The surviving playground equipment still stands at Parr Hill Park Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, 2012, in Joplin, Mo. If Joplin Parks & Recreation wins money in a Reader's Digest online contest, Chris Cotten, Joplin parks director, said these funds will go toward improving Parr Hill Park, one of several city parks either damaged or nearly wiped clean by the storm. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, T. Rob Brown)