Pictures

The Photo Gallery section of the blog has been updated - check it out!

More pictures of Build Day to come...

The Big Day Has Arrived

In just a few short hours volunteers will be going to the playground to set up.  We are all very excited to see our new playground tomorrow.  Volunteers have been working now stop the last 2 days preparing the site, and it looks good already.  It is going to be a great day for the communities of Cook's Harbour, Wild Bight, and Boat Harbour.  Join us for a amazing experience.  If you cannot attend you can watch us live on the internet on the national Let Them Be Kids site.  Check us out at www.ltbk.ca .

Major Grants Awarded

In the last week, we have been awarded 2 major grants.  We have received the grant from the Provincial Government in the amount of $15,000.00.  A big thank-you to our MHA Christopher Mitchelmore for all your hard work on our behalf.  
Today, we received word that we were successful in receiving a grant from United Way.  They awarded us $20,000.00.
We are overjoyed with the generous support from everyone.

Sammy Woodward handed in $98.68 today! Over the past several weeks, he collected money for helping family members with tasks around the house. Good job, Sammy!

Equipment is here!

Look what arrived today! We're very excited - Build Day is so close!

Playground Work Underway

During the past weeks, work has commenced on the playground.  All the old equipment has been removed and sand has been put in place to resurface the area.  We are into the last month  now, our new playground will be completed on June 22nd.

IGA Grant

The playground committee was successful in getting a grant from the International Grenfell Association.  They generously donated $ 10.000.00 to our playground.

A huge Thank - You to St. Anthony Basin Resources Inc. for their donation to our playground.  SABRI: Helping to build the economy of Northern Newfoundland through investment in our resources and our people, beginning with our children and youth. 

Pictured are L - R:  Playground Committee Member Ephriam Smith accepting a cheque in the amount of $10,000.00 from Sabri members Todd Hedderson and Wayne Noel.  Sabri made this donation in memory of former board member Mrs. Mamie Carroll.

Grade 2 Student, Allie Woodward was eager to do her part to raise money for the playground.  She collected money from her extended family members in exchange for completing jobs around the house. 

In total, she collected $140.59! Way to go, Allie!

Kids Helping Kids

Our Lady of the Cape School in Cape St. George sent us a donation today! They had a pizza sale at their school for our playground! In the letter a quote..., "We have a Let Them Be Kids Playground in our community and know what a huge effort it is for a small community to raise funds so we decided to help."
Thank You so much for your help.  It shows that children can help, they raised $100.00 for our project. 

Breath of Fresh Air Playground Dedication

Corporal Kenneth Chad O'Quinn
Age: 25
Home Town: Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland
Unit: 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron
Deceased: March 3, 2009
... Incident: Improvised explosive device, Arghandab District, Afghanistan
Grandson of Late Alf Decker of Cook's Harbour
and his wife Jean.
Chad's parents: Rhonda & KenSee more

Charles Saunders
Cook's Harbour
Royal Naval Reserve. World War 1
HMS Vivid
Killed in Action
April 25th, 1917

   William Puddicombe
Cook's Harbour
Royal Naval Reserve, World War 1
HMS Laurentic
Killed in Action
January 25th, 1917

Breath of Fresh Air playground will  honour Pt. Chad O'Quinn. 

By dedicating our playground to our fallen soldiers, people who have made the ultimate sacrifice, Breath of Fresh Air playground will also serve as a reminder to all who enjoy it that freedom does sometimes come at a price!

Fundraising

We would like to thank everyone who helped with our Ham and Turkey Easter Bingo.  It was a huge success.  Just a reminder that our dart tournament will go ahead this Saturday, March 30th, at 9:00pm.  Come out for a night of fun.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Amanda Short on her winning hand in our poker walk.  She received $100.00 for her full house.  Thanks to all who participated.

Dotmocracy - Pictures Posted!

Our Dotmocracy was held at James Cook Memorial today. Children were given stickers to place on pictures of equipment they'd like to see in their new playground.

Pictures of the event have been posted in the photo gallery!

DOTMOCRACY DESIGN DAY

Our dotmocracy is set to go ahead on Monday, March 4th. The children of James Cook Memorial will vote on which playground equipment they would like.  The children get to design their own playground.

The Cook's Harbour, Wild Bight, and Boat Harbour Playground committee has challenged everyone who lived in either of these communities to donate $20.00 to our playground project. Let Them Be Kids will match your donation! Please make cheques payable to "Cook's Harbour Town Council" with Playground written on the memo line.

Donations can be dropped off at James Cook Memorial, or mailed to:
Playground Committee
PO Box 69
Cook's Harbour, NL
A0K 1Z0
Please ensure the name of the donator is attached to the donation

For more information, email ltbkcooksharbour@gmail.com

Our Announcement Day Video

Check out the video for some highlights of our Old Fashioned Time. Some pictures of the event have been added to the Photo Gallery as well!

We would like to thank everyone who made our announcement event such a wonderful success.  Everyone enjoyed the "old fashioned time" which included great food, music, and wonderful entertainment, even the mummers showed up.  And most importantly we got to share our wonderful news of receiving a Helping Hands award from Let Them Be Kids to build a new playground for our children - our future.  It was an enjoyable evening for everyone who attended.

James Cook Memorial and the communities of Cook's Harbour, Wild Bight, and Boat Harbour are proud to announce that we have won a Let Them Be Kids Helping Hands award to build a new playground and community gathering space!!! Register now and check back soon for more details!!!