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Playgrounds for peace.(THE BUZZ)(playground for Afghan children)

Weekly Reader, Senior Edition (including Science Spin)

| September 10, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Weekly Reader Corp. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

It wasn't that long ago when 15-year-old John Dark enjoyed going to the playground with his friends. When the Jackson, Miss., teen found out that kids in war-torn Afghanistan were in need of school playgrounds he decided to do something. With help from his church, John began trying to raise $30,000 to purchase and transport playground equipment to an elementary school in Afghanistan. …

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