Willie Ross Playground Fund

$75,000
Donated
100% of $75,000 goal
163
Donors
This campaign ended on October 01, 2021, but you can still make a gift to Willie Ross School for the Deaf by clicking here!
About

The goal of this campaign is to help raise the final $75,000 for our capital campaign.  As our school grows, so do our space needs. Our capital campaign project is an expansion of our spaces so our students and staff have more space to meet as well as a training room centric to our Life Skills and Transition program.

Proceeds will benefit a new playground for the children as well as necessary landscaping for the new playground.  Our old playground had to be removed during phase 2 of our construction project.  We need the support of our community to help us purchase a new, bigger, safer playground for our students.

Help support us as we go for one last push!

Updates
Thank you—100% of goal accomplished!

We are thrilled to announce that we have raised 100% of our playground campaign goal!

We will install our new playground in the springtime.

Thank you to all of our wonderful donors.  Your generosity has made a tremendous impact on our students and their social, physical, and mental growth.  

Thank you, thank you, thank you! 


1227 days ago by Joel Skelton
Thank you—81% of goal accomplished!

Because of the generosity of our wonderful supporters, we have climbed up to 81% of our goal!  

We are deeply touched by our community's continued support for our mission and the social, emotional, physical, and mental growth of our students.

Please continue to share our fundraiser information with your network, family, and friends—we are getting very close to our $75,000 goal.  There are only 30 days left in our campaign.  We can do it!

1254 days ago by Joel Skelton
Update - Images and layout of playset.

As we continue to collect donations from our generous community, we wanted to share images of what our new playground might look like.  We anticipate installation to be done in Spring 2022.

We are getting very close to making our new playground a reality.  We are very, very excited—and we know our students will be, too.

Thank you for your continuing support of this very important project.



1263 days ago by Joel Skelton
Thank you—77% of goal accomplished!

Because of our amazing supporters, we have climbed up to 77% of our goal!  

We are deeply touched by our community's continued support for our mission and our students' success.

Please continue to share our fundraiser information with your network, family, and friends—we are getting so very close to our $75,000 goal.  There are only 44 days left in our campaign.  We can do it!

1269 days ago by Joel Skelton
Student Playground Appeal


As we get closer to our $75,000 goal for our playground, we invited some of our students to talk about what a new playground would mean for them. This is what they had to say.

Thank you for your tremendous support.  You have all made an extraordinary contribution to our students' physical, mental, and social health while also contributing to the growth of their leadership skills. 



1320 days ago by Joel Skelton
Thank you—65% of goal accomplished!

Because of support from our wonderful donors, we were able to reach 65% of our goal.  

We are deeply touched by our community's continued generosity to our mission and our students.

Please continue to share our fundraiser information with your network, family, and friends—we are getting closer and closer to our $75,000 goal.


1333 days ago by Joel Skelton
Thank you—40% of goal accomplished!

Because of support from our wonderful donors, we have reached 40% of our goal.  

We are deeply touched by our community's continued generosity and dedication.

Your gift will make a lasting impact on our students.  Please continue to share our fundraiser information with your network, family, and friends.

A big THANK YOU to you.  You continue to make a positive difference in our students' lives.  

1381 days ago by Joel Skelton
Thank you—35% of goal accomplished!

Because of support from our wonderful donors, we have reached 35% of our goal.

We are deeply touched by our community's continued generosity.  

Your gift will make a lasting impact on our students.

1415 days ago by Joel Skelton
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