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Friday, March 29, 2024

Memorial playground vandalized in Buffalo, how you can help them rebuild

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Memorial playground vandalized in Buffalo, how you can help them rebuild
Memorial playground vandalized in Buffalo, how you can help them rebuild

Back in 2016, 20-month-old Rian Davis was struck and killed by an SUV in Buffalo.

Her family honored her memory by creating Rian's Playground, a space to play for kids the community.

This family is now looking for help after the playground was vandalized over the weekend.

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN.IT'S PAIN ANDHEARTACHE ALL OVERAGAIN FOR ONEBUFFALO FAMILY.A MEMORIALPLAYGROUND WASRECENTLYVANDALIZED.IT WAS BUILT INMEMORY OF A YOUNGGIRL... WHO DIEDWHEN SHE WAS HIT BYAN "S-U-V" WHILEPLAYING ON THESIDEWALK IN 2016.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER TAYLOREPPS HAS MORE ONHOW YOU CAN HELPTHEM REBUILD.LECANDICE "RIAN WASSUCH A LOVING,HAPPY, BEAUTIFUL,FULL OF LIFE.."LENNY LANE "APOPPY'S DREAM.

ONEWHO USED TO JUMPFROM THE STEPS INTOMY ARMS.THEY'REREMEMBERING RIANDAVIS...A BUFFALOGIRL WHO PASSEDAWAY IN 2016.LECANDICE "SHE WASPLAYING ON THESIDEWALK WITH HERLITTLE COUSINS.

ANEIGHBOR WASBACKING OUT THEDRIVEWAY, DIDN'T SEEHER ANDUNFORTUNATELBACKED OVER RIAN."SHE WAS ALMOSTTWO YEARS OLD.LECANDIC"REMEMBER HER FORWHO SHE WAS, NOTTHE LITTLE GIRL WHOWAS RUN OVER ONFERNHILL."TAYLOR "DURING A TIMEOF TRAGEDY THEFAMILY CHOSE TO DOSOMETHING POSITIVEFOR THE WHOLECOMMUNITY, SO THEYBUILT THISPLAYGROUND IN RIAN'SMEMORY."LECANDICE "A SAFEPLACE FOR CHILDRENTO COME AND ENJOYTHEMSELVES WITHOUTWORRYING ABOUTBEING ON THESIDEWALK."THE PLAYGROUND ISHOME TO PARTIES ANDCELEBRATIONSA SAFE HAVEN, UNTILRECENTLY..LANE "SOMEONE CAMEIN AND TRASHED THEPLACE OVER THEWEEKEND."LECANDICE "I JUST SEEA MESS.

THIS IS NOTTHE SAMEPLAYGROUND THE KIDSPLAYED ON A DAILYBASIS."LECANDICE "BRANDNEW SHED IS LIKE INPIECES.

THE SLIDE ."LANE "WHY WOULDSOMEONE WANT TO DOSOMETHING LIKE THIS?"LEONARD LANE"YOU'RE CAUSINGDAMAGE TO ANALREADY BROK"YOU'RE CAUSINGDAMAGE TO ANALREADY BROKENHEART."RIAN'S FAMILY ISLOOKING FOR YOURHELP..

THEY NEEDPLAYGROUND TOYSAND DONATIONS.YOU CAN FIND THEIRGOFUNDME PAGE ONOUR WEBSITE AT W-K-B-W DOT COM.IN BUFFALO, TAYLOREPPS, 7EWN.

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