Pasta For Playgrounds

At more than 20 years old, the playground at Stuart W. Baker Elementary School is well past its prime. Within the next couple of years, it will most likely be decommissioned due to safety concerns.That's why Lauren Adelson, and the rest of the school's parent teacher council are busy organizing an upcoming fundraiser entitled ‘Pasta for Playground' to help get them closer to their dream of a safe, new and accessible playground.Between both Stuart W. Baker and J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary, who share use of the play structures, parents have raised $30K towards the goal of $300K. The Pasta for Playground fundraiser is the first of what is hoped to be an annual event until the full amount of money needed to tear down the existing structure and replace it with a new one.The Ontario Ministry of Education does not financially assist playgrounds, so the parent councils and the community must pull together to make it happen. Adelson recently spoke to CanoeFM about why this venture is so important.