May 2010 Blog Posts (3)
New CDC Report Shows Georgia Falls Short on Recess and Parks
A new CDC report issued today reveals that Atlanta is not the only part of Georgia that needs parks and recess.
(Atlanta's "No Play Zones")
The State Indicator Report on Physical Activity, 2010 shows that:
- only 9.5% of…
ContinueAdded by Cynthia Gentry on May 26, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments
A Great Day for Play in Atlanta
(George Dusenbury, newly appointed Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs for the City of Atlanta, on the Great Atlanta Play Day, with Cynthia Gentry, Founder of the Atlanta
Taskforce on Play).
It's a great day for play in Atlanta as new Mayor Kasim Reed announced the appointment of George Dusenbury, Executive Director of Park…
ContinueAdded by Cynthia Gentry on May 24, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments
Scarier Than The Evening News
Laura Sargeant Richardson, a principal designer for frog design, Inc. knocked the stuffing out of me with this Howard Chudacoff quote. She was speaking at The Sandbox Summit at M.I.T. , a very exciting symposium on technology, play, creativity and cool…
ContinueAdded by Cynthia Gentry on May 21, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
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There just aren't enough words to thank the folks at Landscape Structures for all they are doing to make creative play happen for the children of Atlanta.
LSI took the new playground at Woodruff Park off of the drawing board and made it come alive. They made the PlayChastain Exploratorium happen for the families and children of north Atlanta.
Landscape Structures has gone above and beyond and their efforts are greatly appreciated.
Congratulations to LSI, ATOP's Play Champions of the Year 2012!
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