RICHMOND, Va. — A small Richmond-based nonprofit is asking for help from the community after their inclusive playground was vandalized earlier this week.
Since 2020, Tablespoons Bakery has been a welcoming space for all in the Westover Hills community.
When founder Elizabeth Redford went to check on the property Wednesday, as it was closed for the holidays, she found its outdoor playground in total disarray.
“One of the two play sets was taken out of the courtyard and was flipped on its side,” Redford said. “The wheel was cracked. There were toys sort of shrewd everywhere. And then, in addition to just toys and pieces of toys being everywhere, clearly, things were smashed, we had a number of items just missing.”
Redford noted a small flag displaying the words “inclusion and belonging” was snapped in half.
As a small nonprofit, Redford says Tablespoons stretches a very small budget, and there is more than $500 worth of damage to the courtyard inclusive play space that was designed to be a true place of community.