06May 2022 by Elaina Richard

Volunteers Needed!

We are currently looking for individuals to join the Kidsgrove board and to help lock/unlock the food pantry and do other small daily tasks at the playground. The board meets 4 times per year. We also always need individuals to volunteer, even if just for an hour, to help with the maintenance and upkeep of the playground grounds (painting, weeding, trimming trees, etc...). We also are in need of assistance with carpentry tasks. The playground is not maintained by the borough and is completely volunteer-run. If you'd like to learn more, email kidsgrove2@gmail.com!
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10Mar 2020 by Elaina Richard

Raise the Region 2020

**UPDATE 3/13/2020 –THANK YOU to all who donated to us during the 2020 Raise the Region event. We are closer to being able to upgrade the playground to make it safer and more ADA compliant! We are participating in the Raise the Region Fundraising event on March 11 and 12. Donate Now Kidsgrove is not maintained by the boro and no local tax dollars are used in the upkeep or the ongoing improvements and additions. We are hoping to raise $200,000 to make our playground more ADA compliant.Our mission is to be a safe and inclusive play space for all children. We believe that every child should have the chance to play no matter their ability. That is why we began our fundraising effort to raise $200,000 to make our playground more…
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09May 2019 by Elaina Richard

Thank You to our Volunteers!

On April 26th, about 25 volunteers came out early in the morning and braved the rain for the United Way Day of Caring. Despite calling it quits before lunch due to the downpours, the volunteers accomplished A LOT, and the playground looks so much better! On April 27th, 5 young women from Susquehanna University stopped over to clean out Mini Town and the surrounding area in preparation for mulching and planting new flowers. Every volunteer was a pleasure to work with and was so hard-working! We cannot thank you all enough for helping! Kidsgrove is a playground that is maintained by the community, for the community. If you are interested in being a volunteer, you can use the contact form on our website, or send us a Facebook message.
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25Feb 2019 by Elaina Richard

Raise the Region

**UPDATE 3/15/2019 - THANK YOU to all who donated to us during the 2019 Raise the Region event. We are closer to being able to upgrade the playground to make it safer and more ADA compliant! We are participating in the Raise the Region Fundraising event on March 13 and 14.  Kidsgrove is not maintained by the borough and no local tax dollars are used in the upkeep or the ongoing improvements and additions. We are hoping to raise $200,000 to make our playground more ADA compliant.Our mission is to be a safe and inclusive play space for all children. We believe that every child should have the chance to play no matter their ability. That is why we began our fundraising effort to raise $200,000 to make our playground…
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24Oct 2015 by enki09@gmail.com

Kidsgrove Fall Festival 2015 – “Thank You’s”

The highlight of our financial year as a non-profit is our yearly Fall Festival. The success of this year;s festival, which was held October 17h, was due to our many volunteers and sponsors. So many people and groups donate time, money and resources throughout the year and without them Kidsgrove would not remain the fun, safe place for our kids to play that it has always been. So we just wanted to say a big thank you to all of them from our board members and maintenance crew to our student volunteers from SU to the many church groups and businesses that support Kidsgrove throughout the year. This year we had some awesome inflatable attractions for kids. The bounce house was sponsored by Christopher Kenawell CHFC State Farm Insurance of…
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13Sep 2015 by enki09@gmail.com

Susquehanna University Students Pitch In

The ongoing maintenance of Kidsgrove is something that requires a lot of time and effort from a lot of people. We are fortunate to have so many wonderful people volunteer here at Kidsgrove throughout the course of the year. Many are individuals and others are part of groups and every one of them is appreciated. Several Saturdays ago we welcomed the services of a great group of students from Susquehanna University who were part of the SU G.I.V.E. program. The program is for Freshman students and this year we had an especially fine group. Some of the projects they helped with were; scrubbing wood on the fence and various features in the little kids area in preparation for the application of sealant, weeding and distribution of mulch in the many…
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29Jul 2015 by enki09@gmail.com

Kidsgrove Restroom Renovation

Kidsgrove has been providing a fun and safe place to play in Selinsgrove for many, many children for over 17 years.  Through the supportive assistance of our community, and without funding from taxpayer monies, we work diligently to maintain and improve the park each year.  This year Kidsgrove’s restroom facilities are the focus of our efforts. Our restroom facilities serve the thousands of visitors to Kidsgrove, as well as to the adjacent parks and soccer fields.  This renovation is greatly needed in part because of the number of people who use the facilities and in part because of the age of the facilities.  In planning the restroom renovation, we had paid particular attention to increasing accessibility for persons with disabilities, and to decreasing any harmful effect on the environment.  Kidsgrove…
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27Apr 2015 by enki09@gmail.com

Exciting News!!!!! Kidsgrove Buys Neos System

We were able to raise the necessary funds and have purchased the Neos Wall which is manufactured by PlayWorld Systems in Lewisburg, PA.  We have also purchased a Neos Ring for the younger children.  They were installed in the summer of 2013 as an Eagle Scout Project for Gage Cooper. ***See the video below of the Neos Wall as well as a pictures of the new equipment at Kidsgrove*** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6w4i_CLdIc
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09Sep 2014 by enki09@gmail.com

Thank you volunteers!

All of us on the Kidsgrove Board would like to say a huge Thank You! to everyone who volunteered their time at Kidsgrove this summer.  They pulled weeds, spread mulch, painted the stage and mini-town, built a stone patio area and spread wood chips throughout the playground.  Kidsgrove could not exist without you!
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