Fundraising for the playground is complete, and
Playgrounds for Palestine has installed equipment.
Al Samud Playground Installation
This year we are collaborating again with Playgrounds for Palestine to install the Al Samud Playground at a kindergarten on Shuhada Street in Hebron, in the West Bank area of Palestine.
This new playground will be adjacent to the one we helped install at the Qortuba Elementary School in 2016 (Select “Qortuba” at Playgrounds for Palestine).
The Al Samud playground will serve 32 students ages 3 to 5 who live nearby. The area is constantly threatened by militant Israeli settlers who, under the protection of the Israeli army, seek to drive Palestinian families out of the Old City and seize their land and properties. The playground is a rare outdoor play space for the children, but currently lacks equipment. In recent months both children and playground have come under physical attacks.
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Our friends in Hebron are asking us to help them hold and improve this critical play space by installing playground equipment. The total cost will be around $7,000. Materials and labor will be sourced as locally as possible to support the Palestinian community.
You can donate to the playground project
• Online via Playgrounds for Palestine. Write “Al Samud Hebron Playground” in the notes. Playgrounds for Palestine will send you a receipt.
• Mail a check payable to MRSCP and marked “Hebron Playground” to:
MRSCP
P.O. Box 5214
Madison WI 53705
MRSCP will send you a receipt.
• Online via the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project. Square charges a fee of about 6%, so please consider adding that to your contribution. MRSCP will send you a receipt.
Wright Middle School Outdoor Space
Here in Madison, we are encouraging you to contribute to the Wright Middle School Outdoor Space Project. Those of us who have visited the playground area in Hebron have been struck by how similar the current outdoor space at Wright Middle School looks to the area in Hebron.
In particular, we were moved by this statement from a Wright MS student who was asked why middle schools need playgrounds:
“Right now, when children and families look at our playground, it looks like a prison yard.”
Wright Middle School Outdoor Space
Contribute to the Wright MS playground via the Madison Foundation for Public Schools, and strike a modest blow for playground equity here at home. You can donate online or mail a check.
Thanks for helping give children the gift of play in Palestine and here at home!
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