Better Makers: Scott Byron Hosts Hearts in Harmony Day of Caring Playground Project

On Saturday, Aug. 8, more than 100 volunteers renovated and restored the Hyde Park Elementary School Yard and Community Playground in Waukegan. Scott Byron & Company Landscape Architecture from Lake Bluff shut down their business operations so 104 volunteers could give their time and expertise to the 1.6-acre site. Nearly 1/3 of their employees stepped up […]

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KABOOM! Get Out and Play

Darrell Hammond, founder of KABOOM!, encourages dads to go outside and play with their kids on Father’s Day. “If you don’t have playful adults, you won’t have playful kids,” he says. Hammond raised over $200 million, rallied one million volunteers and led the hands-on construction of 2,000 playgrounds across the United States. Growing up in […]

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