U.S. Bank volunteers James Hutterer (left) and Luke Becker (second from right) work with COA facilities director Jorge Juarez (in orange shirt) and Sam Jeffery of Lee Recreation LLC to hoist a roof onto a play structure. (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
The volunteer construction crew mixes cement to anchor the legs of playground equipment. (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
Colorful new playground structures offer opportunities for crawling, climbing and sliding. (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
U.S. Bank volunteers Dan Hahn (left) and Dan Rindfleisch install a miniature vehicle while Sam Jeffery of Lee Recreation LLC helps with measurements. (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
Lifting this roof requires many hands. (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
Drums anyone? (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
Keshuan Hopkins (left) and his cousin Joshua Butler play in the gym while Joshua's mother signs him up for the Burke Early Education Center at COA Goldin Center. (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
Andrea Aikens (left) and Rashan Hoskins take registrations for the new Burke Early Education Center. (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
Ten volunteers from U.S. Bank built a new KaBOOM! playground at COA Youth & Family Centers’ Goldin Center next to the soon-to-open Burke Early Education Center, 2320 W. Burleigh St. Representatives from Next Door Foundation signed children up for the new pre-school program. KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping communities build playgrounds.
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Volunteers build new KaBOOM! playground at COA Goldin Center
by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
July 24, 2015
