Kids in Motion

On a previous blog, someone asked about Kids in Motion. But since I didn't know the answer, I relayed the question to the person spearheading the program, Nina Vianese. I asked her why Kids in Motion wanted a playground at Bartlem Park, rather than using the playground at Darcey. (See the prior posting for the precise question.) Nina responded almost immediately, saying:

"The Darcey School playground is a wonderful accessible playground: however, it only services children that are kindergarten age AND it is closed to the public during school hours.

The playground we are building will be open to the public 7 days a week with unrestricted hours of use. It will serve children between the ages of 3-12. It will be a larger playground that will accommodate more individuals than the Darcey School facility. As you know it will also be centrally located in town therefore making it easily accessible for all residents.

Thank you again for sharing that comment with me. I appreciate having the opportunity to respond.

- Nina"

That sounds like a good answer to me. Hope that answers the question of the anonymous poster. Besides that though, I also thought this would be a perfect opportunity to give Kids in Motion some help... They're having a fundraiser on June 3rd at Copper Valley. Tickets are $25. And they're having an auction of some sort... silent or live, I'm not sure. And finally, if you'd like to simply donate to them, you may send a check to:

Kids in Motion
355 Oregon Rd.
Cheshire, CT

(I presume you would make the check payable to "Kids in Motion.")

Tim White
Town Council, 4th District
TimWhite98@yahoo.com