BILOXI, Miss.-
A new playground in downtown Biloxi is one of the only parks along the Mississippi Gulf Coast specially designed for people with disabilities.
Members of the Biloxi Lions Club raised money for Lopez Park, and dedicated it in late October.
A $50,000 grant from the International Association of Lions Clubs helped make the park a reality.
“It was a great privilege for us to be able to provide that extra money so they could go ahead and get this park built. It was a dream of theirs for many years and I’m just happy to see it’s been completed now,” said Lions Club international director Howard Jenkins of Columbus.
Donations from citizens and sponsorships from businesses helped the local Lions Club raise another $25,000 to build the new park.
