The City of Boynton Beach Recreation & Parks Department will host a Grand Opening of the Ezell Hester Jr. Athletic Field beginning at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 9. The ceremony will mark the reopening of the athletic fields after undergoing a series of renovations. This project was partially funded through a $250,000 grant for athletic field refurbishments through the National Football League (NFL) Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation’s (LISC) Grassroots Field Grant Program. The City of Boynton Beach is one of sixteen cities nationwide to be awarded this grant. Funds from this grant were used to install synthetic sports turf at the Ezell Hester Jr. Athletic Field, the home field for the National Champion Boynton Beach Bulldogs.
The Ezell Hester Jr. Community Center Park Improvement Project included renovations such as:
- Creation of additional parking spaces
- Replacement of bleachers and press box
- Addition of a walking trail
- NEW Landscape and irrigation additions, plus modifications
- NEW Sports and parking lot lighting and more.
This free, family-friendly event will feature various speakers from the City of Boynton Beach, Miami Dolphins, Youth Enrichment Association for Academics and Athletics, the Bill Tome Foundation, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and more. Parking is available on-site.