(Newswire.net — May 8, 2014) — AMG Services of Wilmington, Delaware recently announced their commitment to helping keep community playgrounds usable and safe.
The playground on George St. has been closed for the past year and a half due to unsafe conditions. AMG Services is volunteering their time and money to make it a safe place for kids to play again.
“Being in a community means helping out where you can. We don’t want to be just another business that only offers whats on the sign. All of us here at AMG believe that a local business should be as involved as possible in helping create solutions to any community problems,” John Navero of AMG Services told us.
With summer just around the corner, Navero says he has high hopes they will get everything up and running by then. “A lot of us have young children as well, and driving fifteen minutes to the next playground is not the ideal solution. It not only takes longer, but we cause more pollution by driving and, most importantly we are leaving our community.”
This is not a one time clean up either as AMG Services have a scheduled quarterly check up for the playground to keep it clean and in good condition. “The weather takes a big toll on playground wood, no matter how sturdy. Rain, snow, and even when the skies are clear the sun slowly deteriorates. We didn’t just want to do this once and have it be out of commission again in another couple of years. By scheduling this quarterly check up, we will keep it going indefinitely.”
Navero also said they will have contact information and a message box at the playground so broken equipment and the like can be reported and fixed as soon as possible. Other businesses have also joined up with AMG Services, signing up volunteers for the initial clean up and scheduled follow ups.
“This is exactly what we are trying to do: get the community more involved with solving its own problems. The more interaction we can facilitate, the better off we are in the long run. If interest stays high we plan on branching out to other run down areas, hopefully picking up more businesses and volunteers along the way. We have no other sites in mind at the moment, but we are open to suggestions from the people.”
AMG Services has been in business the past decade offering home and outdoor repair assistance to both residential and commercial properties.