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From YouTube: American Legion Playground Opening
Description
Mayor Walsh offers remarks at the opening of the American Legion Playground in Franklin Park. The new playground is part of the city's Parks First initiative, which aims to make parks and green spaces across the city more accessible to all.
For the full event, please visit: http://www.cityofboston.gov/cable/video_library.asp?id=17607
A
As
you
know,
this
is
an
extraordinary
playground.
It
represents
a
great
investment
here
in
Franklin
Park.
Not
only
was
a
400,000
donated
from
Mary
Walsh's
youth
participated,
but
it
was
also
forty
thousand
dollars
donated
from
the
play
Brigade
and
if
you're
not
familiar
with
the
play
Brigade,
that's
a
relatively
new
nonprofit.
That's
been
started
here
in
the
city
and
its
focus
on
building
accessible
playgrounds
in
our
city.
We're
excited.
B
Here
at
Franklin
Park
to
invest
five
million
dollars
to
make
sure
that
our
renovations
of
our
pathways
and
our
entrance
improvements
happen
faster
and
when
you
think
about
an
area
or
space
or
a
place
that
everyone
gets
their
use
out
of,
it's
our
parks,
whether
you're,
whether
you're
a
baby
or
you're
a
senior
and
everyone
in
between-
and
this
particular
part-
is
one
of
those
parts.
That's
unique.
It's
a
gem.