It is a long way from Washington, D.C., but a piece of Winkler, Man., is now sitting on the White House grounds.
Acrylon Plastics makes slides for Rainbow Play Systems in South Dakota.
Last week manager Ron Funk got an e-mail saying the White House had bought a play set, including the made in Manitoba slide.
“I think it looks fabulous. I think they should have them all the way around it,” Mr. Funk said.
Mr. Obama's people actually went to South Dakota to inspect the play set, and slid down the slide to check it out.
When it arrived in Washington it was set up within sight of the Oval Office so the president can watch his daughters Sasha and Malia play.
“It's pretty cool to know we made that,” Mr. Funk said.
With the economy sliding down a slippery slope Mr. Funk hopes all the attention will give the company a little boost.
Randbow Play Systems now calls the type of play structure it sold to the White House its “presidential series.”
