Volunteers Make Playground a Reality for Autistic Children
Giant Steps Illinois joins forces with nonprofit playground builders KaBOOM! and Radio Flyer.
Slithery slides and shifting sands, treasure tumbles and tick-tack-toe spinning bands—these are a few of the hundreds of pieces that a few hundred helping hands put together for hundreds of smiles and hours of fun to come. Over 500 hands helped build Giant Steps school's first playground this month. The school, which caters to children suffering autism disorders, completed the effort with the help of their volunteers, students, the Radio Flyer company, and funding from from nonprofit playground builder KaBOOM! and Blue Cross And Blue Shield. Crews completed the work in two days. Giant Steps began as a home school and moved into its current facility off Warrenville Road just over a year ago. So far they have set up a computer lab, sensory/…
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