WCCO: Some west metro kids are on a mission to provide fun for all

December 5, 2022

At Glen Lake Elementary in Hopkins, the mission is spelled out: They want an accessible playground, and they want it bad.

The students and staff are going to great lengths to make the $300,000 dream come true. They are door knocking, cold calling, collecting coins and much more.

It's a shared mission, as student Nick Merhy - who doesn't use a wheelchair - explains.

"It's important for me to have this playground here so people in wheelchairs can have fun, too," Merhy said.

WCCO’s Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield interviews Felix, John, and Hiatt.