For those of you who have been involved with a playground fundraising effort, you know that it's an ambitious and rewarding project. Just look at the faces of the children at a new playground grand opening and all your efforts are instantly rewarded.

The tenacity of the elementary school PTA featured in this recent article is admirable. To date they have raised 37K and secured matching grant funding.But what makes it even better is that they are holding a barbecue and silent auction to raise even more money. Why? To replace the gravel on the playground with compressed wood chips -- a wheelchair-friendly product that will let their special-needs preschoolers enjoy the playground. That's going to be one awesome playground.