How do you bring electricity and light to children who live half their lives in complete darkness, and their entire lives in abject poverty? Empower Playgrounds is a nonprofit that has come up with an ...

At first glance, a merry-go-round that generates electricity appears to be a charming idea. But Empower Playgrounds President, Ben Markham, came up with the idea in 2006 during an 18-month stint ...

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Almost exactly a year after the first request went out for funds, Centerville Playground has received enough donations to complete Phase II of its project. A recent $5,000 gift from the Crim family ...

Most children in Essam, Ghana, had never seen a merry-go-round until a Brigham Young University-led team arrived to install the curious device in their village. For ...

It had been a while since I took my kids to Riverside Park, so when we went last week, I wondered if the metal merry-go-round was still in motion. Sure enough, it was. Most of these old school, ...

Families in Laytown will be able to enjoy the local playground once again after a missing merry-go-round and other pieces of equipment were replaced by Meath County Council. East Meath councillor, ...