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Council approves closing Angleton Recreation Center for December My Neighbor Day clinic after organizers report serving 210 residents
Summary
Council approved a request to close the Angleton Recreation Center Dec. 5–7, 2025, to host My Neighbor Day, a free clinic organizers say provided dental, vision and medical care to 210 underserved residents in 2024.
The Angleton City Council voted April 8 to allow the Angleton Recreation Center to close Dec. 5–7, 2025, so organizers can host “My Neighbor Day,” a free pop‑up clinic that provides vision, dental and medical services to underserved residents.
Organizer Denise (last name not specified) and community partners told council the 2024 clinic — held at the rec center in partnership with Remote Area Medical and the Better Life Insight Foundation — served 210 unique patients from 36 ZIP codes, 75 of whom were Angleton residents; organizers said 88% of attendees were Brazoria County residents. The presentation said the clinic provided about $75,000 in donated care and generated follow‑up referrals for 44 patients; vision referrals included about 19 patients who needed surgery, arranged through a University of Houston College of Optometry partnership.
Organizers said Remote Area Medical (RAM) staffed volunteers from nine states and that local sponsors and volunteers helped run the event. RAM provided a dental truck and clinical volunteers including optometrists and medical students; Better Life Insight Foundation covered rental losses and agreed to reimburse the city for lost day‑pass revenue for the closure weekend if the partnership repeats.
The council discussed schedule conflicts with other holiday events and the city’s limited staff resources. Staff and organizers said the event typically has overnight queuing for tickets (the clinic opens at 6 a.m. Saturday after lines begin at midnight) and that the rec center would be set up Friday afternoon; organizers reported about 354 member visits and $1,961 in day‑pass revenue during a comparable weekend in December 2024.
Councilmember Daniel moved to approve the closure for Dec. 5–7, 2025; Councilmember Booth seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote with no roll‑call tally recorded.
Organizers told council they intend to repeat the clinic annually, deepen local partnerships and rely on sponsorships and volunteers; staff cautioned that growing demand may require a larger venue in future years.
