Press Release

Target Volunteers Aim To Give Back to the Community, Focus on Playground Build At Remington Elementary School

June 11, 2001

In an effort to give back to the community, nearly 150 metro-Denver Target Stores and Mervyn's volunteers, along with students and community members from the Sunnyside neighborhood, will renovate the playgrounds at Remington Elementary School.

The one-day renovation and build will take place on Tuesday, June 12 beginning at 8:00 a.m. Remington is located at 4735 Pecos Street.

The playground volunteers will build a new structure, paint existing equipment and blacktop areas, install two new basketball backboards and add perimeter fencing.

"The renovation will provide a safe environment for all our students, including meeting the needs of our four-year olds in Early Childhood Education and our students with special needs," said Principal Suzanne Cordova.

The playground equipment is being provided by Target, Inc. through a partnership with Kaboom!, a national non-profit organization that brings together individuals, communities and businesses to provide children with fun, safe and accessible playgrounds.

Kaboom! has built over 260 playgrounds since 1995, and 23 of those with Target. Remington will be number 24, and the second playground from this partnership in the metro-Denver area.

By the end of this calendar year, DPS will have renovated 14 playgrounds throughout the district since the year 2000.