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KaBOOM! : how one man built a movement to save play / Darell Hammond ; foreword by Stuart L. Brown.

Hammond, Darell.
2011
GV423 .H26 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
KaBOOM! : how one man built a movement to save play / Darell Hammond ; foreword by Stuart L. Brown.
Author
Hammond, Darell.
ISBN
9781605290751 hardcover
1605290750 hardcover
Published
New York : Rodale Books, [2011]
Distributor
New York : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
Description
xviii, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
GV423 .H26 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
790.068
Summary
"KaBOOM! chronicles Darell Hammond's amazing journey from a childhood spent living in a group home in Illinois to becoming the cofounder and CEO of KaBOOM!, an organization with this mission at its core: harnessing the power of community to save play for children. one playground at a time. Like The Blue Sweater and Three Cups of Tea, KaBOOM! demonstrates how one idealist can change the world and how small, civic-minded steps create a ripple effect that can precipitate change in communities and eventually change in the world at large. More than just a memoir, KaBOOM! is a call to action that will inspire readers by challenging them to rethink traditional notions of community and social change. This is the story of a man with a vision: Play is the best natural resource in a creative economy. Kids need more of it; it is not a luxury but a necessity for their lives. Through hard work, commitment, and the conviction that access to a safe play environment is the fundamental right of all children, Hammond built an organization that has raised almost $200 million, directly built 2,000 playgrounds with a million volunteers, and touched the lives of countless children and families"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction : Looking out for other people ; Half-full not half-empty ; The process is as important as the product ; A 7-year-old's grin ; "We've got a problem" ; You can do routine tasks without doing them routinely ; Audacious dreams ; Transactions versus transformations ; Play matters ; It only takes a single spark to start a fire ; It starts with a playground ; A better us ; Imagination and innovation ; The blurry line between for-profits and nonprofits ; What we're up against ; When better is expected, good is not enough
Anatomy of a build
Boomerisms.

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