Jennie Reed before and Jennie Reed Community
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John,
When you look at Jennie Reed
Elementary's schoolyard in Tacoma, Washington, you see a
textbook example of how rising heat and flooding impact millions of
children who attend schools in communities with outdated schoolyards.
At this school, and countless others
across the country, the asphalt playground broils when the sun is out
and doesn't hold water when it rains. What little grass the
children at Jennie Reed have to play on is often flooded from November
to April, and the rest of it is muddy. The principal calls it
"Lake Reed."
The play equipment is from the 1950s
and the eight-lane interstate highway that runs past the school is so
noisy that teachers and children can't hear each other speak
outdoors at lunchtime or recess.
Jennie Reed is just one example of
why Trust for Public Land's Community Schoolyards(TM)
initiative is so important. These projects empower communities with
little parkland, who are feeling the effects of heat islands and
flooding more acutely than communities that have more green space and
trees.
And thanks to the support of
individuals like you who are committed to closing the park equity gap,
a transformation is underway at Jennie Reed and at schoolyards just
like it across the country.
When you make a gift to Trust for
Public Land today, you'll help renovate schoolyards like Jennie
Reed Elementary-and work nationwide to unlock the
community-uplifting and climate resilience-boosting potential that
local schoolyards hold for millions of Americans.
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Through your support of Trust for
Public Land Community Schoolyards initiative, there's new hope
for schools and communities like Jennie Reed.
Your gift today will help us work
hand-in-hand with students, teachers, and administrators to swap out
blacktop for trees, gardens, and up-to-date play equipment. These
outdoor features can benefit students by providing a much-needed play
space that can help lower stress and boost concentration. Not only are
they beneficial to the academic and emotional health of students, but
they're also more fun!
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And your support will also expand
park access for the entire Jennie Reed community.
Children smiling
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Tacoma, a city of 213,000, notably
lacking in parkland, is often overshadowed by Seattle, its bigger,
wealthier, greener neighbor to the north.
And despite having some of the best
public parks in Washington, Tacoma has one of the lowest 10-minute
walk access scores of any city in the state, meaning fewer residents
can reach a park within a ten-minute walk of their homes.
That's the beauty of the
Community Schoolyards initiative. Because every project doubles as a
public park, your gift to Trust for Public Land today will have
exponential impact for Jennie Reed and the surrounding local
community.
Together we can improve the lives of
schoolchildren and provide park access for nature-deprived
communities.
Please make your gift today.
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Sincerely,
Josh VanDavier Signature
Josh VanDavier
Associate Director, Digital
Membership
P.S. Just imagine-if we could
renovate all public schoolyards in America, we can create near-to-home
parks for 20 million people, including 5.2 million children! Please
make a gift to support Trust for Public Land today.
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