Is your neighborhood in need of a slide? How about some swings? How about $15,000 to help make that playground a reality?

The Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and KaBoom!, a national organization promoting fun and healthy play for kids, especially through playgrounds, are looking for needy communities to help in their quest to spread the joy of playgrounds.

The organizations are providing $15,000 grants to help fund equipment for communities "with a demonstrated need for a playground, as well as the project’s impact on the area and its capacity to engage the community."

In addition to the $15,000, the grantees will also receive help in planning, executing and mainting their playgrounds from KaBoom! and some of their alumni who have also recieved grants for playgrounds in the past.

Looking to cool off?

The Tenino pool is open Wednesday through Sunday between noon and 7 p.m.

If you live in the Tenino School District, admission is fifty cents. It’s $2 for people who live outside the district.

The pool is located at 399 West Park Ave. Family season passes are available at Tenino City Hall.

On Wednesday, May 19, Seattle Pacific University students organized the second annual Kinship Caregiver Day at the Rainier Beach Community Center. 

The event featured dinner, a raffle, children's activities, "Living Well" tables, physical therapists and more.