You Did It!

​PORT ANGELES: YOU DID IT!  The Playground is rebuilt, and the dedication and grand opening are scheduled for Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 3pm.  The playground will need finishing work until then, so it will not be open for play until the grand opening on that day. 
 
Scrappy.  Self-reliant.  Big-hearted.  Skilled. Giving. Creative.  How many words can you think of to describe this awesome community?  I can think of quite a few, but I’m the most proud of this one: 

Together.

​When we asked you to help rebuild the Dream Playground in 2021, even though you were a little skeptical and had lost some faith in the location, you were there.  Then the historic heat wave kept us from finishing everything.  So two weeks later, you were there again.  And again.  And again.  

Fast forward to December 20, 2023, when we all woke up to something that at first sounded like a terrible joke.  The playground so important in our kids’ lives had been consumed by fire in the blink of an eye.  I don’t think most of us, including the Dream Playground Foundation, realized just how important it had become to our families, our caregivers, and our visitors.  And when it was lost, you were there with support almost instantly, without even being asked.

Now, in just five days, hundreds of you have once again built it together, with the help of dozens of generous people who donated huge amounts of time and equipment laying the groundwork, like 2 Grade Construction, RJ Services, Clark Land Office, Bruch and Bruch Construction, Hartnagel Building Supply, the Port Angeles Parks Department, and dozens of small businesses and caring individuals.  And, of course, the amazing board and volunteers of the Dream Playground Foundation.  

​Wow.  Just Wow.  Port Angeles keeps on giving, even when we’re frustrated or furious, and it’s what makes our community great.  I don’t remember a single person over the last 5 months talking about how divided we are.  On the contrary, this project has proven that our shared priorities are still very much alive and well.    Nice work, P.A.
-Steve