Aaron's Playground
Community Build Date Set!
Plans for Aaron's Playground is moving forward at full speed! The land has been prepped and the concrete border has been set. Now that...
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Aaron's Playground
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
Official Playground Designs Revealed!
On Tuesday, June 16th the Mahtomedi City Council made our playground plans for Southwest Park official! The city will be purchasing...
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Aaron's Playground
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
We Did It!
Just over a year after starting fundraising for Aaron's Playground in January 2019, we have officially hit our goal of $100,000! The...
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Aaron's Playground
- Jul 25, 2019
- 1 min
Join us for the Family Fun Festival!
Details about the Family Fun Festival on September 15th
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Aaron's Playground
- Jul 3, 2019
- 2 min
Local business leaders stepping up!
In our quest to reach the $100,000 fundraising mark, the local Mahtomedi, White Bear Lake, and Maplewood communities have been hugely...
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Aaron's Playground
- Jun 9, 2019
- 1 min
We've reached the halfway point!
We started fundraising in January this year, and as of the beginning of June, we've passed the halfway mark in our goal to raise $100,000...
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Aaron's Playground
- May 12, 2019
- 1 min
Aaron's Playground in the Star Tribune
We're happy to announce that our efforts to build a memorial playground have been picked up by the biggest newspaper in our area - the...
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Aaron's Playground
- May 7, 2019
- 1 min
Facebook Birthday Fundraisers a Huge Success!
After sending out an initial request to host birthday fundraisers for Aaron's Playground on Facebook, we've had several friends and...
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Aaron's Playground
- May 1, 2019
- 1 min
New Fundraising Milestone Met
We are extremely excited to announce that the fundraising for Aaron's Playground has reached a new milestone: $40,000! We have added a...
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Aaron's Playground
- Apr 29, 2019
- 1 min
Team Aaron's Playground walks for the March of Dimes
Aaron's Playground supporters, donning their orange t-shirts, took part in the March of Dimes charity walk this past Saturday at the Mall...
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Aaron's Playground
- Apr 14, 2019
- 1 min
The empty places
Poem by Becky Markovitz I see you in the empty places. I see you in the spacious backseat of the car, the car that I bought because it...
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Aaron's Playground
- Apr 2, 2019
- 1 min
Aaron's Playground Interviewed by Northeast Journal
Aaron's parents, Craig and Becky Markovitz, were recently interviewed by the local TV news show, Northeast Journal. Watch the interview...
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Aaron's Playground
- Mar 20, 2019
- 1 min
Aaron's Playground in The Pioneer Press
The Pioneer Press recently featured our efforts to build a legacy for Aaron in their publication. We are touched that they wanted to help...
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Aaron's Playground
- Mar 10, 2019
- 7 min
What I want you to know about infant loss
By Becky Markovitz 1. Aaron, my first-born child, is dead. I can state that pragmatically, but there will always be emotion behind it. In...
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Aaron's Playground
- Mar 8, 2019
- 1 min
We're gaining media attention...
Without any prompting from us, a local media outlet, the White Bear Press, featured Aaron's Playground in a recent news article. We...
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Aaron's Playground
- Feb 22, 2019
- 1 min
Mahtomedi City Council
On Tuesday, February 19th, we had the opportunity to speak at the Mahtomedi City Council meeting. After briefly meeting Mahtomedi Mayor...
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Aaron's Playground
- Feb 14, 2019
- 1 min
Non-profit partnership
We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with a great non-profit organization in the community that will help us in our quest to...
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Aaron's Playground
- Jan 21, 2019
- 1 min
GoFundMe launched!
We are excited to announce that our GoFundMe page has officially launched! We've set an optimistic goal of raising $100,000 to build a...
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