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Welcome!
Click
here to learn how to sponsor the festival.
7th annual Car
Show information and Registration
2008
Firecracker 10k Run and 5k Run/Walk information and registration form
Kid's Parade
Information
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this years 4th of July activities
Click
here for the "Party On The 3rd" activities
Schedule Of
Events 1
Schedule Of
Events 2
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Playground?
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Donation
Record
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for a wonderful story and the goal of one courageous
young lady with the help of Sertoma and the community of Grand
Forks.
Click
here to read Ali's autobiography.
Click here to see
Ali's brochure.
Click the button below to make
a donation to Ali's Boundless Playground.
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Ali’s Boundless
Playground ~ Sponsored by Sertoma
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It’s Ali Karpenko’s dream to have a community playground that is accessible to children with disabilities. With the support of her friends, family and various community organizations, she is working to raise $200,000 for a new Boundless Playground to be constructed in Grand Forks, ND in 2008.
Ali, age 13, was born with Spina Bifida. “I am very blessed, as I have a very mild case of it. Many of the problems I face are hidden to most, as I am very physically able. I did not begin the playground project for myself. I’m doing it for the kids like me who have a disability, but aren’t as lucky as I am.”
Boundless Playgrounds are tailor-made for the way children are naturally drawn to play. They are universally accessible so everyone can play side by side at his or her own highest level of ability.
The Grand Forks Park District has donated land in Sertoma Park and will assist in the construction and on-going maintenance of the playground. Two local organizations, Grand Forks Sertoma Club and The Arc, Upper Valley have teamed up to assist Ali in her marketing and fundraising efforts which will include soliciting donations from local residents and businesses. The project also has the support of Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown.
“I think every kid should be able to have fun and feel like they belong,” says Ali. “It would be nice to have a place where kids with disabilities and their siblings could have fun together.”
Our
committee has applied for a $15,000 grant from General Mills
for Ali’s Boundless Playground. Our project has been posted
on their website.
Please visit the website to learn
about the playground and post a comment in support of the
project. The more
comments we get, the better our chances of being awarded the
grant!
You can review Ali’s Boundless
Playground project's page and post comments
here.
On behalf of Ali and her friends
we thank you for your interest and your support. |
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