Nativity Elementary Playground Renovation

It is the purpose of the Nativity Playground Renovation project to fully replace the present Nativity Elementary outdoor playground equipment. This initiative has been identified and placed on the Nativity PTO Board's on-going wish list since 2005.

Within the context of the 2007-2008 Nativity Budget Development, Nativity Principal Cindy Hutchins presented preliminary research (in cooperation with Dakota Fence) that estimates initial costs for an entire playground equipment replacement to exceed $50,000.

Because of amount of funding needed and the need to replace this equipment (as it has exceeded its 20-year life span), the Nativity PTO Board was asked to consider the development of a completely separate multi-year fundraising effort to address this project.

On May 20, 2007, the Nativity PTO Board unanimously approved a proposal presented by Lee Hoedl to form the Nativity Playground Renovation Committee. This committee has been assigned the responsibility of:

Serving as a separate fund-raising entity from the Nativity PTO Fundraising Committee, but to work closely with this standing committee;
Further investigating expenses for fully replacing the present Nativity outdoor playground equipment and reporting these initial expenses to the Nativity PTO before proceeding on fundraising efforts;
Serving as a representative committee of the larger Nativity Elementary community;
Providing the Nativity community with adequate information as to the project's process and progress.

As well on May 20, 2007, the Nativity PTO Board appointed Lee Hoedl as the chair of the Nativity Playground Renovation project.

Detailed information concerning the formation and progress of the Nativity Playground Renovation project can be found in the Timeline.