<span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-kerning: none; font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-kerning:none;font-size:18px;font-family:Arial;box-sizing:inherit">Buckland Shelburne Elementary School’s playgrounds are unsafe, outdated, and in desperate need of replacement. We are counting on you - our neighbors, local businesses, and the broader community - to make this project a reality! <span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Current state of our playgrounds <ul><li style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:18px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Estimated to be over 30 years old</li><li style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:18px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Current equipment is structurally unsound: <ul><li style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:18px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">cracks in foundation</li><li style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:18px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">missing and rusted bolts</li><li style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:18px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">several slides are not compliant with safety regulations</li></ul></li><li style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:18px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Significant deterioration poses ongoing risk: s<span fr-original-style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">ix broken bones in a span of six months </li><li style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:18px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Not ADA accessible and not inclusive for all students and community members</li><li style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:18px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Only playground in Shelburne and used by wider community in off-hours</li></ul><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1737990680/ibuxax1ybdh4vkbohcxq.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /><span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Our vision<ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 18px;" style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:18px;box-sizing:inherit">Replace all playground structures with ADA-compliant equipment</li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 18px;" style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:18px;box-sizing:inherit">Improved surfacing underneath playgrounds to increase safety and accessibility</li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;box-sizing:inherit">Add more swing sets, spinning and ground-level play elements that would greatly benefit children with diverse needs, including those who are neurodiverse<span fr-original-style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> </li></ul><span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" style="font-size:18px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Playgrounds are essential for children's development, building motor skills, social skills, and providing opportunities for problem-solving, motor development, and imaginative play.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;display:inline-block;margin:0px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting new playgrounds at BSE. Every donation helps us get closer to safe and more inclusive equipment for students and the wider community. If you would like to contribute further to our cause, contact us to become a volunteer, or spread the word about our mission! The BSE PTO bucklandshelburne.pto413@gmail.com

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Buckland Shelburne Elementary School’s playgrounds are unsafe, outdated, and in desperate need of replacement. We are counting on you - our neighbors, local businesses, and the broader community - to make this project a reality! Current state of our playgrounds <ul><li>Estimated to be over 30 years old</li><li>Current equipment is structurally unsound: <ul><li>cracks in foundation</li><li>missing and rusted bolts</li><li>several slides are not compliant with safety regulations</li></ul></li><li>Significant deterioration poses ongoing risk: six broken bones in a span of six months </li><li>Not ADA accessible and not inclusive for all students and community members</li><li>Only playground in Shelburne and used by wider community in off-hours</li></ul><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1737990680/ibuxax1ybdh4vkbohcxq.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto 5px 0px;text-align:left;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Our vision<ul><li>Replace all playground structures with ADA-compliant equipment</li><li>Improved surfacing underneath playgrounds to increase safety and accessibility</li><li>Add more swing sets, spinning and ground-level play elements that would greatly benefit children with diverse needs, including those who are neurodiverse </li></ul>Playgrounds are essential for children's development, building motor skills, social skills, and providing opportunities for problem-solving, motor development, and imaginative play.