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Summer Fun: JUST PLAY! 2022

adminlori5 — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:50:24 +0000

More than 750 children and families throughout the tri-state area got a boost of active Summer Fun with our annual distribution. While this initiative began when playgrounds were closed during the pandemic, we have expanded it every year as more social service organizations request them for their constituents. This year we expanded deeper into Westchester County, NY by supporting hundreds of children in Greenburgh, Sleepy Hollow, and Tarrytown, while also continuing our support in Brooklyn, NJ, and CT.

The children are always excited to receive their bag, and for many it may be the first time they have their own soccer ball, jump rope, frisbee, and more. This year several of our constituents volunteered to organize a bag assembly and then deliver them to a deserving community. The volunteers included families and youth of all ages, including a Girl Scout Troop in NJ. Thank you all!

School 13 Playground in Paterson, NJ

adminlori5 — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:50:03 +0000

The School 13 community came out on a very hot and sunny June day to help build the 34th Alexandra’s Playground for the children. Jersey Cares and Goldman Sachs joined the build, and also led the painting of games on the school yard and assembly of their fitness kits and snack bags for the students. This is our 10th playground in Paterson and is open to the public after school hours and on weekends. The Kompan playground is designed for ages 5-12 and provides opportunities to slide, climb, spin, and more. Huge thanks to the more than 100 volunteers who joined us for the Gift of Play, and the many donors who made this possible.

Second Annual Golf Outing 2022

adminlori5 — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:48:48 +0000

It was wonderful to gather at Ardsley Country Club with so many of our supporters for the Gift of Play. We are grateful to everyone for bringing their friends and colleagues along for a fun day of golfing, dining, and celebrating our important work. Their generosity at this event helps us continue to reach more children who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity for safe and active play in their community. Thank you to our sponsors! Bridge Street on Hudson, Columbia Orthopedics, Fusion Solutions, Grapes the Wine Company, GymGuyz of Westchester, House of Sports, NYU Langone Neurosurgery Network, Performance Optimal Health, and Surge Medical.

Lou Costello Park Playground

adminlori5 — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:47:45 +0000

We are proud to have supported the new inclusive playground at Lou Costello Memorial Park in Paterson, NJ, in partnership with New Jersey Community Development Corporation. The playground was designed with a focus on play opportunities for children with autism and the nearby School 2, and opened in November 2021. The playground provides a place for children of all abilities to grow and explore, and was part of the comprehensive renovation of the park. We joined the Paterson community for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in April 2022.

#Active4Alexandra – Begins April 1st

adminlori5 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:37:59 +0000

#Active4Alexandra is a movement to get kids and adults active. Join the challenge to be active for 30 days! Begins on April 1st

JOIN OUR 30 DAY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE RACE Visit GIFTOFPLAY.GIVESMART.COM. Select the purple “virtual challenge’ button for more info and a link to REGISTER. Our Virtual Race travels up Mount Everest. At our online Racery course, you’ll enter your daily activity and watch your Avatar move along the course. You can be active any way that works for you: run, walk, spin, swim, yoga, play tennis, and so much more. Your activity and fundraising can earn you raffle entries! And email us for a kid focused fitness tracker sheet.

Tag us and follow along on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, as our Youth Advisory Board shows us how they are getting #Active4Alexandra. Are you ready for the challenge?

We used the Racery virtual race platform to create this event. Racery has virtual race options for charities and companies, ranging from a one day “Virtual 5k Anywhere,” which tracks participants’ times and displays where they’ve run or walked, to a two-week virtual marathon allowing racers use up to 80 exercises to advance on a 26.2 mile virtual route.

Sussex, NJ has a new playground

Admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:02:39 +0000

Sussex, NJ finally has their own playground! It was perfect building weather as volunteers from the Sussex community, Norwescap, Lakeland Bank, Girl Scout Service Units 63 & 74, Alexandra’s Playground, and more, joined to build our 33rd Alexandra’s Playground.

The warm up led by Lisbeth, and food provided by Driscoll Foods, energized all as we dedicated the playground in memory of Joseph J. Berry and Alexandra Vitale. The playground by LSI is designed for ages 2-12 and includes a double slide, rope climber, balance beam, spinner, swings, and more. Thanks to General Recreation, Inc for design support and installation guidance.

The children were excited when the playground was complete and it was time to play. More families arrived early the next morning, their children ready to explore and make new friends!

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A fabulous Golf Outing, 2021

Admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:00:39 +0000

What a fabulous day for our first annual Golf Outing! We loved spending the sunny day at Ardsley Country Club with so many wonderful supporters. It felt great to be able to meet in person again. Congratulations to Jeff and his team of high school players, Alex, Greg and Jack, for their first place win! With winners for a variety of fun contests, the biggest winners of the day were the children growing up in underserved communities who will be the recipients of everyone’s generosity in Giving the Gift of Play.

First Annual Golf Outing June 7th

Admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 18:42:09 +0000

Join us on Monday, June 7th at Ardsley Country Club. Visit giftofplay.givesmart.com to Register and learn more. Support the Gift of Play while enjoying a fun day together. Many sponsorship opportunities available.

Get #Active4Alexandra – Begins April 15th

Admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:39:17 +0000

#Active4Alexandra is a movement to get kids and adults active. Join the challenge to be active for 30 days! Begins on April 15th.

On TikTok, and all of our social media, you can follow along as our Youth Advisory Board shows us how they are getting #Active4Alexandra. Will you accept their challenge?

JOIN OUR 30 DAY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE RACE Visit giftofplay.givesmart.com. Select the purple “virtual challenge’ button for more info and a link to REGISTER. Our Virtual Race travels through the Mohonk Mountain Preserve and the Shawangunk Mountains, a place dear to Alexandra’s family. At our online Racery course, you’ll enter your daily activity and watch your Avatar move along the course. You can be active any way that works for you: run, walk, bike, swim, yoga, play tennis, and so much more. Your activity and fundraising can earn you raffle entries!

Our event is hosted on the Racery‘s virtual race platform. Using Racery, companies build virtual races for staff fitness, and charities create virtual races for fundraising and community.

Coming soon to Yonkers, NY

Admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 03:37:50 +0000

This spring we will be building a new Kompan playground for ages 2-12 at Westhab’s Dayspring Community Center.