Kingsford students helped a playground campaign pass its goal
Kingsford Middle School set out to raise $500 for the Lake Antoine playground and finished with more than $8,000. With other gifts, the campaign passed its $40,000 goal.
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Lake Antoine Park Partners wrapped a "21 Days to Play" campaign aimed at $40,000 for the Lake Antoine Community Playground, WLUC TV6 reported. Kingsford Middle School opened its own drive at $500. After the school had $3,800 with a day left, it raised the target to $5,000. By the end of Friday the students had brought in more than $8,000.
Eighth grader Dominic Tatangelo said people kept giving after they thought $5,000 was the ceiling. The park partners said the school drive, plus other community gifts, pushed the full campaign past the $40,000 it needed to finish the playground project.
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