A grand opening ceremony was held for Jacobi Hospital’s brand new Pirate Ship Playground on Friday, October 26 at Jacobi’s Building 8 Courtyard adjacent to its pediatric outpatient clinic.
Howard J. Rothman (c) and Taft Foundation members welcomed everyone aboard!
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Made possible by the Taft Foundation’s $400,000 donation to renovate a 7,000 square feet of vacant space, the Studio DB and Vomar Construction-developed set features a large pirate ship with such nautical accessories as waves, rideable dolphins and sea turtles, a xylophone stingray and pylons forming drums.
Assemblyman Michael Benedetto and Kasey-Lee Hernandez enjoyed the hospital’s new playground.
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Oluwatobi Idowu enjoyed playing with the ship’s wheel.
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Healthy Humor Red Nose Docs Program’s Maria Peyramavre helped children get into their pirate characters.
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Mahveen Arwa was eager to embark on a high seas adventure!
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