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Service Project

Jack & Jill Child Children's Center Playground Project

March 17, 2018

09:00 AM - 02:00 PM EDT

Broward County Platoon

Event overview

Welcome to Broward 1st Platoons inaugural service project! We will be hosting a service project in partnership with Jack & Jill Children's Center. Founded in 1942 by the Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Jack & Jill Children’s Center started as a day-care for women whose husbands went to war and now needed to enter the workforce. Jack & Jill Children’s Center is the oldest nonprofit provider of early childhood education in Broward county. The changes in family structure has led to their evolution as an organization, transforming Jack & Jill into what it is today: A school for children of high-need working families, fighting to break the cycle of poverty in South Florida. We will be putting together a few playground sets as well as laying some AstroTurf. Along with that we will be painting a short fence and installing a bamboo screen along the outer perimeter fence. Drinks and snacks will be provided. We will also have a DJ so be ready to wiggle while you work! Lets' show Broward County that Broward 1st Platoon is here and what we are all about!

Type

Service Project

What To Wear

Closed toe shoes and work clothes

What to Bring

Reusable water bottle

Event Contact

When and where

Date

March 17, 2018

Time

09:00 AM - 02:00 PM (EDT)

Location

Jack & Jill Children's Center

1315 W Broward Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Parking Information

Parking on location

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