Making Atlanta a Great Place to Play
All in Events (5)
September 27Saturday
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Woodruff Park Play Day
September 27, 2008 at 10am – Woodruff Park Come downtown to Woodruff Park for a day of games on the beautiful lawn and giant chess under the gazebo. Frisbee, badmitton, chess and blongo right in the heart of the City! Organized by Central Atlanta Progress | Type: Play, Day, in, the, park
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Poncey-Highland Play Day
September 27, 2008 from 11am to 1pm – southeast corner of Freedom Parkway at North Ave. In celebration of the Great Atlanta Playday, this Saturday (9/27) from 11am to 1pm Poncey Highlands will be having eco-friendly games for the kids in the neighborhood at the location of their future… Organized by Poncey-Highland Playground Committee | Type: Play, Day, in, the, park
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Centennial Olympic Park - Family Fun Day
September 27, 2008 from 12pm to 4pm – Centennial Olympic Park Come downtown for the last Family Fun Day of the season! This month's theme is "Our Many Cultures." Organized by Centennial Olympic Park | Type: Play, Day, in, the, park
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Chattahoochee Nature Center
September 27, 2008 at 12pm – Chattahoochee Nature Center Chattahoochee Nature Center hosts Kids Playing in the Woods Day on 9.27.08. Organized by Rebecca Gilbert | Type: Play, in, the, Woods, Day
September 26Saturday
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20 Park Pride 20th Anniversary Picnics!!!
September 26, 2009 all day – 20 parks in Atlanta Atlanta's great treasure Park Pride turns 20 years old today! Join in to celebrate at one of 20 park picnics. More information to follow soon. Organized by Park Pride | Type: picnics, in, the, park
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Many thanks to Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh , community design and architecture firm extraordinaire. TSW is developing Playground Design Guidelines that will be on this website soon . Then, you'll be able to post information about your playground project and get input.
Thanks so much to TSW for understanding the importance of play and contributing to improving the quality of play in Atlanta!
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Ethan's grandmother gave him a gift of $25. He gave $20 to ATOP so more Atlanta kids will have great places to play. He kept $5 to get something cool for himself. We think Ethan is pretty cool!
Playground of the Month
BETHUNE Elementary School This month, our Playground of the Month is one that has not been built yet. Students, parents, staff, and volunteers are busy at work preparing for an awesome playground to be built in the Fall of 2009. Congratulations to the students for their great playground designs! We'll keep watching your progress. To help on the Bethune project, contact us at Cynthia (at) PlayAtlanta dot org.
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