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Washington state legislators have put in a $257,500 funding request for Mika’s Playground, an inclusive playground designed for children of all abilities, at the future redesigned Civic Park in Edmonds.

The playground would be built in memory of Mika Zimbalist, a boy born with cerebral palsy.

“We knew at an early age that he would have physical complications and physical limitations,” said Mumtaz Zimbalist, Mika’s mother.

For the past year, the Edmonds Rotary Club has been raising funds for an all-inclusive playground at the soon-to-be renovated Civic Park. And now Rotarians also hope to get some help from the Washington State Legislature.

A mother’s wish to honor her son inspires wheelchair-accessible equipment at future Civic Park.

Full Article available at HeraldNet.COM

…once Mika started to grow older, going to the park and playing on the playground with other children became much more difficult. Mika was born with cerebral palsy due to toxemia in utero, meaning that he used wheelchairs and walkers for the majority of his life.