Due to the expected weather, the Friends of the Children Playground Ribbon Cutting has been rescheduled to April 25th.

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May 01, 2025

KKTV 11 News: Live Interview on Friends of the Children Playground

‘It allows us to build community when we have outdoor space’: New local playground bridges students and the community together

Friends of the Children - Colorado Springs was excited to host Rebecca Gvozden on the KKTV Morning Show to talk about our new playground at Swigert Middle School.


“We noticed that our kids don’t necessarily have a playground, and they’re younger, and most elementary schools have playgrounds,” Colorado Springs’ Friends of the Children Executive Director, Heather Steinman, said. “In this community, there isn’t as many, necessarily, large parks... As soon as that playground went up, we’ve seen families participating, we’ve seen kids participating..."

Read more at https://www.kktv.com/2025/04/2...

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