On May 4th at 1pm, at Firemen’s Park in Union Beach, New Jersey, the RAINE Foundation along with the NJFMBA (NJ Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association) will dedicate the new playground that was built in Jack Pintos memory. The playground is the second of it’s kind built in partnership with the FMBA’s Sandy Ground 26, Where Angels Play Project. (see below for details about Sandy Ground Project) Each playground built by the FMBA will be dedicated to the memory of one of the twenty-six victims of the Sandy Hook shootings.
The Union Beach playground is being built in memory of Jack Pinto, the six year old little boy whocaptured the attention of NY Giants player Victor Cruz. Jack was an avid Giants fan, and was buried in his Victor Cruz jersey. His spirit and youth will be captured in the design of the Union Beach playground, with his team colors of Red, White and Blue. Jack’s older brother was named as the honorary foreman of the project.
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