VERY 'SPECIAL' PLAYGROUND CENTER FOR DISABLED KIDS RAISES FUNDS.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Linda Verde Center, operated by the Lancaster School District Lancaster School District may refer to:
The center's current playground is in disrepair and the surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. grounds have cracked cracked said of grain; indicates grain that has been exposed to a combined breaking and crushing action. and buckled - not easily negotiated by the school's 42 students, many of whom use wheelchairs. ``We've been working on this for years to get enough money to get a special playground for the students,'' coordinator Donna Nigus said. ``Most are physically handicapped, so we need a special playground.'' Businessman and philanthropist Ron Emard presented a check for $12,000 to the center. Emard is general managing partner of Robertson's Palmdale Honda honda a quick release metal eyelet for the end of a lariat. When the restrained animal is no longer required it is not necessary to slacken off the loop and pull it over the head—a very great advantage when working with wild cattle or unbroken horses. and principal owner and partner of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Harley-Davidson dealership. The center needs $100,000 to replace the playground, and Emard's gift brings the total amount raised so far to $60,000, Nigus said. ``We are still raising money. We are getting close to the mark where we can break ground,'' Nigus said. The new playground will include sensory-type equipment so students can wheel in with their wheelchairs and do activities, Nigus said. The students at the center, which is located on the campus of Linda Verde School, range in age from preschool to eighth grade. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Ron Emard, far right, donates $12,000 to the Linda Verde Center's plan to build a playground for its disabled students in Lancaster. Receiving the funds on behalf fo the district are, from left, Janis Rivera, Donna Nigus and Beatriz Devera and Steve Gocke. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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