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More than 200 volunteers from Duquesne Light, the City of McKeesport, the McKeesport Lions Club, organizers from KaBOOM! and local residents will join forces on Friday, April 25, to build a new playground at Highland Grove Park. The design is based on children's drawings created at a special design event in January.
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and the ribbon-cutting is scheduled for that afternoon.
McKeesport was selected to receive a KaBOOM! playground after being designated a "Playful City USA community." More than 800 kids in the Highland Grove area are expected to use the new playground. Duquesne Light is supporting the construction of the playground through employee volunteer support and financial contributions.
In addition to city Mayor Mike Cherepko, people scheduled to participate include U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, state Sen. Jim Brewster, state Rep. Marc Gergely, state Rep. Bill Kortz, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, and Duquesne Light President & CEO Rich Riazzi
Since 1996, the national non-profit KaBOOM! has been "dedicated to ensuring that all children get the balance of active play they need to become healthy and successful adults." The organization uses the hashtag "#playmatters".
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