A Utah girl asked her local city hall to build a playground she drew, and they held up their end of the bargain.
When Clearfield resident Rosili Olson, 12, was 11 years old, she used her crayons to draw what she imagined to be a safer playground for her younger sisters . In an interview with local newspaper Standard-Examiner , her mother Annie Olson explained that she decided to encourage her daughter’s vision by arranging a meeting at Clearfield’s city hall.
“Rosili’s a very strong-willed and very wonderful person,” Annie Olson, recalled. “When she brought it up, I thought, ‘This is a big deal.’”
“All I did was call [city hall] and say, ‘Hey, do me a favor. Would you let my daughter come in?’ They were so gracious and so kind, a lot more than I ever could’ve imagined, for sure.”
She took her designs to city hall and, much to her surprise, officials decided to use them as inspiration for their new playground. She pitched her dream playground to Clearfield’s head of Parks and Recreation, Eric Howes, who noted that the young girl’s designs had come at just the right time.