Honor the KidsUp! Founders & Friends with a special sponsorship of the Ferry Boat play structure wheelhouse

Twenty years is a long time. Still, Bainbridge Island hasn’t changed all that much, and chances are good that you or someone you know were among 900-plus islanders who turned out to build the original KidsUp! Playground at Battle Point Park back in spring 2001.
So we think you’ll enjoy this long-forgotten highlight reel and photo gallery of the weeklong construction and amazing community barn-raising spirit. So many familiar faces, so many memories! The video was recently unearthed on an old VHS tape and transferred to digital so we can share it here.
KidsUp! founders Amy Curran and Julie Marler have stepped up for a special sponsorship campaign to support the KidsUp! playground’s new iteration. Their goal: $9,000, to sponsor a wheelhouse feature on the giant Ferry Boat play structure in the name of “KidsUp! Founders & Friends.”
Were you on Bainbridge Island in 2001? Did you or your friends and neighbors help build the first playground? You can honor the KidsUp! Founders and all who turned out for that magical week, when a very special playground sprang up to create a generation of fun and memories for island kids and families.
Enjoy the video, and help launch the new playground and its unique Ferry Boat play structure with a gift in the name of KidsUp! Founders & Friends.

KidsUp! 2001 Construction Gallery