PHOTO GALLERY: Playground Build Day

More than 200 volunteers from several local civic organizations came together for Playground Build Day Dec. 6 to complete a new playground for Matthew’s Hope Firm Foundation Preschool, located on the campus of West Orange Church of Christ in Winter Garden.

The volunteers, mostly teenagers, represented organizations such as Matthew’s Hope, Kiwanis International and its high-school extension, Key Club, Boys & Girls Clubs, Orlando City Soccer and Next Community Church and more. Starting from an empty lot, the volunteers worked to erect an entire playground in a single day. The event was part of Kiwanis International’s 100th anniversary, which includes building playgrounds throughout the country.