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included and play in a way that
brings people together,” she said.
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Gibson hopes one day Unlimited
Play can help bring a playground
closer to home for Gracie. Blakemore and Schmitt Babb have received similar requests from parents across the country.
“There’s so much of a need out
there it’s just, how can we help
and have the funding base as
well?” Blakemore said. “Ideally
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we’d like to find a large corporate
sponsor to help us go national and
keep building.”
Blakemore said the greatest
message of Unlimited Play is to
value all people, no matter their
differences, and to take time to
slow down and play.
“I can’t do anything to change
my son’s disease. It will ultimately take his life no matter
what I do, but I’ve found a way to
give back,” Blakemore said. “I’ve
watched these mothers fighting
for their children and in the end
it may not matter, but
they can give back.”
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Zachary
Blakemore
and Gracie
Gibson at
Zachary’s
Playground
in Lake
Saint Louis,
Missouri.