Alexander Inclusive Playground Project

08/22/2026

We didn’t intentionally pick a musical instrument to match our school colors! What a fun photo! Thanks Percussion Play for your well-loved product!

08/20/2026

We had to consult our resident experts on where to put the musical instruments which finally arrived this week. Thanks to our wonderful preschool and kindergarten teachers for giving their input. (Laura Piccard was one of them but accidentally did not make the photo. She’s been a very active member of the committee, for which we are very grateful!)

08/16/2026

There are still some donors to thank for swooping in with last minute donations to make our dream possible. This thank you post goes to The Sammy and Solly Foundation for Peace, started by the incredible Sarah Adkins. We so appreciate your generosity.

08/11/2026

The spinner has been fixed and the preschool/kindergarten playground is open again!

08/04/2026

The new preschool/kindergarten playground area is temporarily closed for a few days. The playground company had to come back and fix an issue with the spinner. There was a mistake made during installation, but we caught it early so it should be all ready to go before school starts. Thanks for staying off it for a little while!

08/03/2026

Thank you Southern Ohio Sanitation for donating a bathroom facility to our playground project during this summer’s build yet again. The workers and volunteers truly appreciated it. We are lucky to have so many donors give summer after summer.

Locally owned sanitation company serving Athens, Meigs, Hocking, Vinton, and Washington counties. Septic pumping, porta-john rental, grease trap cleaning.

07/29/2026

Rather than buy a new swing set, we were able to repurpose the old one. We had a wonderful crew get out there and paint it to match the rest of the equipment. Thanks to our awesome staff Alexander Local Schools for helping with this!

07/21/2026

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, September 20th we are going to celebrate the completion of our entire project! We hope you all come out to party with us!

07/20/2026

So great to see kids from Alexander Local Schools playing out at the newest space this morning as early as 9 am!

07/17/2026

Thank you to Mark Rice and Bryan McCollum for getting our swings up and knowing how to have a good time in the process!