Warwick Playground Dreams receives $15,000 grant from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

WARWICK — Warwick Playground Dreams has received a $15,000 Direct Effect Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
The Quality of Life Grants Program support non-profit organizations that empower individuals living with paralysis.
Warwick Playground Dreams will use the grant for the new wheelchair accessible merry-go-round and two of the ramps leading up to the main playground structure. These will be installed as part of the new playground build at Stanley-Deming park, taking place April 22-28, .
"The vision of this non-profit organization, comprised solely of volunteers from the community, is to create a truly inclusive playground, ensuring that children of all ages and abilities are able to enjoy the crucial physical and emotional health benefits associated with outdoor play among their peers," Warwick Playground Dreams organizers said in the press release announcing the grant. "This contribution from the Reeve Foundation has played an important role in making the dream a reality."
About the Reeve FoundationThe Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information, and advocacy.
The foundation has funded a wide variety of projects from employment programs to adaptive sports programs, to accessible playground projects like Warwick Playground Dreams.
“In the spirit of Dana Reeve’s legacy, and our ongoing partnership with ACL, this diverse co-hort of grantees promises far-reaching outcomes and addresses deeply important issues of our day, such as sexual abuse prevention, LGBTQ inclusion and adaptive technology to enhance in-dependence,” said Mark Bogosian, director of the Quality of Life Grants Program. “We firmly believe that these projects will make a difference and positively change the lives of those individuals, families, and communities served by the work of these important and dedicated organizations.”
For more information, please visit their website at www.ChristopherReeve.org or call 800-539-7309.
About Warwick Playground DreamsWarwick Playground Dreams is a non-profit made up of a committee of volunteers from all across the town of Warwick who want to rejuvenate the aging playground in Stanley Deming Park. Working with the Village of Warwick, schools and the playground designers and building consultants from Play By Design, their plan is to bring a community-designed, community-built ADA-accessible playground to Warwick.
Volunteer and artistsWarwick Playground Dreams is currently seeking volunteers and artists for Build Week, Apr. 22-28 (no construction experience necessary,) lunch and dinner service donations or sponsorships and the loan or donation of tools needed for the community build.
Individuals or organizations interested in helping to volunteer to build, or send a team of volunteers, sign up for your shift today at http://warwickplaygrounddreams.com/sign-up-to-volunteer/.
For a complete list of tools needed, please email warwickplaygrounddream-stools@gmail.com.
Artists wishing to contribute their talents by painting a playground mural, please email war-wickplaygrounddreamsart@gmail.com.
For additional questions, call 646-775-5176.