Chesterfield Honored as a 2014 Playful City USA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

June 3, 2014 

Chesterfield, Missouri Honored as a 2014 Playful City USA 

In May 2014, Chesterfield, Missouri was honored as a 2014 Playful City USA for our community's innovative ideas to create a playable place for kids, families and communities, as well as our work in elevating the importance of play. The KaBOOM! Playful City USA program, sponsored by the Humana Foundation, honors cities, towns and communities across America that are taking bold steps to ensure that all children, especially the 16 million American kids living in poverty, have easy access to balanced and active play in their communities.

KaBOOM!, in partnership with the Humana Foundation, announced 212 cities and towns across the United States as 2014 Playful City USA honorees. These communities are leaders in playability – the extent to which a city makes it easy for kids to get balanced and active play – and are making play part of the solution that can move the needle on countless urban challenges. 

“With the tremendous support of our friends at Humana Foundation, we are thrilled to recognize all of these communities that are working to ensure all kids, particularly the 16 million that live in poverty, get the play they need to thrive,” says KaBOOM! CEO and Founder Darell Hammond. 

Humana President and CEO Bruce Broussard added, “We’re excited about our journey with KaBOOM! and we appreciate the shared values that Humana, the Humana Foundation, and the KaBOOM! organization can rally around. Making it easy for families to play, be healthy and thrive together is a part of Humana’s dream, and it’s a commitment that all of us at Humana enjoy sharing with KaBOOM!.”  

Chesterfield is a vibrant city with an exceptional blend of retail, restaurants, parks, trails and unique events located just about 25 minutes west of downtown St. Louis. Chesterfield features over 170 restaurants and hundreds of retail shops ranging from unique family owned stores to convenient big box retailers. Take a stroll through our beautiful parks and trails or visit a few of the area’s best museums and art galleries. Music and movie lovers will enjoy our free concert and movie screenings at the Amphitheater or can stop by for one of our regional events. To learn more about our town, visit chesterfield.mo.us.