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Laredo opens all-abilities gym at Haines Recreation Center, proclaims July Parks and Recreation Month
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At a July ribbon-cutting ceremony at Haines Recreation Center, the City of Laredo celebrated Parks and Recreation Month and unveiled an all-abilities gym designed to serve people with disabilities.
At a July ribbon-cutting ceremony at Haines Recreation Center, the City of Laredo celebrated Parks and Recreation Month and unveiled an all-abilities gym designed to serve people with disabilities.
Council Member Gilbert Gonzales read an official proclamation recognizing July as Parks and Recreation Month and praising parks for promoting health, resilience and community well-being. "I, Gilbert Gonzales, by the virtue of the authority vested in me as district 1 council member for the City of Laredo County of Webb, state of Texas, proclaim the month of July as parks and recreational month," Gonzales said as he read the proclamation.
Juan Jose “JJ” Gomez, director of parks and recreation, described the department’s broad operations and the new inclusion work that led to the facility. "We went with management, and they gave us the okay to…
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