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Fundraising continues for new school playground equipment that the school budget doesn’t pay for
School boards don’t provide funding for playgrounds. It’s up to volunteer parent committees to raise the money for the equipment.
That’s why $40,000 has been raised towards a new playground at Terry Fox Public School in Cobourg.
Only a set of monkey bars remains after the previous playground structure was removed in 2020 due to safety concerns.
The total cost for a new structure, including installation, will exceed $100,000.
CFWN spoke with committee members Doreen Parker and Jen Russell about the new playground, and also about why they are fundraising for other school projects too.