We would like to thank all of our family and friends who donated to Alexandra's Playground in Brian's name for the NYC Marathon. Unfortunately the marathon was cancelled due to Sandy's destruction but the money Brian raised still went to a really great foundation that builds playgrounds, creates programming that encourages activity and prevents injuries during play; and, raises awareness about the importance of active play. We were able to be a part of one of the new playground builds on Saturday in an East Brooklyn housing project. After hearing the news that the marathon was canceled the night before we were really grateful for this opportunity to help boost the spirits of Brian's running group. The playground was not as easy to build as you may think. There were several parts and very confusing directions; I think Brian would tell you scoping a shoulder is much easier. The playground looked great when were done and the community was so grateful. As for the marathon hopefully it will be rescheduled and we have heard rumors for an April date but nothing is confirmed. I am proud of Brian for making it through his marathon training and now he is determined to keep it up in case of a postponement. At least if there is an April date he will have two more people to cheer him on at the finish line.
We were "team dozer" because we mainly built the bulldozer slide structure.
All the blue shirts were Brian's co-residents who were going to run the marathon together.
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