San Antonio’s Parks and Recreation Department gets four awards at state conference

Martin Luther King Park on the East Side has been designated a Lone Star Legacy Park. The designation is one of several awards San Antonio's Parks and Recreation Department received last month.

“The Gold Medal award is the most prestigious award that a department can earn and represents the best of the best in parks and recreation across the State of Texas,” the news release said.This past summer, Zero Robotics, a multi-agency robotics competition, was offered to 50 participants from community centers across San Antonio.The Viva Los Tots was a family-friendly event held at the Lou Hamilton Community Center during last year’s Fiesta celebrations.

Viva Lost Tots is designed to give young children the chance to practice problem-solving, expression, and social and emotional skills, the news release said.Martin Luther King Park on the East Side is now designated a Lone Star Legacy Park, the news release said. It joins Brackenridge Park, San Pedro Springs Park, Travis Park and Woodlawn Lake Park as area parks with the designation.

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