CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL BENCHES The Madison Area Chapter of The Compassionate Friends (TCF) has memory benches in and around the “Old Woman in the Shoe” playground. (Figures 5.96 and 5.97). The benches are not placed on an ADA accessible route. The benches are metal frames with recycled plastic slats. Custom memorial plaques are fastened to the slats. According to the Compassionate Friends Website68 “Since 1994, almost 900 names of beloved children have been added to these memory benches.”
Figure 5.96. Memory Bench at "Old Woman in the Shoe"
Figure 5.97. Memory Benches Around Playground
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