Seaford School Receives Grant for New Playground

The has been awarded a $38,000 grant from Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation to be used toward a new playground.

The Seaford elementary school plans to use the grant money to build a play structure for kindergarteners and first graders that appeals to all students and their various learning styles. This will include bells and chimes for auditory learners and a playground structure that incorporates different colors and designs for students who have a more visual learning style. There will also be numbers and counting areas in the playground for students who have a mathematical learning style and structures that move and turn for students more tactile learners.

The grant from Lowe’s comes after the Seaford Harbor School has been without a kindergarten playground for the past year when it had to be taken down for safety concerns. This past fall, Seaford Harbor School PTA run by The Clorox Company in hopes of winning $50,000 grand prize for the purchase of new playgound equipment. 

“We are thrilled,” said Seaford Harbor School Principal Donna Delucia-Troisi. “It’s going to be a wonderful playground for our younger students.”

Delucia-Troisi credited the hard work of the Seaford Harbor School PTA leadership for helping to get the grant. Melanie Schnaier, who has a first grade student at Seaford Harbor School, spearheaded the grant application process.

"I am delighted to thank Lowe's for helping us to make our dream a reality," Schnaier said. "We can now build a beautiful playground for our children to enjoy for many years to come"

“By supporting schools like the Seaford Harbor School we believe we are contributing to a cause that’s important to our customers and employees and helping build a stronger foundation for the children who will be tomorrow’s employees, homeowners and community leaders,” said Marshall Croom, chairman of Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation.

Lisa Garcia, co-president of Seaford Harbor School PTA, said construction on the new playground is expected to commence in early July and it should be completed well in time for when students return in September.

“It’s going to be wonderful to have this playground next year,” Garcia said. “We are ecstatic.”