Michelle Obama helps build DC playground

WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama joined 400 volunteers to help build a playground at the Imagine Southeast Public Charter School in Washington, D.C....

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Kathy Banks
NBC Washington

First Lady Michelle Obama is not afraid to get her hands dirty. Mrs. Obama joined 400 volunteers to help build a playground Wednesday at the Imagine Southeast Public Charter School on Alabama Avenue in Washington, D.C.

The event was spearheaded by the national non-profit group KaBOOM!, which is dedicated to saving and creating play space within walking distance for every child, according to organizers.

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This is the second time Mrs. Obama has helped the group build a playground.

Imagine School is the only D.C. charter school to provide single-sex education under one roof, with boys and girls in separate classes starting in the first grade.

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