KaBOOM! University of Play (U Play!)

U Play! is the award-winning 2 1/2 day training that provides all the tools and resources you need to promote play and build great playspaces such as playgrounds, skateparks, sports fields and ice rinks in your community.

Attendees of U Play! will:

* Participate in workshops led by experts and learn best practices in community-build playspace projects (e.g. community engagement, project management, fundraising).

* Interact with and learn from playspace designers, funders, and successful community-build project organizers.

* Get the latest information about KaBOOM! challenge grant opportunities.

* Receive the KaBOOM! Toolkit - a step-by-step guide to playspace fundraising, planning, and maintenance.

* Volunteer and get hands-on experience at an actual playground Build Day.

U Play! will feature renowned speakers who motivate and inspire!

Kevin Carroll, Author, Rules of the Red Rubber Ball: Find and Sustain Your Life's Work

Hedda Sharapan, Associate Producer, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Dr. John Kretzmann, Co-Director, Asset-Based Community Development Institute at Northwestern University

Kevin Martinez, Director of Community Affairs, The Home Depot

Whether you represent a school, a nonprofit, a service organization or a business looking for a team-building activity, or you are an interested parent or community member, U Play! is for you!

Limited training scholarships are currently available!

For additional information visit KaBOOM!, email uplay@kaboom.org, or call 202-659-0215 x4000.