A skate park for youth set to be built at South Merced’s McNamara Park broke ground on May 16. Members of the community and local advocacy groups were on hand to celebrate the occasion. The skate park is scheduled to open in July.
- An artist rendering of what the skate park will look like is displayed on an easel at the groundbreaking ceremony. (Jen Ramos)
- Building Healthy Communities Merced Hub Manager Sol Rivas addresses the crowd. (Jen Ramos)
- Crew members wave after being acknowledged on their work on the skate park. (Jen Ramos)
- More artist renderings of the future skate park are displayed. (Jen Ramos)
- Members of the community gathered at McNamara Park to show support for a skate park in South Merced. (Jen Ramos)
- Building Healthy Communities, along with the City of Merced and an organization called California Skatepark, helped make the park happen with funding from The California Endowment. (Jen Ramos)
- Members of the community and local youth take part in the ceremonial ground breaking. (Jen Ramos)