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The new playground will provide more than 400 children who attend theAbramson Science & Technology Charter School with a safe place to play.Currently, the children do not have a playground at the school to play on. Theplayspace is the third built by KaBOOM! and State Farm(R) in conjunction withthe State Farm Bayou Classic, and one of more than 215 KaBOOM! will leadacross the country in 2008 in an effort to provide a great place to playwithin walking distance of every child in America. The build is also part ofOperation Playground -- the KaBOOM! initiative to build playgrounds in areasaffected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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"State Farm is committed to make our communities better. With that sharedmotivation, State Farm agents, employees, family members, and friends areinvolved in multiple service efforts to help revitalize communities along theGulf," said State Farm Marketing Vice President Pam El. "We are enthused towork in collaboration with building projects like Habitat for Humanity.Likewise, State Farm is proud to sponsor the KaBOOM! playground build for thethird year during the State Farm Bayou Classic weekend to help restore hopeand fun for the children and families in this area."
In addition to the new playground, the students will receive someeducation on build day. State Farm's Neighborhood of Knowledge(R) will be setup on site for the children of the Abramson Science & Technology CharterSchool. Neighborhood of Knowledge(R) is a showcase of fun and educationfeaturing educational coloring books, child I.D. kits and more.
The playground build will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a kickoff ceremony andwill conclude at 2:30 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate theplayground. More information can be found athttp://www.statefarmbayouclassic.com.
About State Farm:
State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S.,is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada.State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve more than 78 millionauto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and morethan 1.9 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Companyis the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No.32 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, pleasevisit statefarm.com(R) or in Canada statefarm.ca(R).
Abramson Science and Technology Charter School/Recovery School District
Abramson Science and Technology Charter School is one of 66 schools in theRecovery School District. Created by legislation passed in 2003, the RSD is aspecial school district administered by the Louisiana.
KaBOOM!
KaBOOM! is a national non-profit organization that envisions a great placeto play within walking distance of every child in America. Since 1995, KaBOOM!has used its innovative community-build model to bring together business andcommunity interests to construct more than 1,500 new playgrounds, skateparks,sports fields and ice rinks across North America. KaBOOM! also offers avariety of resources, including an online community, regional and nationaltrainings, grants, publications and the KaBOOM! National Campaign for Play,which includes Playful City USA and the Playmaker Network -- a nationalnetwork of individual advocates for play. Headquartered in Washington, D.C.,KaBOOM! also has offices in Chicago and San Mateo, Calif. For moreinformation, visit http://www.kaboom.org.
SOURCE State Farm
