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3/17/2019

Jake's place Inclusive Playground

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Build Jake’s Playground heals a family; lifts up a community

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“Grief is exhausting. You don’t want to wake up from it,” admits Lynn Cummings. Her grandson Jacob Myles Cummings Nasto passed away in 2008. Jake’s rare heart condition, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, kept him in the hospital for operations and away from his favorite place: the playground.

“Jake’s disability made it difficult for him to play on the playground, but he loved it there. He’d light up when other kids were around. Seeing them have fun was his motivation,” she recalls.

Jake received his physical therapy on the local playground, which is typical for special needs children.

After Jake passed away, his parents Joseph Nasto and Kate Cummings were devastated. “My daughter [Kate] was never happy. But when we received a gift to do something in memory of Jake, she knew what to do: build a playground. This idea gave us life,” Lynn explains.

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      • Build Jakes Place
      • Miracle League
      • Shane's Inspiration
      • Star Institute
  • Inclusive Play
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    • Inclusive Play Products >
      • Muli-User Inclusive Play >
        • We-Go-Swing
        • WhirlyQ Spinner
        • We-Go-Round
        • Sway Fun
        • OmniSpin Spinner
        • Double Wide Ramp
        • Oodle Swing
        • Friendship Swing
        • We-Saw
        • Global Motion
        • ZipKrooz Assisted
        • Topsy Turny Spinner
      • Sensory Play >
        • Roller Table
        • Sensory Play Center
        • Rhapsody Musical Instruments
        • Saddle Spinner
        • Chill Spinner
        • Cozy Dome
      • Play Panels >
        • Rain Sound Wheel Panel
        • Reach Panels
        • Bongo Panel
        • Xylofun Panel
        • Ring-A-Bell Panel
        • Sign Language Panel
        • Marble Panel
        • Color Splash Panel
        • Chimes Panel
        • Fun Mirror Panel
        • Rock-N-Ring Panel
        • Kaleidospin Panel
      • Slides >
        • Roller Slide
        • Double Stainless Steel Slide
        • Stainless Steel Slide
        • Stainless Steel Spiral Slide
        • Stainless Steel Wave Slide
        • Double Swoosh Poly Slide
      • Molded Bucket Seat with Harness
      • Fabric Shade Structures
    • Play Engages The Senses
    • Inclusive Playground Design
    • Development Skills
    • Safety Surfacing
    • Sample Inclusive Play Designs
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