Playground Build 2008

San Francisco, CA March 4, 2008

In 2008, we are partnering with the Friends of Balboa Park and Neighborhood Parks Council to build a Safe, Accessible Playground at Balboa Park (at Ocean and San Jose Streets), in San Francisco, CA.

The award-winning Safe, Accessible Playground building program provides an opportunity to visibly support playground safety and give something back to the communities we serve by helping with the construction of a safe and wheelchair-accessible play structure for the children of San Francisco. The playground will be built in one day on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 -- the day before the Academy’s 75^th Annual Meeting begins -- by a coalition of volunteers that includes orthopaedic surgeons and their families, orthopaedic industry partners and related organizations, state and specialty society representatives, the media, and community members.

The day begins at 7:00 a.m., work wraps up around 3:00 p.m., with the ribbon-cutting finishing the day at approximately 3:30 p.m. Busses will run between the convention center and the playground site from 6:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and continental breakfast and lunch will be provided at the location. No experience is necessary to help -- experienced project managers will be on site to oversee the build. If you have an hour or two, or the entire day, come and see why this program is so rewarding and why state societies, hospitals and local practices are replicating it at the local level!

Site beautification, clean up and other rewarding projects are available for volunteers that prefer not to work in the actual construction zone and for children under the age of 18. For safety reasons, children under the age of 18 are never permitted in the construction zone. However, adjacent to the building site, there will be activites for children of all ages and abilities – we strongly encourage their attendance! Select an online registration option listed below,

• AAOS Members can register online - your mailing address will be displayed for verification
• If you are not a member of AAOS or do not know your password, download the registration form and fax it in to Pat Julitz at 847-823-7268
• Email julitz@aaos.org with any questions.
• News Release – coming soon!
• Sponsors
  Thank you to our 2008 partners! The Safe, Accessible Playground would not be possible without the generous support of these companies!
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