Frequently Asked Questions/partnership guidelines
When will the playground be finished?
We are very happy to say that Mason’s Mission Playground at Pendleton Park is complete! We suggest you come visit us! We have plans for a brand new accessible bathroom to include child and adult changing tables, extra spacing and a hoyer lift! We plan on getting this done this spring in time for summer 2022. We will also for 2022-23 be working on our water park!!!! Also as inclusive as possible even with waterproof wheelchairs to transfer into and borrow!!!!! See our Donate Now page for a full rendering. Lastly, we will never be finished! We are on to our 5th project in 5 years!!!
Our Future/ our plans/ our guidelines for partnership
We have had an increasing interest in our designs and the idea of teaching families what our view of Creating inclusive lifestyles through play and interaction is. We plan on collaborating with a group, town or entity and build a Mason’s Mission every year. Contact us for possible consideration for future projects.
Contact the foundation if your town would like to inquire on how to build play spaces the right way, the INCLUSIVE way, the Mason’s Mission way.
We have also rolled out our grant platform for College seniors looking to advance their education in the fields of Special Education and/or pediatric physical or occupational therapy. We have partnered up with Canisius College moving forward, but all students and all schools may call to inquire. We issue between $5,000 and $10,000 a year for our scholarship winner or winners.
Our guidelines for partnership are simple, Mason’s Mission builds 100% Inclusive style play spaces. We design, implement, bring community awareness and help fund with collaboration with our partner to build a Mason’s Mission the way all play spaces are ALL supposed be designed.
Our partnership requires that all our spaces are to be open to the public, be done in a timely fashion according to Mason’s Mission way of operation, and we consider our partners life long so that we may use these playgrounds as a tool to our ultimate goal of creating Inclusive lifestyles through play and interaction. We fund those projects that have been DESIGNED by Mason’s Mission and approved by our Collaborative entity.
Interaction along with play we believe is essential for child growth, confidence and a sense of belonging. This also is true for the care takers of these children. We have always said that my son’s may not be able to PLAY on everything we design, but they will be able to INTERACT with everyone at our playgrounds. Once our designs are done and accepted we will work hard to fundraise for the project to get it done within ONE year. We believe that we need to start getting answers and results with giving us one good reason to do our projects instead of ten excuses as to why we cannot do a project.
If your organization does not meet the above guidelines but wants a Mason Mission for your organization we do have alternate opportunities for you.
Options for those that use our design but remain private would be but not limited to Mason’s Mission involvement of the Mason’s Mission version of what Inclusion is through our design work. Financial support would be agreed upon by our board, and will be paid directly to the contractor upon proof of signed contract with contractor to avoid lengthy, stalled projects that Mason’s Mission would have no control over. Amounts of support would be tiered and on a lower amount than one of our partnership projects.
We plan on doing 1 to 2 Mason’s Mission playgrounds per year moving forward.
What types of disabilities will the playground account for?
Our playground will be able to accommodate children AND adults with mobility, sensory, strength, and other limitations. There will be equipment that can accommodate both adult and child sized wheelchairs, an area specially designed for autistic children, and other equipment designed for assisted and supported play. See some of the renderings in our Gallery.
how can i help?
Our fundraising is ongoing, as we continue to build Mason’s Missions all around WNY. You can give here, and you can connect us with companies and other folks you think might be interested in helping! Click Connect to send us a message with suggestions.
Long term we also hope to have resources available for families with undiagnosed children - if you think you'll be able to help in that regard, send us a message.
Visit our Connect page and ask away!