July 2006

"Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play."

- Heraclitus, Greek philosopher

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Celebrate National Parks Day this July 15th by visiting your local park or joining one of the events listed on www.parksday.ca. Parks Day was created in 1990 to showcase Canada's parks and historic sites

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New Look Online

Some or our manufacturers have been busy revamping their websites, check out the new looks at www.bigtoys.com and www.kompan.com.

Visit BigToys' new Environment section for more information on why their products are PVC free. And visit all of Kompan's equipment lines.

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FUNdraiser of the Month

Missoula Park in Montana (as featured in Today's Playground Magazine) held a unique fundraiser for their new playground. They sold posts for the playground fence engraved with the name of the donator. In a separate event they charged $15 to decorate a tile that became part of a wall surrounding a playground. These fundraisers are unique and spice up a boring fence and retaining wall.