DIRECTV - Designed by Kids, Built by Volunteers: DIRECTV, Nesbit Elementary PTA and KaBOOM! Build 10,000-Square-Foot Playground in Just One Day for Tucker Children

More than 675 volunteers from DIRECTV, including employees, dealers and partners, along with over 100 volunteers from the Nesbit Elementary PTA, organizers from KaBOOM! and residents of the Tucker community joined forces today to build a new playground at Nesbit Elementary. The new playground's design is based on drawings created by Nesbit students who participated in a Design Day event in February.

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