Project C Funding Boosts Buffalo Playground Project
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National Grid Regional Director Ken Kujawa addresses media while kids play on the new King Urban Life Center playground.
King Urban Life Center hosted a grand opening of its new playground, made possible with a $150,000 grant from National Grid’s Project C program.
The celebration of the playground, located at 945 Genesee St. in Buffalo, included civic and business leaders, and an announcement that King Urban Life Center is expanding its youth programs.
“A playground is more than a space for having fun,” said Dr. Henry Taylor, Chairman of the Board at King Urban Life Center. “It also gives children an opportunity to forge social skills, such as communication, imaginative play, empathy and conflict resolution, while the physical activities help promote a culture of health.”
The National Grid funding was used last year to tear down the center’s outdated playground and build a new, universally-accessible one that all children and families in the neighborhood can use and enjoy. The project received additional funding from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and the Odd Fellow and Rebekah Benefit Fund.
“Parks and the new playground like the new one at King Urban Life Center are important because so many of them are the centers of our communities,” said National Grid Regional Director Ken Kujawa. “When we had learned about the opportunity to help, we knew that this was a natural fit, because this kind of investment - made through our Project C program –provides long-term support as well as a positive impact for the neighborhood. That’s what National Grid and Project C are all about.”
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