainings will be announced soon!

For more information on upcoming KaBOOM! trainings, click here or call 202-659-0215, ext. 4000.