Help install the new playground at RSS and future generations will revere your name!

The new RSS playground is being installed August 24, 25 and 26. Work is already underway by the City of Rossland to prepare the site. The next phase is a community installation of the playground. Then in September the rubber base for the playground will be poured and the playground will be open for use. The grade 6 and 7 students at RSS have been without a playground for years and are excited about the prospect of having a place to play. The playground will also be an important community asset for years to come.

The playground has been made possible through the generous grants and in-kind donations provided by the Ministry of Education, Tire Stewardship BC, School District No. 20, City of Rossland, Nelson and District Credit Union, Teck, the RSS Parent Advisory Council and MacLean Parent Advisory Council. The playground subcommittee of the three Rossland School Parent Advisory Councils would like to thank these donors for their contributions. The playground would not have been possible without them.

Despite these generous donations, the playground subcommittee was not able to raise quite enough money for a professional installation of the playground. As a result, it was decided to do a community installation of the playground. We need volunteers to help with this installation!

People who have experience with tools would be ideal, but there are lots of things that people with less experience can do. Food and drinks will be provided to volunteers. In order to volunteer, you must be able to commit the full day on at least one of the three days. If you can commit all three days that would be fantastic. The Friday shift starts at noon and runs until 8:30 pm. Saturday and Sunday are early starts and run until 6:00 pm. The Sunday shift often is not required, but we still need people on standby just in case. If you can’t make a full shift and still want to help out, let us know and we will figure out a way to slot you in.

Please consider volunteering your time for this important community asset. The children of our community will thank you. If you are able to volunteer, please contact Jennifer Ellis at rosslandvss@gmail.com.