VACAVILLE - Students at the Irene Larsen Center in Vacaville are now climbing, sliding, and having fun on a brand new play structure, thanks in part, to a generous donation from the Bill’s Kids Foundation of Vacaville. The play structure was installed recently and members of Bill’s Kids Foundation gathered on September 29 to present a check for $15,000 to Penee Hughes, Larsen’s principal. The Irene Larsen Center, operated by the Solano County Office of Education, serves infant and preschool special education students and includes a full inclusion Child Start Program.
“Since the early 1960s, Bill’s Kids Foundation has been a major contributor toward upgrading our playground equipment at the Larsen campus,” said Hughes. The Solano County Office of Education’s Safety Committee provided additional funds for the new play structure.
Left to right: Penee Hughes, Larsen Center principal; Rosemary "Penny" Oless; Dan Finnigan; Bill Albers; and Charles "CJ" Jones.