Newark, NJ Mayor, Cory Booker, cut the ribbon to Phase II of Jesse Allen Park in Newark on October 17, 2012. This phase of the park includes a large fully accessible playground made possible by Alexandra’s Playground together with the City of Newark and the Trust for Public Land. Jesse Allen Park is Newark’s second-largest city-owned park and serves more than 18,000 people living within a half-mile radius. It is adjacent to Louise...

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Alexandra’s Playground rocked Carroll Park Saturday September 15. The park was flooded with pink t-shirts, dancing kids and their parents and friends. See photos from the event. Thank you to all those who attended and those who supported us from afar. Funds raised will help support our upcoming playground builds. And a big thanks to Audra Rox for rocking the park, Aimee German of Gymstars our hula hooper extraordinaire and all of our...

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Alexandra’s Playground has committed to supporting a new playground for Jesse Allen Park in Newark, NJ. This playground will benefit the thousands of deserving children and families that utilize this new park, which has been brought to life through the hard work of the Trust for Public Land and a host of other supporters. The playground will be completed by the end of October 2012 by Kompan. Sign up for our e-newsletter to be notified...

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Alexandra’s Playground has partnered with KaBOOM! to build a much-needed playground in Brooklyn, NYC this fall. The playground build, which will take place on November 3, will benefit thousands of children and their families at the Spring Creek Towers in East New York, Brooklyn, NY. 200 volunteers will come together early on November 3 and assemble the plagyround in just 6 hours! There will be tasks for everyone of all ages. We are also looking...

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Team Alex had 30 runners cross the finish line of the 2012 NYC Half-Marathon on March 18, 2012. This is the largest team we have entered in a race to date. Thanks to all of our runners for their efforts in fundraising and to their friends and family members who generously supported them and Alexandra’s Playground. The funds raised through this event will go a long way towards supporting our upcoming initiatives and continuing to build...

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Alexandra’s Playground had two teams participate in the 2012 all-volunteer playground build at the annual AAOS meeting. We helped to build a playground for a deserving community in San...

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