Peabody Mayor Proclaims 'Kids to Parks Day'

PEABODY, MA – Mayor Ted Bettencourt is inviting Peabody families to take part in a 'national day of play' on Saturday, May 20, to commemorate National Park Trust’s (NPT) seventh annual

Kids to Parks Day.

Bettencourt recently proclaimed Kids to Parks Day in Peabody and encourages locals to participate by exploring Ross Park (Cy Tenney) on Johnson Street, James Street Park off Perkins Street and MacArthur Park on MacArthur Circle.

"Peabody is committed to healthy living and our wonderful parks and recreation areas like the South Peabody Nature Trail and Brooksby Farm provide excellent spaces for outdoor play," said Bettencourt. "I invite all Peabody residents to join me outdoors on May 20, for Kids to Parks Day."

Like Peabody, other cities across the nation are committing to a simple motto: "active kids are healthy kids," and encouraging their residents to use Kids to Parks Day as the first of many days spent outdoors, at local parks and recreation sites, to develop more active, healthy lifestyles.

Bettencourt joins mayors across the country who have signed official proclamations declaring May 20, Kids to Parks Day in their city or town. This growing list of mayors has committed to urge their citizens to make time on May 20, to take the children and grandchildren in their lives to a neighborhood, state or national park.

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