Rainbow Sandals Makes 1,000-Pair Donation to Courtney's SandCastle

Rainbow Sandals has stepped in to help raise money—about $25,000—for the disabled-accessible playground .

The popular San Clemente-based footwear company didn't hand over the cash in U.S. dollars, however; the donation comes in the form of 1,000 pairs of pink women's

The sandals are selling for $25, and all the proceeds go to finishing the playground, which will be at the La Pata-Vista Hermosa sports park.

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Courtney's SandCastle President Don Glasgow said there was a little over $100,000 left to raise for the playground, and the city is reviewing bids for the final parts of the projects.

Glasgow said Courtney's Sandcastle has banked about $6,000 so far from sandal sales.

Phase I of the project was paid for by the city and rolled into the construction of the new La Pata-Vista Hermosa sports park. That phase included a giant outdoor xylophone and a sandbox.

Phase II will include water attractions and a “sensory garden,” a floating-ball fountain and a fountain that will have different buttons and switches that activate different patterns of spray. An artificial tide pool under a large shade structure will house replica tide pool flora and fauna, and kids will be able to hit switches that will control the water levels.