Volunteers from Delta Air Lines and parents, teachers and staff from KIPP STRIVE Primary School, as well as local community members, came together on Saturday to build a KaBOOM! playground in one day as part of Hands on Atlanta Day.

"Delta is proud to call Atlanta home, and I am proud of our employees for their ongoing commitment to support Hands On Atlanta Day and work alongside organizations like KaBOOM! and KIPP STRIVE Primary School," said Tad Hutcheson, Vice President of Community Affairs for Delta. "At Delta, we proactively address overall well-being at the core, and KaBOOM! elevates our mission of investing in global health and wellness efforts in the communities where we live, work and serve."

The new playground will offer a safe and accessible place to play for more than 550 students at KIPP STRIVE Primary School, which is located on the Atlanta BeltLine. KIPP scholars from the classes of 2029 and 2030, their college graduation dates, were engaged from inception, tasked with drawing the design for their ideal playground. The new playground is exclusively designed from these drawings.

Volunteers mixed 20,000 pounds of concrete, shoveled mulch, painted art work and assembled a new playground structure in just six hours as part of the one-day build.

At the ribbon cutting, Hutcheson presented a check to KIPP STRIVE Primary School for $10,000, which will assist the organization with long-term maintenance of the playground and support the programs it provides.

The playground marks Delta's ninth playground build in partnership with KaBOOM! and the airline's second build in Atlanta.