I'm interested in advocating for play in Eastern North Carolina. I'd like to help organize a Build Day, from fundraising to soliciting volunteers, to PR - the works. I believe that I can do it, and there is some real need in the more rural, economically downtrodden cities outisde of Raleigh, NC.
Before getting started, I need to find other Playmakers in my area, find out what's already been done, what's being planned, and how I can help. If I'm on my own, I need to know that, too.
Please reply if you know of any KaBOOM! efforts happening in Eastern North Carolina.
Thank you for posting your question on the forum. And yes you can do it!
We have several Playmakers in Creedmor, Cary, Charlotte, Franklinton to name a few. If you can give me more specifics on what areas you would like to focus on, I can better direct advocates your way.
Also, in addition to our many online resources to support you in your misssion to build a playspace, which I have listed below, KaBOOM! will also be holding a free one-day WE Play! training on May 13th in Charlotte, NC. The training consists of information on how to do all the things you mentioned above as well as how to get others interested in your project. This would also be great opportunity to network with like minded inviduals in your area. You can click on the link above or below to regsiter.
I look forward to hearing back from you so we can help make your goal a reality and thank you for being such an incredible advocate for play.
PS If you haven't already, we would love to have you as a Playmaker. Click here to register.
Yours in Play,
Brooke Bennett
National Advocacy Manager
Trainings (www.kaboom.org/trainings)
Online webinars are held every other week or so. They are meant to give people information on the various aspects of planning a playspace. Also, this year we are holding 12 Workshops Entirely on Play (WE Play!). The dates and locations of these workshops can be found at www.kaboom.org/weplay
Road Map (www.kaboom.org/roadmap)
This is an interactive tool that takes you through lessons on how to plan a project. Each “mile marker” is a step in planning, fundraising, and organizing a project. This site also has really great supplemental materials you can download and use to help you plan. Listen to this webinar to learn how to plan for a project: The KaBOOM! Road Map: An Introduction to Planning a Playground Project .
Toolkit (www.kaboom.org/toolkit)
In 2004, KaBOOM! published four books and eight workbooks on everything you need to know about planning a playground project. Now, you can download ALL this great information on our website. If you don’t want to download the PDFs, you can read everything in html.
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