WASHINGTON and BURLINGTON, Mass. and PLANO, Texas, Nov. 20,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, KaBOOM!, the national
non-profit dedicated to giving all kids the childhood they deserve
through great, safe places to play, Keurig Dr Pepper (NYSE: KDP), a
leading coffee and beverage company in North America, and the Pittsburgh Penguins
announced winners of the Let's Play Everywhere Challenge in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
The Challenge, funded by the Keurig Dr Pepper Let's Play
initiative, awarded $200,000 across
ten organizations in the county to create lasting, scalable
design installations that will provide more opportunities to play
for kids who need it most.
The Let's Play Everywhere Challenge is a call for innovative
ideas that make it easier for families to incorporate play into
their everyday routines. The projects implemented through the
Challenge will help families make play the easy choice and support
kids in getting the physical activity they need to thrive. Through
the Let's Play Everywhere Challenge, ten new playspaces will be
created that will reach thousands of kids in Allegheny County by October 2019.
"We can all agree that play is an essential part of childhood,
and all kids should have opportunities to play regardless of where
they live or their family's income," said James Siegal, CEO of KaBOOM!. "The more kids
play, the more likely they are able to grow up happy, healthy and
resilient. We are grateful to Keurig Dr Pepper for bringing people
together from all walks of life to make a difference in the lives
of kids in Allegheny County."
Winning entries include plans from the Pittsburgh Parks
Conservancy to bring "Ping Pong in
the Plaza" to Schenley Plaza, one of the busiest greenspaces in
Pittsburgh, and another from
non-profit Community Forge, in collaboration with the Pittsburgh
Learning Commons, which will create a math-themed rock climbing
wall and accessible walkway in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.
"The Keurig Dr Pepper Let's Play initiative provides funding,
equipment and playspaces to help kids and families make active play
a daily priority," said Vicki
Draughn, vice president, corporate communications and
philanthropy. "By investing in new, unexpected opportunities for
play, especially for underserved children and their families, we're
supporting innovative ideas that can help kids build active,
healthy habits for life."
To learn more about the Let's Play Everywhere Challenge and view
a gallery of winners from across Allegheny County, please visit
kaboom.org/letsplay.
About KaBOOM!
KaBOOM! is the national non-profit
dedicated to giving all kids – especially those living in poverty –
the childhood they deserve through great, safe places to play.
KaBOOM! inspires communities to make play the easy choice and works
to drive the national discussion about the importance of PLAYces.
KaBOOM! has collaborated with partners to build or restore more
than 17,000 playspaces, engaged more than 1.5 million volunteers
and served over 9 million kids. To learn why play matters for all
kids, visit kaboom.org and join the conversation at
twitter.com/kaboom, facebook.com/kaboom and Instagram/kaboom.
#playmatters #PLAYceforKids
About Let's Play
Let's Play is an initiative by Keurig
Dr Pepper to provide the funding, equipment and play spaces to help
kids and families make active play a daily priority. Through Let's
Play, Keurig Dr Pepper partners with two non-profit organizations,
KaBOOM! and Good Sports, to build and improve playgrounds in
underserved communities and provide grants for sports equipment. In
this way, Keurig Dr Pepper is doing our part to help eliminate the
play deficit by making active play possible for more kids. Since
its launch in 2011, Let's Play has provided more than 12 million
children with more opportunities to play via safe, accessible
playgrounds and sports equipment. For more information, please
visit LetsPlay.com or Facebook.com/LetsPlay.
About Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a
leading coffee and beverage company in North America, with annual revenue in excess
of $11 billion. KDP holds leadership
positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice
and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee
brewing system in the U.S. The Company maintains an unrivaled
distribution system that enables its portfolio of more than 125
owned, licensed and partner brands to be available nearly
everywhere people shop and consume beverages. With a wide range of
hot and cold beverages that meet virtually any consumer need, KDP
key brands include Keurig, Dr Pepper, Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters, Canada Dry, Snapple, Bai, Mott's and The Original Donut
Shop. The Company employs more than 25,000 employees and operates
more than 120 offices, manufacturing plants, warehouses and
distribution centers across North
America.
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