by oh-admin | Aug 7, 2009 | community, FRE, in the news
As many of you know, we recently built a fantastic playground for the children of Family Re-Entry. What you may not know is that it rained more than 2 inches during the build! Serve.gov published the story of how we overcame the elements to make a dream come true for...
by oh-admin | Jun 22, 2009 | children, community, events, FRE, Odyssey House news
The children at Family Re-Entry now have a beautiful new playground! More than 150 volunteers from Odyssey House, KaBOOM!, KOOL-AID and our community partners braved the rain to assemble the playground and build the side projects. We were joined by a few very special...
by oh-admin | Jun 22, 2009 | community, foundation
Recently, two of our foundation partners from Aetna – Miguel Centeno, vice president of strategic market development, and Christopher Montross, vice president and assistant controller – visited Odyssey House to see our dental clinic in action.Last year, the Aetna...
by oh-admin | May 20, 2009 | children, community, events, FRE, Odyssey House news
Based on the childrens’ designs, KaBOOM had three beautiful playgrounds designed for us. After polling the parents and children at Family Re-Entry, a clear winner emerged:The playground includes a spiral slide, monkey bars, activity panels and ladders. In...
by oh-admin | May 8, 2009 | children, community, events, FRE, Odyssey House news
Kool-Aid and organizers from KaBOOM! hosted a Design Day for children and families at Odyssey House to begin planning a brand new playground for Family Re-Entry. The children and their parents put crayon to paper to brainstorm and draw their dream playgrounds, which...
by oh-admin | Apr 22, 2009 | children, community, events, FRE, Odyssey House news
Children in Family Re-Entry will be getting brand-new playground through a community-led project sponsored by KOOL-AID.The children will have the opportunity to design their dream playground on Design Day, May 1st. The designers will base the final blueprint on the...