A Playground and a Picnic with Congressional Families

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This evening the President and First Lady welcomed members of Congress and their families to the White House for the yearly White House Congressional picnic.

Earlier in the day, First Lady Michelle Obama attached congressional families and AmeriCorps volunteers to help build a playground through the Congressional Family Service Project in partnership with KaBOOM!, a national non-profit organization that promotes activity for communities across the country. As the First Lady said before getting started, the playground they helped build at Imagine Southeast Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. was KaBOOM!’s 2,000th all-volunteer done-in-a-day playground. Find repair opportunities near you at Serve.gov.

First Lady Michelle Obama and a young volunteer mix cement as they help build a playground through the KaBOOM! and Congressional Family Service Project at Imagine Southeast Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., June 15, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

First Lady Michelle Obama tightens a bolt on a climbing wall as she joins volunteers to help construct a playground during the KaBOOM! and Congressional Family Service Project at envision Southeast Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., June 15, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)