IRVINE : Food Fair Planned to Benefit Playground
Parents who support the city’s Adventure Playground will hold their first fund-raising event Saturday, selling chili, hot dogs, soft drinks and snacks during the playground’s annual open house.
Money raised in the food sales will be turned over to the city to help operate the “vacant lot”-type playground at University Community Park, said Michael Howard, treasurer of the recently formed Irvine Adventure Play Assn.
Last year, the city considered closing the playground to help balance the budget. An outcry from parents persuaded city officials to keep the two-acre site open, as did a promise by parents to raise money for the playground’s operation. Eight parents are now on the board of the nonprofit fund-raising association, Howard said.
The group’s Chili-Fest will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Adventure Playground, 1 Beech Tree Lane.
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