COLUMBUS, Ohio \u2014\u00a0The Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation partnered with the Columbus Early Learning Centers to create a new playground at the center.<\/p>\n
What You Need To Know<\/p>\n
The playground was made possible with the help of a $175,000 contribution from the Foundation\u2019s grant program\u2019s health and safety fund
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The playground features Blue Jackets-themed equipment, including a climbable version of Stinger and hockey stick posts
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There are also two covered areas and soft turf areas for younger kids who are still developing coordination<\/p>\n
The playground was made possible with the help of a $175,000 contribution from the foundation\u2019s grant program\u2019s health and safety fund.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Blue Jackets Foundation is proud to partner with organizations like Columbus Early Learning Centers to create spaces where kids can play, imagine and just be kids,\u201d said Tara Battiato, executive director of the Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation. \u201cThis playground marks the 14th Blue Jackets\u2013themed play space in central Ohio and is another example of how we\u2019re working alongside community partners to make a lasting, positive impact for local families.\u201d<\/p>\n
The playground features Blue Jackets-themed equipment, including a climbable version of Stinger and hockey stick posts.<\/p>\n
There are also two covered areas and soft turf areas for younger kids who are still developing coordination.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe dream of a playground where children can climb, balance, and jump with joy, because right now, too many of them struggle with core strength and can\u2019t even jump with both feet. They deserve the chance to build those skills through play,\u201d said South Side Early Learning Center Director Denise Hurley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COLUMBUS, Ohio \u2014\u00a0The Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation partnered with the Columbus Early Learning Centers to create a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":580815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5108],"tags":[1249,2100,3644,5180,897,230,5179,5,40,4,5188,5639,25486,43,1953],"class_list":["post-580814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-columbus-blue-jackets","tag-app-sports","tag-app-top-stories","tag-blue-jackets","tag-bluejackets","tag-columbus","tag-columbus-blue-jackets","tag-columbusbluejackets","tag-hockey","tag-news","tag-nhl","tag-ohio","tag-ohio-columbus-blue-jackets","tag-ryan-johnston","tag-sports","tag-top-stories"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116616167642279869","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}