By Rachel Barber
The Parkside Foundation welcomed the community on Friday, September 19 to officially celebrate the opening of an all-abilities playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Our special guests included State Senator Nan Orrock, State Representative Tanya F. Miller, Jason Winston (Atlanta City Council, District 1), Katie Howard (Atlanta Board of Education, District 1), and Cluster Superintendent Audrey Sofianos.
The Parkside Foundation Board of Directors and Timmy Foster, Parkside Principal recognized the following major supporters of the Play For All Playground campaign: Resurgens Charitable Foundation, the Kiefer Lee Family, the Dunn Family Charitable Foundation, our amazing students, and the Parkside PTA.
The Parkside Foundation (founded in 2024) is a parent-led 501(c)(3) that strives to support students, teachers, and staff through strategic investments that promote excellence, equity, innovation, and joy in our school community. Our first project was raising funds to install a playground where all students can plan, learn, and grow together. In four months, the foundation raised $100,000 to fully fund the project and the playground was installed and ready to go by the first day of the school year in August.
A story ran on 11 Alive, the local NBC news affiliate. A video clip can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi1lrBiIPQE. For more information about the Parkside Foundation and future projects, visit supportparkside.org.
