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Ellie G's Dream World
Ellie G's Story
Franklin’s first inclusive park will be named in memory of Elliott Grace Castro, known as Ellie G, who passed away at the age of 4-years-old in September 2019. Ellie G was the granddaughter of Franklin Alderman Brandy Blanton and was born with a very rare, terminal form of dwarfism called Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata (RCDP). During her short life, she proved to be an example of courage, strength, and joy to all who had the privilege to know her or know of her.
At birth, her parents Samantha and Brandon Castro were told her life-expectancy was less than a week, but Ellie G defied the odds and would pave the way (along with help from State Rep. Charles Sargent) to make sure that any child born in Tennessee with RCDP would receive life-changing services and support from the Tennessee Early Intervention System, putting RCDP on the list of accepted diagnoses.
The community embraced this little girl and her family and showed their support in a myriad of ways. In 2015, there was a fundraiser called Light the Way hosted at Franklin’s Eastern Flank Battlefield Park with live music, food, and a children’s play area appropriately named Elliott’s Dream World – the origin of the name of this park that will improve the quality of life for all families in Williamson County and beyond.
The future playground, which will be 4 to 5x larger than the Tinkerbelle Playground at Pinkerton Park, is designed for two specific phases - Phase 1 includes the play structures and park amenities along with a pavilion and plenty of shade structures throughout. A future phase will include an outdoor fitness area and amphitheater.
Estimated Cost: The total cost of the Inclusive Playground is approximately $3 million dollars. We’re committed to raising $1.5 million of that cost.
Franklin’s first inclusive park will be named in memory of Elliott Grace Castro, known as Ellie G, who passed away at the age of 4-years-old in September 2019. Ellie G was the granddaughter of Franklin Alderman Brandy Blanton and was born with a very rare, terminal form of dwarfism called Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata (RCDP). During her short life, she proved to be an example of courage, strength, and joy to all who had the privilege to know her or know of her.
At birth, her parents Samantha and Brandon Castro were told her life-expectancy was less than a week, but Ellie G defied the odds and would pave the way (along with help from State Rep. Charles Sargent) to make sure that any child born in Tennessee with RCDP would receive life-changing services and support from the Tennessee Early Intervention System, putting RCDP on the list of accepted diagnoses.
The community embraced this little girl and her family and showed their support in a myriad of ways. In 2015, there was a fundraiser called Light the Way hosted at Franklin’s Eastern Flank Battlefield Park with live music, food, and a children’s play area appropriately named Elliott’s Dream World – the origin of the name of this park that will improve the quality of life for all families in Williamson County and beyond.
The future playground, which will be 4 to 5x larger than the Tinkerbelle Playground at Pinkerton Park, is designed for two specific phases - Phase 1 includes the play structures and park amenities along with a pavilion and plenty of shade structures throughout. A future phase will include an outdoor fitness area and amphitheater.
Estimated Cost: The total cost of the Inclusive Playground is approximately $3 million dollars. We’re committed to raising $1.5 million of that cost.
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Ellie G's Dream World
Ellie G's Story
Franklin’s first inclusive park will be named in memory of Elliott Grace Castro, known as Ellie G, who passed away at the age of 4-years-old in September 2019. Ellie G was the granddaughter of Franklin Alderman Brandy Blanton and was born with a very rare, terminal form of dwarfism called Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata (RCDP). During her short life, she proved to be an example of courage, strength, and joy to all who had the privilege to know her or know of her.
At birth, her parents Samantha and Brandon Castro were told her life-expectancy was less than a week, but Ellie G defied the odds and would pave the way (along with help from State Rep. Charles Sargent) to make sure that any child born in Tennessee with RCDP would receive life-changing services and support from the Tennessee Early Intervention System, putting RCDP on the list of accepted diagnoses.
The community embraced this little girl and her family and showed their support in a myriad of ways. In 2015, there was a fundraiser called Light the Way hosted at Franklin’s Eastern Flank Battlefield Park with live music, food, and a children’s play area appropriately named Elliott’s Dream World – the origin of the name of this park that will improve the quality of life for all families in Williamson County and beyond.
The future playground, which will be 4 to 5x larger than the Tinkerbelle Playground at Pinkerton Park, is designed for two specific phases - Phase 1 includes the play structures and park amenities along with a pavilion and plenty of shade structures throughout. A future phase will include an outdoor fitness area and amphitheater.
Estimated Cost: The total cost of the Inclusive Playground is approximately $3 million dollars. We’re committed to raising $1.5 million of that cost.
Franklin’s first inclusive park will be named in memory of Elliott Grace Castro, known as Ellie G, who passed away at the age of 4-years-old in September 2019. Ellie G was the granddaughter of Franklin Alderman Brandy Blanton and was born with a very rare, terminal form of dwarfism called Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata (RCDP). During her short life, she proved to be an example of courage, strength, and joy to all who had the privilege to know her or know of her.
At birth, her parents Samantha and Brandon Castro were told her life-expectancy was less than a week, but Ellie G defied the odds and would pave the way (along with help from State Rep. Charles Sargent) to make sure that any child born in Tennessee with RCDP would receive life-changing services and support from the Tennessee Early Intervention System, putting RCDP on the list of accepted diagnoses.
The community embraced this little girl and her family and showed their support in a myriad of ways. In 2015, there was a fundraiser called Light the Way hosted at Franklin’s Eastern Flank Battlefield Park with live music, food, and a children’s play area appropriately named Elliott’s Dream World – the origin of the name of this park that will improve the quality of life for all families in Williamson County and beyond.
The future playground, which will be 4 to 5x larger than the Tinkerbelle Playground at Pinkerton Park, is designed for two specific phases - Phase 1 includes the play structures and park amenities along with a pavilion and plenty of shade structures throughout. A future phase will include an outdoor fitness area and amphitheater.
Estimated Cost: The total cost of the Inclusive Playground is approximately $3 million dollars. We’re committed to raising $1.5 million of that cost.
