By: Ryan Barnosky
“Jumping Jack Playground is an unfinished, all inclusive playground for kids of all abilities, to come together and play,” said Mr. and Mrs. Caouette, parents of “Jack.” Jack Caouette is a local 12 year old boy, who lives in Watertown, Connecticut. He has special needs, so this project is especially meaningful to him. He loves being surrounded by music, people, family, and loves to help others. The playground is planned to be built in Veteran’s Memorial Park, once all the money is raised. Mrs. Caouette expresses how important it is to include people and reach out to everyone, even when they’re different than you. To help raise more money for the playground, the Caouette’s plan is to have various fundraisers. One that has already happened was the Jumping Jack’s Bowl. Jack had the opportunity to score a touchdown with his football team against Plainville, and people were free to donate if they wanted. The whole moment was caught on camera by film creator and WHS senior, Nate Maull. Nate posted the video to his YouTube channel, Nate Maull Media. Neither, the Caouette family or Nate knew the impact and emotion the video would have. It reached local viewers, and was shown on both WFSB and ESPN. “When it was on ESPN that was unbelievable. It’s just great to know that it’s going for a good cause, and all the people who saw it could donate, because that’s the whole purpose of this,” said Nate. The Caouette’s believe the video really helped, “capture the emotion of the day, and everything about Jack’s personality.” One thing the family asks is that everyone helps spread awareness by, “sharing this story with two people, and they’ll share it with two more people and so on,” said Mr. Caouette. You can also help by donating to the GoFundMe page, https://www.gofundme.com/f/jumpingjackplayground.
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