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A BIG GROUP JOINED GRAND PRAIRIE MAYOR RON JENSEN, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN LOPEZ AND SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR A POP-UP COMMUNITY FAIR.AND THE SEPTEMBER EDITION OF CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR, FISH CREEK LINEAR PARK PROVIDED THE LATEST BACKDROP FOR THE CYCLING SERIES THAT JENSEN STARTED NEARLY A DECADE AGO TO HELP PROMOTE THE CITY'S GET FIT GP INITIATIVE.
NOW HEADING INTO THE HOME STRETCH OF THE 2024 SEASON, THE LEISURELY RIDES CONTINUE TO BRING OUT RETURNING REGULARS AS WELL AS FIRST TIMERS.
AND SINCE 2022 PARTIES IN THE PARK LIKE THIS ONE, HAVE MADE THE EVENTS EVEN MORE APPEALING FOR PARENTS WHO CAN BRING THEIR KIDS FOR SOME FAMILY FUN WHILE THEY CAN ALSO MEET NEW NEIGHBORS, FIND OUT ABOUT THE MANY SERVICES THE CITY HAS TO OFFER AND SPEND AN EVENING TOGETHER OUTDOORS EVEN IF THEY DON'T GO FOR THE RIDE.
I THINK IT'S GREAT TO GET THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE, SO MANY, EVERYBODY'S SO BUSY.
IT'S NICE TO GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND JUST, UH, GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER IN THE COMMUNITY.
JUST SEEING THE COMMUNITY BEING A PART OF IT, I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT AND ENCOURAGES, YOU KNOW, BEING PHYSICAL AND ACTIVE AND MAKING FRIENDS AND JUST GETTING TO KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LIVE AROUND IS REALLY SPECIAL.
ADDING THAT PIECE TO IT, IT BRINGS THE NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT NOT OWN A BANK BIKE, RIGHT? BUT THEY STILL WANT TO PARTICIPATE.
THEY STILL WANT TO BE ENGAGING WITH THIS, AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD, GOOD WAY THAT THE MAYOR HAD A GREAT IDEA ADDING THAT PORTION TO IT.
NEXT UP IS THE ANNUAL OCTOBER PINK OUT STROLL WITH THE MAYOR.
WALK AT THE GRAND PRAIRIE FARMER'S MARKET ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG/GETFIT GP.