8 FLAGS PLAYSCAPES, INC.
AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA

8 Flags Playscapes, Inc. is a non-profit grass-roots community organization dedicated to building places where playing is fun for everyone. We’re organized and operating as tax exempt, eligible to receive charitable donations. Freedom Playground, Inc., was founded by Stefani Beddingfield (formerly Busansky) of Tampa, Florida. Stefani was a mentor to our group for three years, but she decided to dissolve the Freedom Playground non-profit corporation. In the meantime, our local group organized its own non-profit corporation, 8 Flags Playscapes, Inc., to continue our work. To learn more about our group’s history and continuing work, read the articles below. After completing our Pirate Playground project in May 2014, we desired to continue to enhance our community by creating additional recreational spaces that are universally accessible. On March 17, 2015, we presented our new vision to the Fernandina Beach City Commission: Egans Creek Park Expansion. After two years of hard work, the Egans Creek Park Expansion Phase 1 was opened to the public. Phase 2 of Egans Creek Park, which includes a fitness area for children and teens, is in development. Concept drawings may be submitted by individuals or groups. We will select designs for the sculptures with advice and guidance from the IAA. While it is planned for the park to be dedicated at the end of September, the timeline for construction will be determined once the final designs are selected. If your design is selected, you will then collaborate directly with 8 Flags Playscapes and other volunteers to construct and install the piece. We hope you will get your creative juices going and help us get some art in this park!