St. Charles Children’s Learning Center (CLC) at the College of Southern Maryland’s Operations Manager Andrea Muntz, left, and CLC Director Shirley Allen sit amid the center’s new playground attractions. Earlier this year, the CLC, located at the College La Plata Campus, was awarded a Chaney Foundation Beautification Grant of $1,500 to create a natural play area on the center’s playground. Thanks to the grant, the center was able to purchase an outdoor art easel with both clear and chalkboard panels, a half-slab bench, a natural balance beam, xeriscape planters and wood “cookies.” For information on the CLC at CSM, visit http://clc.csmd.edu/.