Miracle Recreation Equipment Company Announces Miracle’s
Grants for America’s Schools Program
Miracle Grants for America’s Schools Offers
up to Five Million Dollars in Grant Money to Help Fund Commercial Play
Systems for Schools in the United States to Encourage Physical, Social
and Cognitive Development
MONETT, Mo. (Business Wire EON) May 16, 2008 --
Miracle Recreation Equipment
Company announced today the Miracle’s
Grants for America’s Schools Program.
Miracle will award up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) in grant
money to help schools fund the purchase of Miracle commercial play and
recreation equipment to help children learn through physical, social,
and cognitive development.
In continuation of Miracle’s focus on child
development through free and healthy play, the Miracle’s
Grants for America’s Schools Program will
help fund the construction of over 1200 playgrounds throughout the
United States benefiting over 60,000 children.
Free
play, which children experience through playing on playgrounds, is a
critical factor to children’s growth. “Children
develop cognitive reasoning skills as they use the playground climbing,
balancing, and sliding activities. Children also develop social skills
and learn to resolve conflicts through interaction with other children,”
said Mike Sutton, Director of Miracle Sales. “While
they think they’re playing, we also know they’re
becoming more physically active. And more physical activity means
healthier children and healthier habits.”
"The Grants for
America’s Schools Program is an exciting,
new grant program only offered by Miracle,”
said Dan Guthrie, President of Miracle Recreation Equipment Company. “Miracle
has been building unique commercial play and recreation systems for our
nation’s schools since 1927 so we understand
the needs of children and the benefits playgrounds bring to children’s
development and local communities they live in. We want the best for
children and know that it’s important for
Miracle to give back to the kids in this time of concerns over budgets
and childhood obesity.”
“In today’s
economic conditions, we understand the need to help America’s
Schools financially and are supporting them with five million dollars
from Miracle’s
Grants for America’s Schools Program,”
said Don Hemingway, Vice President of Business Development. “And
Miracle’s grants will help more children have
the opportunity to engage in more active play. It encourages
imaginative, enthusiastic play which is essential in the cognitive and
physical development of children.”
With over 80 years of experience, Miracle
Recreation Equipment Company is one of the largest manufacturers of
commercial outdoor playgrounds and recreational equipment in the U.S.
Based in Monett, Missouri, the company offers its customers innovative
and unique play structures that maximize play value while maintaining
the highest levels of safety and developing children’s
physical, social and cognitive skills. Miracle’s
products provide children with exciting and safe places to play,
physical exercise, social integration, confidence, self-esteem and
improved motor skills. The company is dedicated to Shaping the Future of
Play.
For more information or to set up an interview, contact: Vicki Douglass,
Marketing Manager, +1 704-949-1630 or Vicki.douglass@playpower.com
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