Volunteers sought to help construct MLES’ new playground unit
Work to construct the new playground unit for Mountain Lake Public Elementary School (MLES) will be held Sunday, August 30, beginning at 1 p.m.
Monies for the play set were raised by the MLES Student Council to the tune of $17,000 accrued from fundraising projects, including Butterbraid sales, Box Top clippings and recycling ink cartridges. through a $20,000 Remick Grant and up to $5,000 from the School District Fund.
The footings will be dug this Tuesday, August 25, with the concrete poured on Monday, September 1, after the unit has been assembled in the middle of the playground’s grassy area.
Volunteers are sought for any of those work days, but especially on the Sunday construction day.
Additional playground updates include the replacement of the tar on the north and south sides of the playground flat surface with concrete and a basketball court with one 10-foot hoop.
The MLES Playground Committee took the initiative on the project, working with Mountain Lake Public High School ag instructor and FFA advisor, Lindsay Brown, and the FFA Ag Communications CDE (Career Development Event) team of students Carly Fast, Alexa Heffele, Alexis Jellema-Baerg, Taylor Kass and Chuntana Sayavong to promote and plan the playground improvements.
