Proctor's Playground for EveryBODY

09/25/2024

The playground is open again after resurfacing took place last week! Thank you to those who were so patiently waiting to play on the playground!!

09/13/2024

Update 9/19. The playground will be CLOSED through the weekend, reopening Tuesday September 24. ANY use -including simply walking on the surface will ruin the entire surface. Please abide by the closure notice.

We have just been notified that the playground will be under construction for re-surfacing beginning MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16.

Therefore the playground will be closed and unavailable all of next week.

It will be important for everyone to stay off the playground during this time for safety reasons as well as maintaining the integrity of the surface work being done. Walking on it for any reason will ruin the surfacing.

Thank you for your understanding. We will notify the community when the playground is available after the e work is done and time has passed for the surface to cure.

08/15/2024

Update 9/19. The playground will be CLOSED through the weekend, reopening Tuesday September 24. ANY use -including simply walking on the surface will ruin the entire surface. Please abide by the closure notice.

Good evening. I just wanted to make community members and families aware that at some point after Labor Day, the playground will be closed for about five days.

As some of you may have noticed, the surface has deteriorated in a couple different spots. This is due to the strange fall and early winter we had in 2023, with a pattern of freezing and thawing that caused some rippling in the surface much like heaving that happens to pavement.

The surfacing company has warrantied this work, and we had an opportunity to do the work at the beginning of summer-but it was right when school was getting out and with zero notice, so we made the decision to put it off until the kids went back to school. I couldn’t imagine summer break starting and having our favorite playground closed.

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up as you make plans for playing and gatherings, as I know some families have used the playground as a birthday party spot. I don’t know when exactly this will take place, as it is weather and labor dependent. But I will make sure to let you know the exact dates that the playground will be off-limits to all activity

I hope that you’ve had a wonderful summer playing at the playground. As you may have noticed, the city has provided a paved area for vehicles to use, with the priority being for children who need paved areas for wheelchair accessibility. I believe these areas will be marked as such within a short period of time.

Jennifer McDonald

07/21/2023

We hope you are enjoying summer at the Playground for EveryBODY!

We are planning an official ribbon cutting at the Playground for EveryBODY on National Night Out, August 1, 2023.

Kid friendly snacks and beverages will be available from 6-8pm at the playground, with ribbon cutting at 6pm.

Proctor Lions Club, with support from Proctor Public Schools and other community donations, will be sponsoring the event.

We hope to see you there!!

04/04/2023

So excited to share this!!

Gillette Children’s Hospital has added the Playground for EveryBODY to their map of accessible playgrounds in Minnesota!

11/03/2022

The final railings were installed on the playground, and the playground is NOW OPEN!!

*The wheelchair swing is not assembled and we will likely wait until spring for that.

Get outside and enjoy this beautiful day!

09/27/2022

PROCTOR, MN – When Jennifer McDonald brought her three year old daughter Emma to local playgrounds several years ago, she was frustrated her daughter with spina bifida couldn’t access everything the playgrounds had to offer. Wood chips, pea rocks and gravel made it difficult to navigate. These f...

09/21/2022

Another volunteer opportunity so we can get this playground finished and open to the public!!

THIS Friday. 3-7pm.

Raking under playground. I need to make sure all high areas are raked level.

Bring: metal rake. Spade shovel. Work gloves. Water bottle. Work clothes. Wheelbarrow if you have one.

Surfacing goes in next week. I would love the help to get this done. It may not take the whole time if I have enough people.

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

09/19/2022

PROCTOR, Minn. — Ten years of hard work, donations, and love paid off in Proctor over the weekend. The name may say it all, The Playground for EveryBODY. The start came when Jennifer McDonald’s daughter Emma went to regular parks. With Spina Bifida, she could get to a playground using her walker...