Cambodia 2024 Playground Update
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CAMBODIA PLAYGROUND BUILD
Prior to the groups arrival, the Playground site in Cambodia was blessed by the local community.
On February 17th the group of volunteers will be on their way to the next playground build.
Below are a few pictures of the Blessing Ceremony that took place.
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED
AND FOR THOSE WHO PROVIDED THE PICTURES
UPDATED ON FEB. 16
Here are a few pictures of the group
arriving in Cambodia as well as their
first visit to the playground site.
CLICK ON ANY THUMBNAIL
ON ANY DAY BELOW
TO VIEW A SLIDESHOW OF THE DAY
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UPDATED ON FEB. 18
The groups day started out as being guests
of honor at a the opening of a local temple.
They then made their way to the site.
Once on site they were able to get some of
the lay out complete. Tomorrow they
will continue with the layout & start drilling holes.
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UPDATED ON FEB. 19
Today more layout was done, but still
dealing with some grading issues. The auger
showed up but it looks like the ground is too
hard for the hand held one.
They will have a local guy coming out
tomorrow to see if he can drill them with his
bigger macine. *fingers crossed*
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UPDATED ON FEB. 20
Finally some success.
Today they began drilling the holes!
They had to purchase a local ‘wheel barrow’
to move out the dirt and found a coconut shell
to help with cleaning out the holes.
They then had a snack of some of the local food.
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UPDATED ON FEB. 21
Today was another dirty day. All the holes have
been cleaned out & the site has been cleared.
They have had great volunteers from local
communites helping out each day.
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UPDATED ON FEB. 22
Today we were provided with some amazing drone photos.
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UPDATED ON FEB 24
Today the containers arrived. It was a long
day unloading and organizing all of the
equipment, but they got it done.
A great group of volunteers put
in a hard days work.
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UPDATED ON FEB. 25
Today was clean up and organize the site, then down to business.
Even though the original swing legs
did not get packed into the container,
they were able to find the right pipe size,
cut to length and were back on site
within a couple of hours.
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UPDATED ON FEB. 26
Things are starting to come together.
Had a very busy day placing post and the
decks are starting to go up.
Also Happy 60th Birthday to Duncan.
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UPDATED ON FEB. 27
It’s starting to come together.
Today would have been the grand opening
if the container had not been delayed.
As a couple of volunteers return to Canada,
the remaining group members have decided
to stay on and finish the build.
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UPDATED ON FEB. 28
Today, after a lot of hard work by both the
group and the local volunteers, it is really
starting to look like a playground. Hopefully
it's all ready for the the concrete which is
to arrive tomorrow.
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UPDATED ON FEB. 29
Today was a long day for everyone.
They finished putting the last pieces
of the playground in place, cleaned
up the site and they poured the
concrete well into the evening so
everything would be ready for
tomorrows Grand Opening!
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UPDATED ON MARCH 1
Well the day finally arrived. After a few
delays, some very hot & long days of work for
the group as well as the local volunteers,
and the many years of planning, it was
Grand Opening Day.
This is why this group does these projects,
just look at the smiles and hear the laughter.
It brings so much joy!
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UPDATED ON MARCH 4
So the opening ceremonies are complete,
the volunteers are on their way home,
and the playground is there for the
kids. Here are a few additional
pictures.
