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On Nov. 7, Delta employees and community partners helped deliver the airline’s 50th KABOOM! playground, the seventh in the Seattle area, replacing an older structure at McMicken Heights Park in SeaTac. The company said the new playspace is expected to serve about 800 children each year.
Delta Air Lines said more than 100 employees and volunteers came together on Saturday, Nov. 7, to build its 50th KABOOM! playground at home in the Seattle area, turning children’s drawings into a place to play within roughly six hours.
Delta described the project as its seventh KABOOM! build in the Seattle region and a partnership with the City of SeaTac to replace an aging playground at McMicken Heights Park. The park, Delta said, sits across the street from a local elementary school and the finished playspace is estimated to serve 800 children each year.
The company framed the milestone as part of KABOOM!’s 30-year anniversary, arguing that fewer safe play spaces can make it harder for children to access outdoor activities close to where they live. Delta also said the new design was informed by local children, who shared their ideas during a KABOOM! Design Day before volunteers translated them into physical play features.
Delta’s account credited its volunteers for delivering the core elements of the new playground, including slides, swings, climbing features, and space for exploration. It also said volunteers painted and planted flowers around the site to improve the surrounding area.
In addition to Delta staff and families, the airline noted participation from SkyMiles and 12Status members. It said volunteers also worked alongside community partners, and that Seattle Seahawks legend Cliff Avril joined at some point during the afternoon build.
Delta used the build to highlight the operational role of a key partner in the process. “Every playground needs a foundation,” the company wrote, saying Team Cement usually handles that work at KABOOM! builds. Tracey Baldwin, Delta’s Senior Manager for Corporate Security, was singled out as having led the foundation effort at more than 25 builds since 2017, including Seattle.
Baldwin was quoted describing quality control as central to outcomes, saying that if the cement is not good, then the playground is not good. She also said the shared purpose brings people from across the country to work on a single goal, and Delta presented her perspective that volunteering can restore faith that others want to do good things.
For Delta, Seattle is not just a destination but, in its words, home. The airline said its community work in Seattle has positively impacted more than 266,000 lives, and it pointed to Saturday’s playground as a visible result of that effort. Delta also said it has partnered with KABOOM! since 2013 to build playgrounds alongside communities across the United States.
While Delta’s release provides event details and a local impact estimate, it does not break out the exact number of volunteers by category, the cost of the specific build, or how the “800 children each year” figure is calculated. It also does not disclose any longer-term maintenance plan for the site beyond the build itself, leaving the durability and upkeep responsibilities to local partners and KABOOM!.
Looking ahead, Delta’s 50th playground milestone tees up how the company may use future volunteer builds to reinforce employee engagement and community presence in regions where it operates. The immediate question for residents is whether the refreshed site will quickly become a substitute for older play equipment, and whether KABOOM! and local partners can keep the area active and safe through the coming seasons.
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