Volunteer Sandbox Construction for DHCDC, courtesy of Waters Edge Church in York County

Sandbox Construction
February 19, 2011

This hard-working crew of about 20 volunteers from Waters Edge Church came to our Mary Peake Center site to build a sandbox for our children and spruce up the property, as part of the church's "Love Week" (coinciding with Valentine's Day).

Step one of building our new sandbox was to remove the old (and potentially dangerous!) metal from a long-gone shed.	Soft, metal-free dirt is now ready for sandbox construction!.

As the sandbox construction goes on nearby, some Waters Edge Church volunteers smooth out the bumpy ground beside our school where we hope to add a parking lot.	Other dedicated volunteers picked up trash along the edges of our property.
Waters Edge Church volunteers begin constructing the wood edging for the sandbox .	The sandbox is now fully contained, the liner is down, and the top railing is being cut to fit.
The team gathers around the completed sandbox frame and prepares for the arrival of... the sand! Many thanks to Pembroke Stone Mart for donating the sand, and to C. Fiskus Trucking for delivering it.
A dumptruck unloads gallon upon gallon of white, clean sand.	The volunteers get to work spreading the sand into place.

A bit more sand than they bargained for...	The top is smoothed over, and the sandbox is ready for play! A cover will be placed when the box is not in use, to keep it free of animals and debris.


YOU can make a difference too! Help low-income and at-risk children on the Virginia Peninsula by volunteering with Downtown Hampton Child Development Center.