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ment for 28 years, it was a great feel-
ing for me to get to come back and
do a community build playground in
my hometown.”
According to Beaumont Hospital-
Wayne’s Vice President of Operations
Jose M. Kottoor, “Playscape is a
project to keep the families and chil-
dren to be active and encourages
them to be outdoors. With Beaumont
Community Health Assessment im-
plementation strategy to build
healthier lives and communities,
there couldn’t be a project better
than this. We also see this project as
promoting health in our community
and population health. It also in-
creases our visibility in the neighbor-
hoods.” Jose states, “Beaumont is
interested in the health and wellbe-
ing of the communities around our
campuses. We practice what we ad-
vocate for – healthier communities.”
The project could not have hap-
pened without Beaumont Health and
Healthy Wayne who donated the new
playscape. Northside Hardware do-
nated any wood needed for the proj-
ect. David Steinhauer and
Professional Insurance donated
breakfast (coffee, donuts and bagels)
both days. Captain Nemo’s donated
submarine sandwiches for lunch
both days. Happy’s Pizza donated
pizza both days. Fresh Choice do-
nated water, Gatorade, pop and
chips both days. The volunteers did
not go hungry!
Children would not be enjoying
the playscape right now without the
many volunteers who gathered to
help. Volunteers came from Beau-
mont Hospital, Healthy Wayne,
Wayne Main Street, Friends: People
Helping People, Wayne Parks and
Trail committee members and their
families, and members of the Wayne
community. Volunteers also came
from DPW, Wayne Fire Department,
Wayne Police Department, members
of the City Administration, Mayor
John Rhaesa, Mayor Pro-Tem Tom
Porter, Councilman Jeremiah Web-
ster, Councilman Kevin Dowd and
Councilwoman Kelly Skiff. All these
people endured temperatures in the
high 80s/low 90s while they worked
to bring this playscape to life.
There will be a ribbon-cutting cer-
emony to celebrate everyone who
came together as a community to
provide a special place for kids to
play. The date has not yet been deter-
mined.
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