PORT ANGELES — The Dream Playground Foundation is taking donations to rebuild the playground that burned down on Wednesday.
To make a donation, go to https://www.padreamplayground.org/news/fire.
The Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield, at 302 S. Race St., was reduced to charred remains after an early morning fire Wednesday that is being investigated as an arson.
It had been built by volunteers working through the Dream Playground Foundation. The original playground was opened in 2002. The second generation remodeling was built in 2021.
A juvenile was taken into custody, according to the Port Angeles Police Department.
“It feels like we’ve lost a loved one,” the website says. “But unlike that kind of unrecoverable loss, structures can live again. We are lucky to have a town full of giving and caring neighbors who know how to build and make good things happen. Our playground will be back and better than ever. We are already preparing ways to work closely with local organizations and city officials to develop a coordinated plan for the recovery and rebuilding of the Dream Playground.
More fundraising efforts are likely in the future but for now, donations can be given through the website
“Together, we can turn this adversity into an opportunity to showcase the resilience and strength that define Port Angeles,” the website says. “Let this be yet another lesson we can give to our children. We can have wonderful stuff. But more importantly, we can teach them how loss can be handled with grace, strength, friends, and grit. Let’s get on with it.”
