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...IS FOR SWIMMING

SWIMMING HOLE, that is. Jeff Kaplan along with Monte Large and
Evan O’Neil is are up to it again. These perpetual purveyors of
all things good launched a Kickstarted campaign for the sole purpose to build a gigantic, natural public swimming hole in
Houston. Our over-heated summers alone merit the idea. This
group of social entrepreneurs needs to raise at least $30K to do
an initial feasibility study with Sherwood Design Engineers whose
focus is water, parks and public spaces. Their vision is for
Houston to have its own Barton Springs. Word is spreading and
the entrepreneurs already have support from The City, the
Mayor’s office and Buffalo Bayou Partnership. Now they just
hope to dive in before they are old! As of print, the campaign
has raised $23,203. For more information,
visit www.houstonneedsaswimminghole.com.
by Carla Valencia de Martinez
Photographed above by Melissa Eason are Monte Large, Evan O’Neil and Jeff Kaplan;
photo illustration by Monte Large.

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