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Page 2 <br />n <br />CONSTRUCTION: The playground is built over a four -day <br />by <br />weekend, likened to an old fashioned bar -raising, <br />end <br />volunteers --children, parents, grandparents, <br />the architect. <br />friends-- under the direction of <br />"Our PTA started talking about a playground for Pinewood <br />' <br />after our physical education teacher reported how our <br />Physical <br />students did with the President's Council on <br />Bradley, co-chair of the <br />Fitness test last year," said Mary <br />"While our kids' results are not <br />- <br />playground project. <br />different from those across the country, the real <br />_ <br />radically <br />is how physically unfit the children of today are. <br />concern <br />We chose to use Mr. Leathers because of his pl.ilosophy of <br />the ideas of our <br />not only involving the community, but using <br />for Pinewood", said <br />own children in designing a playground <br />the experts for what should be <br />Bradley. "He feels they are <br />in the design because they are the prime users. We <br />used <br />also liked the enriching process the children, parents and <br />Further," said <br />i <br />community experience in his process. <br />"we learned from others who have worked in <br />_= <br />Bradley, have <br />npecial bonding in the community unfolds <br />similar projects, a <br />together, side -by -side." <br />_ <br />when everyone works <br />-30- `ar✓ <br />J <br />