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Smith Memorial Playground gets a $25,000 donation from The Links, Inc., a service organization founded in Philly

“For many kids living in our adjacent neighborhoods, Smith is their Disney World,” executive director Frances Hoover said. The playground was the site of The Links' first service project in 1947.

Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse executive director Frances Hoover (left) and Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. slide down the Giant Wooden Slide with a donation check for $25,000 the playground received from The Links, Inc., on Sunday.
Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse executive director Frances Hoover (left) and Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. slide down the Giant Wooden Slide with a donation check for $25,000 the playground received from The Links, Inc., on Sunday.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer