By FRED SWEGLES, Orange County Register Efforts to add a sensory garden and other interactive features to a universal-access playground in San Clemente are $371 closer, thanks to the “flour power” of children in Dana Point. The girls raised the money by selling baked goods, and they plan to sell more Oct. 13-14 during the Friends […]
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Kiwanis Donates $10,000 to Courtney’s SandCastle
The Kiwanis Club of San Clemente and its foundation presented a check for $10,000 to the Courtney’s SandCastle Charitable Foundation. Courtney’s SandCastle is the universally accessible playground and is part of the Vista Hermosa Sport Park & Aquatics Center. It serves children of all abilities, and is especially designed for children with physical, mental and […]
Blog from family in Scottsdale, AZ that visited Courtney’s SandCastle on July 24, 2012
http://birtchbaby.blogspot.com/2012_07_01_archive.html Courtney’s Sandcastle (John’s Disneyland!) is an AMAZING park….built for kids with all abilities. It has wide ramps for wheelchairs/walkers, sensory activities, musical instruments, cushioned ground, braille, large swings…..EVERYTHING you can think of that children with special needs may need. It’s a place where all kids can play together…a place where John can safely roam and […]
Sports park comes alive to the sound of kids
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/kids-342009-courtney-play.html Click here to view Grand Opening Video
Courtney’s SandCastle Grand Opening
Visit the Courtney’s SandCastle Universal Playground on Saturday, February 25th for the Grand Opening of Phase I.
The Courtney’s SandCastle universally accessible playground receives state recognition
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/san-340477-clemente-playground.html?pic=2
Donation may put musical panels in new playground
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/alderson-316709-clemente-san.html
San Clemente Sunrise Rotary’s Gift to Courtney’s Sandcastle
Members Donate $10,000 to Help Make Universal Playground a “Dream Come True” Today, the dedicated, philanthropic Sunrise Rotary Club members, donated $10,000 to help fund Courtney’s SandCastle. “This donation brings us one step closer to realizing Courtney Faye Smith’s dream of constructing this universal playground in San Clemente,” said Mina Santoro, Chair of Courtney’s SandCastle […]
New Design for Accessible Playground Refines Sensory Garden
San Clemente Rotary Club donates $6,000 for two playground benches By FRED SWEGLES Supporters of Courtney’s SandCastle, a universally accessible playground to be built in San Clemente, are looking for financial help to get it completed this year – not just the first phase. Fundraisers Mina Santoro and Don Glasgow unveiled a redesign Wednesday that […]