Engineering a playground
By Jodi Blasé
Burlington (Mass.) Union
May 08, 2008

Mary Sweeney is an engineer who took time off to raise her family, only to discover her former occupation could provide a much-needed service to Francis Wyman School. Sweeney’s involvement began almost two years ago when she started attending PTO meetings.

“There were discussions about renovations in the playground, especially around the Burlington LABBB program. The safety of the playground had deteriorated so much that they could no longer bring the children out to play. There was even one section of the playground that was near the school windows that created dust in the classroom and the teachers wanted it paved over,” she said.

By the last PTO meeting in May of ’07, the board learned that both money and plans weren’t approved. Sweeny, who had been voted secretary, along with other officers of the PTO, thought they should take matters into their own hands to help initiate a new play area.

“We thought it would help the school if the PTO formed a playground committee so that there would be another group of advocates to promote the cause,” she said.

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