Dallas announces educational recreation program for Dallas teens

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2021

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrea Hawkins
817.994.2498 mobile
andrea.hawkins@dallascityhall.com

Kari Streiber
469.554.7425 office / 214.629.8918 mobile
Kari.Streiber@DallasZoo.com

Dallas announces educational recreation program for Dallas teens

The City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department is creating the Youth All-Access Pass program to allow teens free access to Dallas museums and other attractions

What

The City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department and Mayor Eric Johnson will announce a newly created program that gives teens and their families complimentary access to popular Dallas attractions during July.

Who

Mayor Eric Johnson
Calvert Collins-Bratton, President, Dallas Parks and Recreation Board
Crystal R. Ross, Deputy Director, Dallas Parks and Recreation
Gregg Hudson, President and CEO, Dallas Zoo
Youth All-Access Pass Sponsors

Interviews with City officials and families participating in the program are available after the press event.

When

3 p.m. Tuesday, June 29

Where

Dallas Zoo
650 S. R.L. Thornton Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75203

The Mayor and City officials would like to thank the following sponsors for supporting the program:

Dallas Arboretum, Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Dallas Public Library, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Zoo, Shakespeare Dallas, Trinity River Audubon Center, City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Bahama Beach Waterpark and Southern Skates Roller Rink

Note for media: Please arrive at the Zoo by 2:45 p.m. so we can cart you to the press conference area for the 3 p.m. announcement.

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS: Enter through the zoo’s main entrance, from the northbound I-35 frontage road – at the giraffe statue. We will have spaces coned off for you in the lower parking lot (the lot directly in front of the zoo’s ticket booths). Please gather to the right of the membership booth, and the team will cart you back to the press conference area.