I am pleased and honored to announce that the “Toy Division” of the Bogin Playscape Project will be renamed “Charlie’s Toys” in honor of Charles V Parham (1945-2019).

Charlie and his wife Roxy have been supporters of this project right from the start. Our first big fund raiser was a music party hosted at their home in 2012, that raised substantial funds to get the project going.  Charlie’s family has announced that they would like donations in Charlie’s memory to be sent to the project, and all funds will be used to purchase materials to build and donate toys to local pre-schools.  We have already built and donated nearly 300 “ball stomps”, “bottle baby trucks” and ball ramps to day care providers and pre-schools. This generous funding means we will have materials to keep building into the future.

I am so thankful to Charlie’s family for giving me the opportunity to build and donate in Charlie’s name.  Charlie dedicated his working life to education and loved to play!  He was a wise, kind and generous friend and  will be missed by all who knew him!!

Donations to the project can be made by check to:
“Charlie’s Toys c/o Bogin playscape Project”
mail to:
The Collaborative for Educational Services
97 Hawley St
Northampton, MA 01060
 

bottle baby truck

ball stomps

ball ramps