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Jefferson County Leader
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
Special generosity for special needs Kick-off event brings $200,000 in pledges for accessible playground in Herculaneum
By Steve Taylor For the Leader
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From left, Tori Glaze, 7, Daltyn Glaze, 3, and Camron Light, 6, all of Pevely, get a helping hand from Penny Davis of Pevely at a build-your-own-firetruck craft during the Harvest Hunt.
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he said. “And the people from Unlimited Play (the O’Fallon nonprofit group that will build the playground), were telling me they were impressed at how giving the people were. A lot of people wrote checks that day.” See HARVEST FEST, Page 3
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Annette and Josh Bauman with their son, Kade, at a local playground shortly before the little boy died last October.
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sible playground), they came on board. Naming the playground is important because it puts a name and a purpose – a cause – behind it.” Josh Bauman, said he and his family, including son Jackson, 6, are honored that the playground will honor the memory of Kade. “Absolutely,” he said. “We definitely were surprised. This is something that Kade would have liked to have enjoyed, but unfortunately, it couldn’t happen for him. Hopefully, it will happen for other children.” Bauman said Saturday’s event was a wonderful display of generosity and community spirit. “I was really amazed at the turnout,”
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erculaneum’s efforts to build a universally accessible playground in Herculaneum City Park got off to a good start Saturday. A Harvest Hunt fundraising event drew about 400 to 450 people, Mayor Bill Haggard said. “We’re very pleased with it,” Haggard said. “I don’t know how much we raised Saturday, but we have pledges for well over $200,000.” The city hopes to raise about $600,000 and start construction in 2013. Those who previously pledged at least $500 to build the playground were introduced at a ceremony during the event. “The really important thing is the playground has been named,” Haggard said. “It’s been named Kade’s Playground in memory of Kade Bauman of Festus. He died a year ago from the date of the Harvest Fest (Oct. 14).” Kade, the son of Josh and Annette Bauman, died at the age of 3. According to the family’s website, Kade started having seizures when he was 5 months old and was diagnosed with epilepsy, cortical visual impairment, global developmental delays, development encephalopathy and a suspected mitochondrial disease. During his short life, he was confined to a wheelchair. His parents and family have been working to establish a playground that is accessible to all children somewhere in Jefferson County. “It’s kind of a mission of theirs,” Haggard said. “When we decided to go that way (to establish a universally acces-
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