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Media Coverage

Here you’ll find highlights of Bennett’s Village, Inc. press releases and media coverage.

Press Releases

2023

Bennetts-Village-Perry-Foundation-press-release November2023 Download

Bennetts-Village-Just-Ask-press-release May2023Download

Bennetts-Village-ODEC-gift-press-release May2023Download

2022

Bennetts-Village-Communication Board July2022Download

2021

Bennetts-Village-VOF-Grant December2021Download

Bennetts-Village-Pen-Park September2021Download

Bennetts-Village-Music-on-the-Lawn July2021Download

Older

Bennetts-Village-MOVE-Challenge September2020Download

Bennetts-Village-September-Events September2019Download

Bennetts-Village-Circix-press-release April2019Download

Television

• • Bennett‘s Village gets gift from ODEC for first phase of project (CBS19, 13 June 2023)

• • Restaurants holding fundraiser for Bennett’s Village (CBS19, 13 March 2023)

• • Bennett’s Village asking community to reach out to lawmakers to help secure funding (NBC29, 15 February 2023)

• • Bennett’s Village wants to create an accessible treehouse (NBC29, 2 September 2022)

• • First communications board installed at Pen Park (NBC29, 29 July 2022)

• • UVA Health doctor receives funding to support all-abilities playground at Pen Park (CBS19, 29 July 2022)

• • Bennett’s Village to be installed soon (CBS19, 22 July 2022)

• • Upcoming meetings on Bennett’s Village project (CBS19, 12 March 2022)

• • New community initiative creating opportunities for all children (CBS19, 31 January 2022)

• • Bennett’s Village receives grant funding from Virginia Outdoors Foundation (CBS19, 25 January 2022)

• • Bennett’s Village hosts community event in Pen Park (CBS19, 19 September 2021)

• • Bennett’s Village reveals phase one of new playground concept (NBC29, 19 September 2021)

• • Event to unveil concept for accessible treehouse, fundraise for Bennett’s Village (CBS19, 21 July 2021)

• • Bennett’s Village gets people moving with MOVE challenge (CBS19, 3 October 2020)

• • Bennett’s Village MOVE! Challenge encourages people of all ages and abilities to get active (NBC29, 19 September 2020)

• • Students partner up to design costumes for kids in wheelchairs (WHSV3, 23 September 2019)

• • Cardinals vs. UVA athletes basketball game benefits Bennett’s Village (CBS19, 22 September 2019)

• • Brainstorming ideas for Bennett’s Village (CBS19, 18 September 2019)

• • Tom Sox donates portion of proceeds to Bennett’s Village (CBS19, 22 July 2019)

• • Bennett’s Village moves forward after city council’s approval (CBS19, 28 April 2019)

• • Fundraiser for Bennett’s Village (CBS19, 25 April 2018)

• • All Access Park Project (NBC29, 28 March 2018)

Newspaper

• • Activities: Botanical Garden and Bennett’s Village team up, juggling at ACAC and more (Daily Progress, 31 May 2023)

• • Playful communication: How a new board at Pen Park helps make a playground accessible to all (C-Ville Weekly, 10 August 2022)

• • Accessible playground plans move forward with support from city of Charlottesville (Daily Progress, 15 March 2022)

• • Charlottesville to present proposal for inclusive playground at Pen Park (Augusta Free Press, 13 March 2022)

• • Bennett’s Village treehouse will be a place of fun for all (Daily Progress, 6 September 2021)

• • Local students generate ideas for inclusive playground (Cville Tomorrow, 23 December 2018)

• • Arc of the Piedmont to assist campaign for accessible playground (Daily Progress, 20 May 2018)

• • Bennett’s Village announces partnership with The Arc of the Piedmont (Cville Tomorrow, 14 May 2018)

• • Death of local child sparks campaign for accessible playground (Daily Progress, 25 March 2018)

Radio

• • Bennett’s Village receives a $25,000 grant from Virginia Outdoors Foundation (WINA, 25 January 2022)

• • Brian Gibney: Bennett’s Village (WINA, 16 March 2019)

• • Kara McClurken: Adaptive Playground in Charlottesville (WINA, 2 March 2019)

• • Conversations with Wendy–Kara McClurken and Brian Gibney–Bennett’s Accessible Village (WINA, 10 March 2018)

Other Media

• • Just ask! in the garden with Bennett’s Village (Botanical Garden of the Piedmont, 3 June 2023)

• • Bennett’s Village fundraiser at Dino’s & Basta Pasta (Dairy Market, 14 March 2023)

• • Bennett’s Village: Where All Kids Can Play (Blue Trunk Foundation, 10 November 2022)

• • UVA Health Doctor Wins Funding to Support Inclusive Playground, Overcome Communication Challenges (UVA Health, 29 July 2022)

• • First communication board installed in Pen Park (Finax News, July 2022)

• • Bennett’s Village (ASLA Potomac, September 2021)

• • Charlottesville All-Abilities Park Concept wins Potomac ASLA Honor Award (AIA Baltimore, 25 May 2021)

• • Guiding the Design of Inclusive Playgrounds through Needs Assessment and Materials Selection (IEEE.org, 29-30 April 2021)

• • UVA Drama’s Scene Shop Brought These Kids’ Halloween Dreams to Life (UVA Today, 31 October 2019)

• • 20,000 PENNIES: HOW A BOOK CLUB TRANSFORMED OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY (Nerdy Book Club, 24 June 2019)

• • St. Anne’s-Belfield Student-Led Class Builds Little Free Library for Bennett’s Village (St. Anne’s-Belfield, 20 May 2019)

• • THE BENNETT’S VILLAGE PENNY WARS HAVE BEGUN! (Fitz Between the Shelves, 30 April 2019)

• • Bennett’s Village in Cvillepedia, a community-based wiki