By Woodland Mall
Woodland Mall is giving the community a chance to bring home the bacon – and eggs, two central pieces of its iconic play area that were retired earlier this year.
As part of its $90 million redevelopment, Woodland Mall unveiled a new friendly monster-themed play area last month. The destination shopping center retired its whimsical breakfast-themed play area in the spring to make way for new development.
The mall has donated the rest of the play area fixtures and is now inviting the community to bid on the two remaining pieces. The online bidding ends on Sunday, Sept. 15 and all proceeds will be donated to charity.
“For more than 20 years, the bacon and eggs play area held a special place in the heart of many Grand Rapids families,” said Cecily McCabe, marketing director. “Woodland Mall hopes to see these fun play features find a new home where children will continue to enjoy them for decades to come.”
Those interested can bid on the pieces here — the bacon is 5 feet long and 2.5 feet wide and the sunny-side up eggs are 10 feet long and 5 feet wide.
Woodland Mall will donate all proceeds from the sale to Kids’ Food Basket. Kids’ Food Basket provides a community solution to childhood hunger serving more than 8,200 kids each weekday in West Michigan. The program works to break the cycle of poverty and build a stronger community.
The original play area featured over-sized breakfast food including a waffle, sausage links, banana and cereal bowl which were donated to Berkley Hills Community Church of Grand Rapids.
“We would like to express our utmost gratitude to Woodland Mall for this act of generosity,” said Berkley Hills Church Pastor Kyle Brown. “We are excited to see how we will use this play equipment to bless the Grand Rapids community.”
The pieces are currently in storage while a special space is dedicated for their use within the church.
“While we will miss our beloved bacon and eggs, we’re delighted to support an organization like Kids’ Food Basket that helps provide good nutrition to keep kids healthy.” McCabe said. “Woodland Mall is a family-friendly destination, so we are thrilled knowing our food themed play elements will help hungry children in West Michigan.”
Bidding ends on Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. and the highest bidder will receive more information regarding pick-up time and location.
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