Community Event Spotlight - East Side Playground Builds
Over the past couple of years, Greater East Side Neighborhood Council and various agencies in St. Paul embarked on a plan to improve park conditions in a wide range of playground sites in St. Paul, particularly in the East Side. I had the honor to DJ custom sets for these Playground build events facilitated by Kaboom!
The KABOOM! process includes an engagement period with youth and members of the community to imagine park concepts and then follows a multi-day build process where community comes together to make the designs a reality. Wild Chords DJ Services provided custom, community inclusive sets for six + hour build days and high quality sound equipment for announcements and speeches.
Community members, youth-led, participating in a ribbon cutting ceremony after a long day building the playground behind them.
Taylor Park - 2131 Howard St. S. St. Paul, MN
Volunteers pouring concrete foundations for a KABOOM playground build.
Taylor Park - 2131 Howard St. S. St. Paul, MN
One year later, at a Neighborhood Night Out Event, watching kids play on the newly built park from the Kaboom process was so gratifying. Hayden Heights Recreation Center - 1965 Hoyt Ave. E. St. Paul, MN
A sign at each playground talking about the process to create the playground and the associations and agencies involved in making these projects possible. Hayden Heights Recreation Center - 1965 Hoyt Ave. E. St. Paul, MN
The results of a hot sweaty weekend building the new KABOOM facilitated park projects at Hayden Heights Recreation Center - 1965 Hoyt Ave. E., St. Paul, MN
