Rays team up to build playground for kids

The Rays team up with KaBOOM!, BOA and the University Area CDC to build a playground for families in the Tampa areaRays outfielder Mallex Smith joined hundreds of Tampa Bay community volunteers from Bank of America, University Area Community Development Corporation, Inc., and KaBOOM! on Friday to break ground on a new playground at University Area Harvest Hope Park to give local children, particularly those growing up in poverty, a safe place to play.

The playground is the eighth of its kind in the Tampa Bay area. Since 1996, KaBOOM! has prided itself on providing children with a life of balance and one that includes sufficient amounts of physical activity. The organization has built, opened…