Volunteers Build a Playground
2009 Playground Builds
In partnership with national non-profit KaBOOM! and more than 1,900 community volunteers, CaliforniaVolunteers will construct 7 playgrounds across California that honor the legacy and values of Cesar E. Chavez. To learn more about each playground, click the links below.
- Bret Harte Elementary (San Francisco) - Click here to volunteer
- Truslow Park (Fullerton) - Press Release
- Hernandez Community Center (San Bernardino) - Press Release
- Boys & Girls Club of North County (Fallbrook) - Press Release
- City of Lemoore Parks and Recreation (Lemoore) - Press Release
- The Salvation Army (Sacramento) - Press Release
- Cesar Chavez Park (Delano) - Press Release
2008 Playground Builds
In partnership with national non-profit KaBOOM! and 3,000 community volunteers, CaliforniaVolunteers constructed 10 playgrounds across California that honor the legacy and values of Cesar E. Chavez.
- Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (Los Angeles)
- Lytle Creek Park (San Bernardino)
- Hammond Park (Eureka)
- Alta Mesa Park (Redding)
- Jerome Park (Santa Ana)
- Linscott Charter School (Watsonville)
- Rainbow Recreation Center (Oakland)
- Coachella Valley Housing Coalition (North Shore, Riverside County)
- City of Modesto Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department (Modesto)
- Riverview Elementary School (Lakeside, San Diego County)
2007 Playground Builds
More than 2,500 community volunteers participated in the play space builds, which included a mural celebrating the life and legacy of Cesar E. Chavez, an educational component for local children and the planting of an edible garden.
- Watts Labor Community Action Committee (Los Angeles)
- Mayfair Head Start (San Jose)
- MAAC Housing Project (San Diego)
- Leonard Flynn Elementary School (San Francisco)
- La Unión del Pueblo Entero (Salinas)
- Franklin Elementary School (Redlands)
- Cordova Meadows Elementary School (Rancho Cordova)
- Coachella Valley Recreation and Park District (Mecca)
- City of Fresno
- Boys & Girls Club of Del Rey (outside Fresno)
