When Disneyland Resort cast member Adrian Garcia played basketball and capture the flag as a member of the Boys & Girls Club in Santa Ana, Calif., years ago, he never dreamed he would one day build a new playground there. Adrian, an attractions host and video producer, joined Disneyland Resort President George A. Kalogridis and 60 members of his executive team to build a new playground and garden at the club on September 10, along with members of the Disneyland Resort College Program, Boys & Girls Club volunteers and KaBOOM! organizers.
Adrian said, “I’ve lived next to this club my whole life and it makes me feel proud to be able to give back to the place that was such a big part of it.” The new playground was built in less than eight hours and will provide more than 2,000 children in Santa Ana a safe place to play.
Disney is a KaBOOM! National Partner and supports the nonprofit’s vision of a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. The Disneyland Resort has built three playgrounds since June 2011 – two in Anaheim at Edison Park and Stoddard Park, and this one in Santa Ana. Check out the build in this video!
