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A decade has passed since Rachel Loredo began planning a playground that wheelchair users like her son could enjoy.
The Awesome Spot now has a bare-bones site in Modesto but needs to raise about $5 million before it can open. An Oct. 18 event will give the public a chance to tour the property and perhaps leave a donation. It’s on two fenced-off acres at the northeast corner of Beyer Community Park…