I am happy to announce that come March 19th, The Tree House IndoorPlayground will be open for fun!
March 19th at 11:30 a.m. will be the ribbon cutting and the KFRC willhost an open house with guided tours thereafter. KFRC founders Pat Woodand Margaret Sottile will be speaking after Judy Harkonen, KFRC BoardPresident, cuts the ribbon. While the Grand Opening might be a bit dry for tots, the Tree House will be open daily starting on Monday, March 22nd.
Memberships are available. Applications are available at the TreeHouse.
We are still selling pickets. I am attaching the form for those interested. They are $100 and can be engraved with a phrase of your choosing. They will line the park and, so far, they look great! Thankyou to all who have already donated to this project. We are 80% towardour goal for the year.
Check out www.kfrckids.org for more information. You may also call Cathy Benda, Director of the KFRC, at 906-482-9363 with any questions.
Thank you all for all your support of this project.
See you at The Tree House!
Jessica DellaVallaChair, Friends of Winter Park
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Our BIG News!!!
Tree House almost ready for play
By Kurt Hauglie, DMG Writer
Daily Mining Gazettette
Daily Mining Gazettette
HOUGHTON - The idea for it began in June, a location to construct it was found in September, and in late March, the Tree House Indoor Playspace will be ready to receive its first little users.
Cathy Benda, executive director of Keweenaw Family Resources Center in Houghton, organizers and managers of the playspace, said the Tree House structure arrived Thursday in a kit form, and students from Jeffers High School and Michigan Technological University helped to unload it from the delivery truck.
"It came in about 20 (heavy) pieces," Benda said.
The Tree House is from a company in Maine called Kids Crooked House, and Friday, Jeff Leighton of the company, and Steve Juntunen and Eric Harjala of Raasio Contracting, were putting the house together on top of a metal platform in the Red Ridge Plaza suite.
Benda said after the tree house is completed, an artificial tree for children to climb on will be installed next to the tree house next week, the floor in the playspace will follow that, and finally, a slide will be installed.
"Then we should be ready to rock and roll," she said.
The planned opening for play is March 22, Benda said.
"It'll be a bonus if it's ready before that," she said.
A logo for the Tree House is being designed by the Marketing Department of Houghton, also, Benda said.
The playspace is intended for children aged infant to 5 years old. It's designed to provide not only exercise, but also to develop motor and cognitive skills.
Although KFRC received a $10,000 donation to get the construction started on the Tree House, a goal of $100,000 was set for the project, and Benda said that goal is nearly realized with about $20,000 to go.
"We're still actively soliciting for donations," she said. "No amount is too large or too small."
The KFRC is selling 200 pickets for a picket fence wall in its office next to the playspace, Benda said, and for $100, donors can put a dedication or comment on the picket. To purchase a picket, or make another donation to the Tree House, go online to houghtonwinterpark.blogspot.com or call the KFRC at 482-9363.
Benda said yearly and semester memberships will be available during a membership drive at the beginning of March. Daily passes will also be available after the playspace opens.
Benda said the effort and progress on the creation of the Tree House Indoor Playspace has been very satisfying.
"We feel great how far we've gotten," she said. "This has been just a great project. Community involvement has been wonderful."
Kurt Hauglie can be reached at khauglie@ mininggazette.com.
Cathy Benda, executive director of Keweenaw Family Resources Center in Houghton, organizers and managers of the playspace, said the Tree House structure arrived Thursday in a kit form, and students from Jeffers High School and Michigan Technological University helped to unload it from the delivery truck.
"It came in about 20 (heavy) pieces," Benda said.
The Tree House is from a company in Maine called Kids Crooked House, and Friday, Jeff Leighton of the company, and Steve Juntunen and Eric Harjala of Raasio Contracting, were putting the house together on top of a metal platform in the Red Ridge Plaza suite.
Benda said after the tree house is completed, an artificial tree for children to climb on will be installed next to the tree house next week, the floor in the playspace will follow that, and finally, a slide will be installed.
"Then we should be ready to rock and roll," she said.
The planned opening for play is March 22, Benda said.
"It'll be a bonus if it's ready before that," she said.
A logo for the Tree House is being designed by the Marketing Department of Houghton, also, Benda said.
The playspace is intended for children aged infant to 5 years old. It's designed to provide not only exercise, but also to develop motor and cognitive skills.
Although KFRC received a $10,000 donation to get the construction started on the Tree House, a goal of $100,000 was set for the project, and Benda said that goal is nearly realized with about $20,000 to go.
"We're still actively soliciting for donations," she said. "No amount is too large or too small."
The KFRC is selling 200 pickets for a picket fence wall in its office next to the playspace, Benda said, and for $100, donors can put a dedication or comment on the picket. To purchase a picket, or make another donation to the Tree House, go online to houghtonwinterpark.blogspot.com or call the KFRC at 482-9363.
Benda said yearly and semester memberships will be available during a membership drive at the beginning of March. Daily passes will also be available after the playspace opens.
Benda said the effort and progress on the creation of the Tree House Indoor Playspace has been very satisfying.
"We feel great how far we've gotten," she said. "This has been just a great project. Community involvement has been wonderful."
Kurt Hauglie can be reached at khauglie@ mininggazette.com.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Update
Construction is going on, fast and furious. Things are definitely taking shape! Stay tuned for an official opening date! BIG things happening this week.... very exciting!!!! How many excalamation points can we use?!?!?!?!?!
Monday, February 1, 2010
PICKETS FOR THE PLAYGROUND
Leave a lasting memorial of YOUR support for our little playground... buy a picket! We have 200 adorable white pickets that will be personalized with an engraved plaque and placed prominently throughout the park. $100 buys your picket, and goes to a very, very worthy cause. Contact the Keweenaw Family Resource Center at 482-9363 and get yours today!
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