New Playground in Rosedale

The Tuscaloosa Park & Recreation Authority, The United Way, PNC Bank, and Washington D. C. based non-profit KaBOOM! joined forces Monday for a one day playground build in Rosedale Park.

The event started at 8:30am under rainy Tuscaloosa skies but anyone driving by quickly realized the volunteers were not deterred. Upon arriving myself at 10am, I was greeted by 50-60 wet, dirty, out of breath playground builders all churning together in the mud and pouring rain like one cohesive group.

The playground is a welcome addition to a growing movement to rebuild areas heavily affected by the tornado on April 27^th. The Rosedale community has recently seen new apartment complexes going up, Habitat for Humanity has built several houses, Talladega Supperspeedway planted trees in Rosedale Park and now a place for our kids to play and make friends.

KaBOOM! was awarded a grant to build a playground in Tuscaloosa through collaboration with PNC Bank, United Way of West Alabama, and PARA. Their vision is to have a playground within walking distance of every child and they are now one step closer to that goal.