New Play equipment is coming!!!!

In March, the Playground Improvement Committee sent out a Request for Proposals to 8 local vendors of play equipment.  We received proposals from 5.  The committee, including Mrs U, as well as staff from JSIS and LSA, have narrowed the choices down to 2.  We used a standard set of criteria required by SPS.  The top 2 were very clearly ahead of the others.  Each vendor has supplied several proposals that fit within our space and our budget.   Each vendor only sells and installs one brand of equipment.  Unfortunately we have to select one vendor/installer.  

  These are ONLY EXAMPLES.  

AFTER we select a vendor, we can select other items from their catalog that fit our space and budget.    Feel free to look at their websites to get an idea of other equipment they offer.
Mrs U posted a set of these images in the lunch room this week.  The children will be voting During gym class this week!  

  See link to Survey Monkey  for you to add your vote or comments.  

There is a section in the survey for you or your children to say what items they most like on a playground.  Be aware that SPS will not allow many types of equipment such as zip lines, swings, high climbing walls...etc...

VOTE HERE    https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZHFG6Y8





Company #1  Landscape Structures  https://www.playlsi.com 

Company #2  PlayWorld   http://playworld.com  

Thank you Roosevelt Whole Foods!

On Thursday, April 7, the JSIS PTSA Playground Fund and Roosevelt Whole Foods were proud partners for Community Support Day. Every quarter, Whole Foods designates a day when 5% of proceeds go to a good cause – in this case, our fabulous playground project! Thanks to the generosity of Whole Foods  and the support of the JSIS and Wallingford community, we are pleased to announce that Whole Foods will be donating $6,300 to the Playground Fund! Every step takes us closer to our goal and ensures that more of our design plans will be completed this summer!

We still are fundraising, so if you are interested in donating, please check out donation options in the sidebar.

Thank you!

Shop at Whole Foods Roosevelt April 7th.

Don't forget to tell all your friends to shop at whole foods.

5% of ALL proceeds for the day will go to the playground improvement.

We still need to raise a fair amount of money to be able to complete all the proposed renovations.

Greg