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July 27, 2022

Moda Assist Program

Moda Health, the Portland Trail Blazers and Astoria Parks & Recreation opened an improved, all-abilities playground at 45th and Cedar streets in Astoria, Oregon. The city of Astoria was selected by the Moda Assist Program to receive funding to purchase new equipment, receiving $20 for every assist the Portland Trail Blazers made during the 2020-21 regular season for a total of $37,000. The Blazers and Moda each contributed $10 per assist. The park includes a we-saw (a wheelchair-accessible see-saw), an ADA-accessible merry-go-round, and a pyramidal climber installed on poured-in-place surfacing designed to increase access and reduce the frequent maintenance associated with bark chips. Funding assistance was also secured through grants from the Pacific Power Foundation for $4,500 and from the Ford Family Foundation for $5,000. Parks Maintenance Supervisor Matt Moritz and his team led the design of the park and selected the equipment after conducting a community survey. The Moda Assist Program has provided funding since 2013 for all-abilities playgrounds in eight other cities across Oregon.




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