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Students Restore Spirit of Caper Acres

Ashley Gebb
Engineering students frame up a section of the Caper Acres playground.
Samuel Palandech / College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management

Engineering students frame up a section of the Caper Acres playground.

Members of the Associated General Contractors student chapter devoted much of the 2017–18 academic year to restoring Caper Acres, an iconic children’s playground in Chico. A collaboration between civil engineering, construction management, and concrete industry students—and with support from faculty and industry partners— the volunteers added new features, enhanced safety, and restored historic elements.

Over the course of nine months, 50 volunteers devoted 2,744 hours, valued at $90,000, and saved the city of Chico more than $135,000 in labors and materials.

Ashley Gebb
Ashley Gebb

A proud alumna, Ashley Gebb (Journalism, '08; MA, Interdisciplinary Studies, '23) is the executive director of University Communications. She leads its exceptional communications team, manages the Chico State brand, and directs marketing, storytelling, and crisis communications.