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Follow on Google News |  200 Community Volunteers Join Forces to Build Playground at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin CountyBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and KaBOOM! Increase Access to Play in McKinney
By: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County: Liliana Rogers | 469-888-4620 | lrogers@bgccc.org Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas: Carrie Kraft | 713-354-7016 | Carrie_Kraft@ KaBOOM!: Caroline Finnell | 202-464-6164 | cfinnell@kaboom.org Volunteers from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County and the community will join KaBOOM! on Saturday, December 1 to transform an empty site into a kid-designed, state-of-the- The Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County provides kids and teens with a safe place to develop essential skills, make lasting connections and have fun. This playground will help club members develop their physical fitness abilities, reduce stress and promote positive use of leisure time, appreciation for the environment and interpersonal skills for club members. In October, kids from the surrounding community came together to draw their dream playground. The playground is based off their drawings and will provide more than 400 kids in McKinney with a great, safe place to play. This playground is part of a broader effort led by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and KaBOOM! to ensure communities have great PLAYces for kids and families. It will be the 38th build by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. In 2018, the partners will continue to build across the state with playgrounds in the Plano, El Paso, Dallas and Houston areas. WHEN: Saturday, December 1 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Kick-off ceremony 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Best viewing of playground construction 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Final construction phase 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ribbon-cutting ceremony (Times approximate) WHERE: Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County (McKinney Branch) 701 S Church St. McKinney, TX 75069 WHO: Hundreds of community volunteers Mayor George Fuller of City of McKinney Mike Simpson, CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County Dr. Paul Hain, BCBSTX North Market President ### About Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County The Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County has been meeting the needs of children in Collin County since 1968. The BGCCC's mission is to "Enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens". The organization currently serves approximately 9,400 children each year through its after-school, summer and outreach programs. BGCCC serves 74 schools in Collin County and has 22 buses and vehicles which must transport the children to the Clubs. The organization has branches in McKinney, Plano and Frisco and currently operates an on-site school program at Shepton High School in Plano. Visit the BGCCC website at: http://www.bgccc.org About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) – the only statewide, customer-owned health insurer in Texas – is the largest provider of health benefits in the state, working with nearly 80,000 physicians and health practitioners and 500 hospitals to serve 5 million members in all 254 counties. BCBSTX is a Division of Health Care Service Corporation (which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Texas, Illinois, Montana, Oklahoma and New Mexico), the country's largest customer-owned health insurer and fourth largest health insurer overall. Health Care Service Corporation is a Mutual Legal Reserve Company and an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. BCBSTX.com (http://www.bcbstx.com/ About KaBOOM! KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated to giving all kids – especially those living in poverty – the childhood they deserve through great, safe places to play. KaBOOM! inspires communities to make play the easy choice and works to drive the national discussion about the importance of PLAYces. KaBOOM! has collaborated with partners to build or improve more than 17,000 playspaces, engaged more than 1.5 million volunteers and served over 9 million kids. To learn why play matters for all kids, visit kaboom.org and join the conversation at twitter.com/ End
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