Playground History

The Hinesburg Community School thanks the community for all the efforts and contributions toward the renovation of our playground.  We have been actively fundraising behind-the-scenes since the main structure was erected last fall - writing grants to foundations, corporations and public entities to raise the funds needed for what we’re calling “Phase 2.”

Thank you for patiently waiting to see what happens next.

History

In 2007, a group of parents and school administrators set out to replace the 20+ year-old equipment that serves as the playground for the Hinesburg Community School and the Wainer Community Park. The old playground needed a functionality upgrade to address the needs of a greater age-and-ability-range of children. Most importantly, the playground’s deterioration had rendered it unsafe. Fundraising and planning began in 2007, and by 2010 we had raised a significant amount of funds toward our goal. Because the old playground was in such poor shape, the decision was made in the summer of 2010 to remove it as soon as possible and to erect a portion of the planned playground with the funds that had been raised up to that point. In November 2010, over the course of three weekends, groups of community volunteers (labor, equipment and food donated from local businesses) removed the old equipment and surface and installed a new main structure. Our goal for Phase 2 of this project is to purchase the additional equipment needed (climbers, swings, other freestanding units) and to finish the playground installation during the fall of 2011.