Out2Play
Out2Play to Deliver 40 New Playgrounds across the Five Boroughs
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 20th, 2009
A record-breaking 40 New York City public school yards will be transformed into child-friendly play spaces by Out2Play this summer. As a result, over 26,000 students (43% of whom, statistically, are either obese or overweight) will be returning to new play structures, basketball courts and kickball diamonds this September. The schools, located throughout the five boroughs, are part of this year’s roster of playgrounds to be built by Out2Play, a non-profit group with a mission of delivering playgrounds to economically disadvantaged NYC public schools.
Out2Play has already successfully completed 40 playgrounds around the City since 2005, transforming over 900,000 square...
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