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    Community Build Date Set!
    Aaron's Playground
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    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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    Official Playground Designs Revealed!
    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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    We Did It!
    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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    Join us for the Family Fun Festival!
    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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    Local business leaders stepping up!
    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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    We've reached the halfway point!
    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 in the Star Tribune
    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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    Facebook Birthday Fundraisers a Huge Success!
    Aaron's Playground
    • May 8, 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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    New Fundraising Milestone Met
    Aaron's Playground
    • May 2, 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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    Team Aaron's Playground walks for the March of Dimes
    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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    The empty places
    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 Interviewed by Northeast Journal
    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 in The Pioneer Press
    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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    What I want you to know about infant loss
    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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    We're gaining media attention...
    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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    Mahtomedi City Council
    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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    Non-profit partnership
    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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    GoFundMe launched!
    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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