NAAAP Atlanta joined forces with UnitedHealthcare and the Venetian Hills Community on May 22nd 2010 to build a playground within one day. We provided the men and women power to implement the resurrection of Venetian Hills Elementary’s first ever playground! We worked in conjunction with various volunteers and organizations within the Atlanta community. The children of Venetian Hills have only had bits and pieces of a playground, but now they have a fully interactive playground, picnic tables, and a hand-painted United States map on concrete to play and learn on. We are proud of our participation and we are grateful for the lives we have touched. We look forward to impacting more lives and making new friends! - Thao Le, Director, NAAAP Atlanta Community Relations
I started the day bailing water out of the holes dug out for the foundation and crawling through 3-4 inches of mud, then I was shoveling mulch and dumping it on the base of the playground, and finished with mixing concrete by hand and pouring it. At 8 AM there was nothing and by 2:45 PM the playground was complete." - Matthew Sinon, NAAAP Atlanta board member and VP of Community Relations