Dear Rady Friends,
We’re absolutely thrilled to share that the Gan Re’ut – Friendship Garden playground is now officially open and ready for play!
This brand-new, state-of-the-art outdoor space is a true game-changer for the entire Asper Jewish Community Campus. Whether your child attends Gray Academy, one of our Rady JCC Early Learning Centres, our Rady Summer Day Camps, or if you’re simply part of the community and looking for a safe and inclusive place to play, this playground is for you.
Designed with accessibility, imagination, and fun in mind, Gan Re’ut features:
- A soft, rubberized surface that welcomes children of all abilities, as well as strollers and wheelchairs
- All-new, up-to-code climbers and slides with wider access points
- Sensory play panels and communication boards to encourage creativity and connection
- Canopies for shade and protection
- Fully accessible ride-on elements like the We-Go-Round®, We-Saw®, and Swayfun®
This is more than just a playground. It’s a shared community space where friendships will form, milestones will be reached, and memories will be made.
We invite you and your family to come visit, explore, and enjoy this incredible new space at anytime. It’s open and waiting for laughter, movement, and the sound of children playing together.
On behalf of the Rady JCC Board of Directors, our staff, our Rady Members, and the countless children who will benefit from this incredible new space, I want to extend heartfelt thanks to Lori Binder, Head of School and CEO of Gray Academy, for her unwavering leadership in bringing this vision to life.
We’re also deeply grateful to:
- The Rich Family, for their generous lead gift
- The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, for their support of the new playground surface
- The Gray Academy Parent Association
- The Shindleman Family
- The Mark and Dorothy Danzker Perpetual Trust
- The families of Susan Lori Halprin z”l and Sami Peretz z”l
- The Strauss Family
- The family of Ray Pollock z”l
- The Asper Jewish Community Campus
- The Asper Foundation
- The team of Gray Academy educators, specialists, and leaders who helped guide every step of this project
This playground was built for all of us and it’s already bringing joy to children across our campus.
Come play, connect, and experience Gan Re’ut for yourself.
Warm regards,
Rob Berkowits
CEO
Rady JCC