Families, Parks and Recreation

Mayor's Children and Education Initiative

Parramore Kidz Zone

In the News

• Dwight Howard & Adidas Capture Game Faces at Orlando Community Center
  
• Parramore Mothers Honored
  
• 'America's Got Talent' boosts Studio One Young Beast Society, an Orlando dance group
  

• KEL Changes Landscape Downtown with New Sign, Donates to PKZ

• Parramore Kids Design Art for Dr. Phillips Center Construction Fence

• Central Florida High Students to Hold Court on Drug Case

• Day of Play Proclamation

• Orlando’s Mayor Dyer Celebrates 14th Annual Children’s Week

• Orlando's 'Studio One Young Beast Society' Will Perform Tuesday Night
  

• $10-Million Obama Proposal Hopes to Export Success of Harlem Program

• Mayor Dyer Unveils "Green" Basketball Courts

• For Kids She Puts the Pedal to the Mettle

• Parramore Kids Get New Bikes After Thieves Steal 80 from City Storage Shed

• Dollars and Sense: A First Look at Financing A New Day for Learning

• Ex-coach Uses Sports Strategies to Motivate Teens

• State of City Leadership for Children and Families

• Mayor Dyer, Commissioner Lynum Open New Teen Center

• In Parramore, Kids Playing Replace Drug Dealers and Hookers

• Orlando Magic Help Build Parramore Playground

• Dwight Howard gives $25,000 to Aid Parramore Teens

Press Releases

2011

• Mayor Buddy Dyer and District 5 City Commissioner Daisy W. Lynum Celebrate New Playground at Parramore Heritage Park

• City of Orlando’s Parramore Kidz Zone Launches Inaugural Mother’s Day Luncheon
  

• Ford Focus Test Drives to Benefit City of Orlando's Parramore Kidz Zone

2010

• PKZ, Florida’s First Children Zone Becomes State Children’s Initiative (January 11, 2010)
  

• 2nd Annual College Fair for Parramore Youth (January 13, 2010)

• Buddy Jam 2010 Slam Dunk for the Children of Parramore: Mayor Dyer to Raise Money for the Parramore Kidz Zone (March 19, 2010)

• Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Celebrates 14th Annual Children’s Week (March 24, 2010)

• Orlando Mayor Dyer and Experts with the Harlem Children’s Zone Host the Florida Children’s Initiative Replication Workshop (May 26, 2010)

• Parramore Kwanzaa Celebration at Dr. J.B. Callahan Neighborhood Center with the Lee Norris Rayam Kwanzaa Institute (December 28, 2010)
  

2009

• PKZ Youth Recognized for Winning Football Championships (January 6, 2009)

• Mayor Dyer, Commissioner Lynum, and Magic All-Star Center Dwight Howard Celebrate the Opening of the Parramore Kidz Zone Teen Shack (January 28, 2009)
  
• Parramore Youth Travel to D.C. for Inauguration (January 17, 2009)
  
• First Annual College Fair for Parramore Youth (January 14, 2009)
  

• Mayor Dyer Announces Launch of Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children "In The Zone" Program Preparing Medical Residents to be Advocates for Children (March 18, 2009)

• Mayor Dyer’s Parramore Kidz Zone Hosts Basketball Game with Bailey’s Belief with Action Serves Humanity Youth (April 14, 2009)
  

• Mayor Dyer, Commissioner Lynum, Superintendent Blocker, Magic COO Alex Martins, and Dr. Phillips Charities President Robert Mellen Announce the Opening of the John H. Jackson Community Center Teen Facility (May 27, 2009)

• PKZ Children Join the Orlando Magic and Hunt Construction to Tour the Events Center Construction Site (July 1, 2009)
  

• Mayor Dyer, NBA Cares, Orlando Magic and Toyota Project Rebound Celebrate the Opening of the “Green” Basketball Courts at the John H. Jackson Community Center with Parramore Kidz Zone Basketball Team (July 22, 2009)

• City of Orlando’s Parramore Kidz Zone Named Finalist for NLC’s 2009 Awards for Municipal Excellence (July 30, 2009)
  

• Parramore Kidz Zone Lock-In to Have Fun and Stay Safe Thanks to Dr. Phillips Charities (August 1, 2009)

• Support Parramore Kidz Zone with dd’s DISCOUNTS and First Book Literacy Fundraiser Extravaganza (August 15, 2009)

• Mayor Dyer Throws a Pass for a Good Cause: Mayor Dyer Kicks-off Fantasy Football Season to Benefit Parramore Kidz Zone and After-School All-Stars (August 20, 2009)
  

• Mayor Dyer & Parramore Kidz Zone Help at Ronald McDonald House (September 30, 2009)

• Orlando's Parramore Kidz Zone Featured in New Report on Innovative City Leadership for Children and Families (October 13, 2009)

• Parramore Kidz Zone Youth Compete in 2nd Annual Black Top Basketball Championship (October 21, 2009)
  

• 200 Parramore Youth Receive Donated Bicycles for Parramore Kidz Zone Pedaling 4 Pride 3rd Annual Bicycle Ride (October 22, 2009)

• Ready, Set, Pedal! Parramore Kidz Zone Pedaling 4 Pride 3rd Annual Bicycle Ride (October 24, 2009)
  

• Local Parramore Kidz Zone Youth Provide Inspiration for Amway Center Art (November 16, 2009)

2008

• Mayor Dyer Calls on Community to Join Parramore Kidz Zone Mentoring Program (February 20, 2008)

• AT&T Awards $75,000 Contributions to Improve Educational Opportunities for Disadvantaged Orlando Youth (May 20, 2008)

• Mayor Dyer Raises Money to Benefit the Parramore Kidz Zone (September 10, 2008)

• Parramore Kidz Zone Youth Compete in 1st Annual BlackTop Basketball Championship (October 23, 2008)

• City of Orlando Receives State Recognition for the Parramore Kidz Zone (November 21, 2008)
  

• Parramore Kidz Zone Youth Win Football Championship (December 5, 2008)

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If interested in further information about Parramore Kidz Zone, please contact the Parramore Kidz Zone Office at 407.292.6500 or visit us at 649 W. Livingston Street, Orlando, FL 32801