P. O. Box 6735  ~ Harrisburg, PA  ~ 17112   ~  (717) 554-7220  ~   email us

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DESIGNED BY LEATHERS & ASSOCIATES, Ithaca, New York

BUILT WITH LOVE BY 1,500 VOLUNTEERS

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FUNDED BY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND GRANTS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT FOUNDATIONS

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OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2006

Please note: Water service is not yet available at George Park. 

Please bring refreshments for you and your family.

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UNIQUE ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES

  • 5' wide ramps and passageways

  • Unitary groundcover for easy travel in wheelchairs 

  • Accessible swings in tot lot and main playground 

  • High and low monkey bars and rings

  • Raised sandbox

  • Sensory garden

  • Transfer stations at all slides

  • Manipulatives throughout the playground

  • Imaginative play areas such as recording studio, stage, tree house, castle, train and boat

Currently, there is no water service at the playground.  This delay is related to the road design changes that will be taking place on Nyes Road over the next several months.  This has limited our ability to hose down the area surrounding the sandbox, creating quite a beach effect there.  This is also why the mister station at the playground does not currently work.  Thanks for your patience as we anxiously await the connection of the water lines.

 

THANK YOU to the AIR NATIONAL GUARD 193rd SOW/CES. The work they performed at the Build Site was invaluable to us. How can we ever thank you!!

 

WHERE IS POSSIBILITY PLACE LOCATED?

The playground is located at the intersection of Nyes Road and Heatherfield Way in the new George Park in Lower Paxton Township, Harrisburg, PA.  Map of Heatherfield Way & N Nyes Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17112

 

SOME OF THE BUSINESSES AND GROUPS THAT

VOLUNTEERED DURING BUILD WEEK:

Old Navy ~ Target ~ Blockbuster Video ~ Commerce Bank ~ CDHS Football Team ~ CDHS Cheerleaders ~ Milton Hershey School ~ Center for Independent Living of Central PA ~ Renovations and Innovations ~ YMCA ~ Triple Crown ~ McNaughton Homes ~ Parrotheads in Amish Paradise ~ Lions Club of Lower Paxton ~ Harrisburg Kiwanis ~ Colonial Park Rotary ~ Keystone Rotary ~ Colonial Park United Methodist Church ~ East Shore Kiwanis Club ~ Thompson Institute, Criminal Justice Club ~ McKonly and Asbury ~ Dauphin County Technical School ~ Community Alliance Church

THANK YOU!!!!

We have learned through creating this playground that what is accessible to children and adults with disabilities is safer and more pleasant for everyone. Moms and dads pushing strollers and grandparents with walkers are enjoying the playground, as well as those in wheelchairs. The playground is clean and pleasing to the eye in every way. Our hope is that all community facilities will be modeled after the accessible features that are found at Possibility Place. We welcome your comments and ideas about the playground. 

 

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

 

The pavilion has been built.  For information about reserving it, please contact Lower Paxton Parks and Recreation at

717-657-5635.

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FRIENDS OF THE PLAYGROUND

 

The Friends of the Playground Committee has now formed.  This committee is responsible for maintaining Possibility Place.

 

If you are interested in being a part of this committee, please attend our next meeting:

 

Thursday, February 28, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. at Atlanta Bread Company

Join us for dinner at 6:00 p.m.

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Check Out Our New Accessible Swings...

 

 

 

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As of February 2008...

 

FENCE POSTS AND PAVERS ARE STILL AVAILABLE!

 

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Newest Donors:

 

New Hope Church

Hilton-Diminick 

Soroptomist Club

Computer-Aid

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POSSIBILITY PLACE

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