Community Input Meetings for Proposed Boys & Girls Club at Dreher Park

July 24, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Diane G. Papadakos, Director of Communications
City of West Palm Beach – Mayor’s Office
dpapadakos@wpb.org
(561) 822-1411 (TTY: 800-955-8771)

Announcing Three Community Input Meetings- For Proposed Boys & Girls Club and Readiness Center at Dreher Park
Community Input Requested 

WHO:              City of West Palm Beach Department of Parks and Recreation
                        Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County
                        Residents of West Palm Beach                         

WHAT:             Attend one of the three community input meetings to discuss the proposed Boys & Girls Club and Career Readiness Center proposed at Dreher Park. The new Center will provide an opportunity to support young people in West Palm Beach with the opening of a fun, educational, and affordable place for them to spend their time after school and throughout the summer. Academic assistance from certified teachers along with numerous sports, health, fitness, drama, dance, art, and career development programs will help prepare them for the future. Please join us to learn more and be a part of the process to help shape the project’s overall vision.

WHEN/WHERE:

Thursday, July 27, 2023, at 6 p.m.
                        Stiles-Nicholson STEM Education Center
                        4800 Dreher Trail North (Across from the Cox Science Center & Aquarium) 

Saturday, July 29, 2023, at 10 a.m.
                        Don Ramon Restaurant
                        7101 South Dixie Highway

Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at 10 a.m.
                        Stiles-Nicholson STEM Education Center
                        4800 Dreher Trail North (Across from the Cox Science Center & Aquarium) 

CONTACT:       For more information, please contact The City of West Palm Beach Parks and Recreation Department at (561) 804-4900 (TTY: 800-955-8771).

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