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Darell HammondCEO & Founder, KaBOOM!

Play. Purpose. Passion..

1975•Went to Mooseheart

1995•Read article about Ieshaand Clendon

1996•Founded KaBOOM!

2005•Launched Operation Playground

2006•Launched Map of Play

2007•Launched Imagination Playground

2011•Built 2000th playground

6,044,470children served

1,099,194volunteersmobilized

11,708playgrounds

built, improved or opened

In 17 years…

By the end of 2013,Foresters and KaBOOM! partnership will result in:

100playgrounds

built

241,000 square feet of land transformed in to

playgrounds

< 9,510hours volunteered

by Foresters members

Kids who live within a half-mile of a park or playground are almost 5 times more likely to be a healthy weight.

Play has important positive effects on the brain and on a child’s ability to learn.

Play facilitates communication and socialization while nurturing independence, creativity, and self-esteem.

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Recess is being eliminated from schools

Kids spend 7.5 hours per day in front of a screen

Parents don’t feel safe letting their kids go outside and play

It starts with a playground.

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Before

After

If we can do this in a day,what else is possible?

My passion started with a playground.

What is yours?