$25,000 playground addition dedicated at East Lake Elementary

December 18, 2016 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated December 17, 2016 at 10:01 p.m.

by Susan Pierce

Officials at the playground dedication and the groups they represented were Erskine Oglesby, Kiwanis Club; Larry Stone, Kiwanis; Rebekah Griggs, East Lake Elementary; John Bilderback, Hamilton County Step ONE; Joyce Lancaster, East Lake Elementary; Michele Chandler, PlayCore and Kiwanis; Pete Palmer, Kiwanis; Ashanti Jefferson, Hamilton County Step ONE; Judge Jeff Hollingsworth, Kiwanis; Cynthia Fagan, Kiwanis; Bobby Dann, Kiwanis; Tiffanie Robinson, Hamilton County School Board; Justin Porter, Kiwanis; and Martha McMillan, East Lake Elementary.
Officials at the playground dedication and the groups they represented were Erskine Oglesby, Kiwanis Club; Larry Stone, Kiwanis; Rebekah Griggs, East Lake Elementary; John Bilderback, Hamilton County Step ONE; Joyce Lancaster, East Lake Elementary; Michele Chandler, PlayCore and Kiwanis; Pete Palmer, Kiwanis; Ashanti Jefferson, Hamilton County Step ONE; Judge Jeff Hollingsworth, Kiwanis; Cynthia Fagan, Kiwanis; Bobby Dann, Kiwanis; Tiffanie Robinson, Hamilton County School Board; Justin Porter, Kiwanis; and Martha McMillan, East Lake Elementary.

- What: Kiwanis Club of Chattanooga recently dedicated an addition to the East Lake Elementary School playground featuring a permanent sign listing the primary sponsors who provided funds, materials or services to complete the $25,000 project. Employees of PlayCore partnered with members of the Kiwanis Club, school staff and parents for a week of volunteer days to install the new playground equipment.

- Benefits: East Lake Elementary School, which has been operating at 133 percent of its designed capacity and its previous playground was not serving the needs of the growing student body.

Funds were raised through grants and through a "Pentathlon Challenge" held at McCallie School in May. At the challenge, area businesses sponsored teams to compete in five events. The winning teams were sponsored by PlayCore and the Chattanooga Area Schools Federal Credit Union.

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