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" It's pretty exciting to see the
project expand with an interest
from people who have never been
connected with the park in the past
and also with more features the
community will hopefully enjoy, "
says Denise Caldwell, BCRP landscape architect. " NRPA has been
great, working hard to get donations and donors. "
ABC Park, located on 2 acres
will receive the following:
* A new 800-square-foot indoor/
outdoor field house, as well as
new restroom facilities
* An ADA-compliant splash pad
* An upgraded and expanded playground
* State-of-the-art outdoor fitness
equipment
* A new outdoor basketball court
* New fencing and entrance
* Modern amenities, including
new seating, gathering spaces,
bike racks and more
One of the new features is the
field house, which is more of a community pavilion. " The new building
plan was developed with input from
community leader Derwin Hannah
and focuses on a large indoor/outdoor room that can be opened on
three sides to the outdoors, " says
Lance Decker, BCRP architect.
" There will be a big porch with a
uniquely shaped roof held up by
tree trunk columns from Ash trees
that were slated for removal from
the West side of Baltimore but are
structurally perfect for this purpose.
This new space will be great for ongoing park activities, community
gatherings and park festivals. "
Seeing the importance of PBC
projects and wanting to contribute, NRPA partners with donors
who work with the local agency
to provide their products and services at no cost. Many of the donors are already approved vendors

of BCRP, and they have each carefully considered the community's
needs regarding the equipment to
be installed. " We have been involved with NRPA and the Parks
Build Community for a number of
years, " says Brian Johnson, chief
marketing officer for BCI Burke.
" Being a part of each of the projects has been rewarding for us at
Burke because we can see the impact on the communities involved.
Our mission is to bring Play to
Communities and this is one way
we can truly partner with NRPA
and with Baltimore this year to reinvent that park space with an innovative playscape. We are providing a Burke Nucleus play structure
with some of our new products like
the Luge® Slide, Solis™ Toppers
and a Verve® Climbing System. "
Anne-Marie Spencer, corporate
vice president of marketing for
PlayCore, says: " For Baltimore,
we knew they wanted something
to encourage family engagement,
so our Expression Swing was the
perfect response to that need. Invented by our GameTime team, it
allows a parent and child to swing
together face to face - promoting

" It's pretty exciting to see the
project expand with an interest
from people who have never
been connected with the park
in the past and also with more
features the community will
hopefully enjoy. "
family time and gleeful activity!
Our philosophy is to develop research with leading scholars and
universities then apply that to our
wide range of products to build
play, fitness, aquatic and leisure
spaces that are loved and used regularly by the community. "
" As part of Greenfields' mission to promote wellness and fight
obesity one community at a time,
we are looking to provide exercise
opportunities to as many people as
possible and eliminate common obstacles to working out, " says Sam
Mendelsohn, president and CEO
of Greenfields Outdoor Fitness,
This GameTime Expression Swing
encourages family engagement.

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