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Tell us a bit about yourself- how long have you lived in Hugo? How else have you been <br />involved in the community? <br />My name is Tiffany Goodchild, and I’m originally from small town Iowa. I live in Hugo <br />with my husband, Kole. We have three kids- Maddie (age 6), Karter (age 4), and Gabby <br />(age 3). My husband went to college at Concordia in St. Paul and has resided in MN ever <br />since he graduated. I moved to MN when we got engaged. We bought our first home in <br />Hugo in April of 2013 and resided here ever since. We bought our home in Victor <br />Gardens, across from Arbre Park, in 2018. We absolutely love our neighborhood and <br />community! <br />Karter was born with an unexpected birth injury, and as a result, has a severe form of <br />cerebral palsy. He attends physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy at <br />Kids Abilities in Hugo. They have quickly become our second family, and we support <br />their facility any way we can! We donate items as much as possible, and create <br />awareness about their programs to other families in need of quality therapy for their <br />children. <br />Our girls have attended Cornerstone Early Learning Center in Hugo since Maddie was 2. <br />While she has transitioned to kindergarten this year at Hugo Elementary, Gabby still <br />attends full-time. We are as involved as we can be in supporting their center, attend their <br />events, and donate items as much as possible! They have been a huge part of our <br />support system since the birth of Karter. They even host an annual “Brave Like Karter <br />Day” where Karter gets to participate in their morning, and we spend time educating <br />preschoolers about the importance of inclusion and disability. As a result of including <br />him in this way, lots of kids in the neighborhood know Karter! <br />We love our neighborhood in Victor Gardens and are always looking for ways to support <br />our neighbors and get involved (as much as our life and pandemic allows). We make a <br />priority to shop and eat local, and feel Hugo is very much our forever <br />home! <br />Are you interested in helping to design the playground or the pavilion? <br />My main interest is helping to design a fully inclusive playground so that kids/adults of <br />all abilities can participate in play. We fully intend to use our non-profit as a platform to <br />help raise whatever funds necessary to help make this vision a reality! We have the <br />support of Kids Abilities as a partner in this, too! <br />How frequently do you use Hugo parks and for what activities? <br />We frequent the parks on a weekly, if not daily, basis. My oldest is constantly asked to <br />play at Arbre Park, and we can send her across the street and see her from our home. <br />They love to ride bikes on the trails and ride to new parks. With distance learning/hybrid, <br />Maddie and I have a routine of going to a new park every Friday! The girls will also be <br />Tiffany Goodchild- playground