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New England Patriots and UnitedHealthcare Build a Playground for Blackstone Valley Prep in CumberlandToday more than 200 members of the Cumberland community and UnitedHealthcare employees joined the New England Patriots and KaBOOM! to build a new playground at Blackstone Valley Prep's (BVP) Elementary School 3. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180918006160/en/ Scholars from Blackstone Valley Prep Elementary School 3 watch as volunteers from UnitedHealthcare and members of the Cumberland community build a new playground with nonprofit KaBOOM! and the New England Patriots (Photo: Alan Grant). Blackstone Valley Prep is a K-4th-grade elementary school in the Providence-based public charter school network of the same name. Known as Elementary School 3, the school is expanding and has moved into a new location that previously housed high school students, yet lacks a playground. "We were excited to team with UnitedHealthcare to turn this dream of a new playground into a reality for Blackstone Valley Prep," said Josh Kraft, president of the New England Patriots Foundation. "We know the value of physical activity and exercise, particularly for children, and this new space will give students a place to play for years to come." The new play space will give the more than 400 students a place to engage in safe and healthy activities. In July, students from BVP's Elementary School 3 helped design the new 3,000-square-foot playground during a special "design day" event, incorporating new elements such as a triple racer slide, ripple bridge, superdome climber and more. "Many of us take for granted that there will be great community play spaces without putting in the time to coordinate designing and building them," said Josh Falk, Head of School, Blackstone Valley Prep Elementary School 3. "We are confident that this playground will mean a great deal to our scholars and our community, particularly for people who may not have access to many great playground or green spaces like this." "UnitedHealthcare is grateful for the opportunity to work with the Patriots, KaBOOM! and the Cumberland community to build this new playground at BVP Elementary School 3," said Stephen Farrell, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of New England. "This new play space will give these kis a place to play and exercise outdoors with their friends and families, while creating healthy habits that will last a lifetime." Volunteers worked with KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit organization that helps bring balanced and active play into children's daily lives. The Boston playground is the 3,099th KaBOOM!-organized build since 1996, the 28th created by KaBOOM! and UnitedHealthcare, and the 9th built with the Patriots. This playground build is part of UnitedHealthcare's "Do Good. Live Well." program, an employee-volunteer initiative dedicated to decreasing hunger and obesity, inspiring service and encouraging volunteerism. For more information about the benefits of volunteering and to find opportunities to volunteer alongside UnitedHealthcare in your community, visit DoGoodLiveWell.org. Follow @DoGoodLiveWell on Twitter or "like" Do Good. Live Well. on Facebook (News - Alert).
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