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Dotmocracy

With some of the old playground already taken down, it became time to think about what the new playground would look like. And who better to decide that than the kids who will eventually play on it? Dotmocracy, where everyone got to vote on the playground equipment they like best, took place during the second and third weeks of December. The results of dotmocracy will be used to design our new playground.

Playground Equipment Removed

Some of the older playground equipment shown here was taken down in November.

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The playground committee has been hard at work over the past year and a half. Fundraising efforts have included a very successful carnival, spaghetti dinner, bingo nights, hamburger sales on Canada Day, donations from recyclables at the bottle depot, and Lamontagne giftware sales. We have been given money from the Shuswap Community Foundation and the Sorrento Lions Club. And now with our fundraising efforts being matched by the Let Them Be Kids organization, we are well on our way to making our new playground become a reality.
But we still need your help, as you can see by our fundraising thermometer. Please consider our project and get involved in any way you can. Click on the Join the Effort button to your right to sign up to help us on our build day.

Why Build a New Playground?

Join in our journey as we work towards building a new playground at Sorrento Elementary School! The old playground has served us well, and has many memories in the minds of current and former students, as well as those in the community and visitors. However, it is no longer meeting present safety standards. Much of the equipment can no longer be repaired when it breaks. For that reason, the playground committee was formed in 2008 to focus on raising funds for new playground equipment.