Cordova Meadows Elementary School, Rancho Cordova
Build Day: Friday, March 30, 2007
Cordova Meadows Elementary School, a Title I School, had playground equipment that was built in 1967, which no longer met playground safety standards, was not a challenging medium for students to engage in safe, creative, and innovative play, and no longer inspired the greater public to utilize the playground as a destination community space.

Boys & Girls Club of Del Rey, Fresno area
Build Day: Saturday, March 31, 2007
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County has been in operation in since 1949. Their previous playground was vandalized in July 2004 and was rickety, burned and falling apart. The Del Rey Club is open six days per week, 52 weeks a year and provides the kids a safe place after school and all summer.

City of Fresno
Build Day: Saturday, March 31, 2007
The city was renovating Romain Park, the site of the new skatepark. About two and a half years ago, the city of Fresno built a cement skatepark in Romain Park. However, the demand for this type of facility has greatly exceeded the existing space. The new and expanded skatepark provides updated and safer equipment for youth in the area.

Coachella Valley Recreation & Park District, Mecca
Build Day: Saturday, March 31, 2007
Coachella Valley Recreation and Park District (CVRPD) provides afterschool youth programs, which focus on creativity, innovation, and development. Their play structure, built in 2001, served approximately 700 kids daily. CVRPD will relocate the existing structure to another more central location. Read a newspaper article about the build.

Franklin Elementary School, Redlands
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Franklin Elementary School's old playground equipment, built in 1970, no longer met safety standards. Through the playground project, the students at Franklin Elementary School now have safe equipment on which to play, and constructive activities to take part in during recess and afterschool, decreasing conflict amongst students, and increasing student exercise.

La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), Salinas
Build Day: Saturday, March 31, 2007
Founded in 1989 by Cesar E. Chavez, La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) is a nonprofit arm of the farm workers movement. Field offices like this one in Salinas provide social services for the low-income population so that they can overcome any immediate challenges. This location also offers afterschool programs for children, and the Build Day provided them with their first playground.

Leonard Flynn Elementary School, San Francisco
Build Day: Saturday, March 31, 2007
Located on Cesar Chavez Boulevard, Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School has been in existence since the 1920s and had only a small play structure that was not nearly sufficient to accommodate the huge student population at the school. The new playground is used for afterschool activities during the week, on weekends, and during community events.

MAAC Housing Project, San Diego
Build Day: Saturday, March 31, 2007
In 1965, MAAC Project opened its doors to serve San Diego's disadvantaged and runs several programs, including HeadStart/FirstStart. The old playground structure was more than 15 years old and its dilapidated parts made the structure hazardous for children to play on. MAAC removed the old playground equipment and expanded the current site, creating a safe space for children to play, and an area where families in the neighborhood can hold informal and special events.

Mayfair Head Start, San Jose
Build Day: Saturday, March 31, 2007
The Mayfair Head Start program provides services to low income families in a predominately Hispanic and Vietnamese neighborhood. The 10-year-old playground that was on the site was not designed for the young Head Start children, and they did not have access to a playground designed for their age group. The site is open to the public and serves all kids in the surrounding neighborhoods.