I am taking a break in talking about my projects to let you in on a project of a good friend of mine. Her name is Kim.
Kim was the manager of a little place called the Island Secret Garden on Kent Island, MD. The ISG was a wholly wonderful place. It was the nicest indoor playground anyone could ever ask for. It had climbing equipment, slides, ball pits, and bikes. Everything kids need to stay active on rainy and snowy days. It provided plenty of opportunities for dramatic play also, with many play houses, cushions, beautiful murals on the walls, and puppets. There was a cozy area for parents to relax with magazines, books, or each other's company, with a view of the entire play area. For many of us with small children, it was our home away from home.
But if this place was so wonderful, you might ask, why isn't it around anymore? Why indeed?
It turns out the building the ISG was housed in wasn't built to withstand three major snowstorms within weeks of each other. By the last blizzard, the roof had caved in, and the ISG had lost the rights to their space.
There is something everyone can do to help, though. Kim has found another space for the ISG, which she has now renamed the Kent Island Discovery Zone, or KIDZ! The only thing she is lacking for reopening is the capital necessary.
And no, I am not asking for money. I wouldn't do that. But if you would like to help us get our beloved indoor playground back, click on the link below and vote for KIDZ to receive financial help from the very nice people at Pepsi! It's doesn't cost you anything, but the couple of seconds it takes to click the link, and you would be making lots of Delmarva children (and their parents) very very happy.
http://www.refresheverything.com/kentislanddiscoveryzone
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