Firestone Textiles had Eastdale students all fired up today. The Woodstock company donated $2000 towards the public elementary school's drive towards building playground equipment for the students. Principal Regina Smith says right now all the students have are sandboxes. "Our students don't have any playground equipment to play on, so it would be fantastic. They'd be so excited to have something different to play with. And even though they still want to play in sandboxes, they'd love a great big playground and it would give them something different to do at recess time." Firestone presented a cheque to the school at an assembly this morning. Seeing the enthusiasm of the students, Firestone GM Bob Galway came away feeling good about their donation. "It's the first time I've been to this school, and it was really uplifting. I'm pleased to say that we've picked a real, real good place to donate this money." (In photo: L-R - Jim Smith, Firestone Accounting Manager, Rachel Martin, Fundraising Committee, Bob Galway, Firestone GM) Firestone supports several charitable events and organizations on an annual basis, but also keeps money aside for special projects to support in the community, like this one. Alumnus of the school, and Firestone Accounting Manager Jim Smith brought the playground campaign to the company's attention, and hopes other local companies will help the school out. "I'd like to challenge the other businesses in Woodstock to donate what you can. It's a worthwhile cause. It would be nice if everyone came up with enough money." The school is up over $10,000 now, but has a ways to go to hit their $100,000 goal. The fundraising continues on Saturday. The school is hosting a BBQ and Car Wash in the Zehrs parking lot in Woodstock from 11AM-2PM. Below: Playground plans for Kindergarten students (left), junior and intermediate students (right).
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