Final “Beat the Heat” Cooling Kit Distribution Will be Held on Saturday, September 17

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – For the 13^th year in a row, the City of Corpus Christi’s Parks & Recreation Department has partnered with Reliant Energy to help residents “Beat the Heat!” Please join us this Saturday, September 17, to receive a fun at-home cooling kit to beat the weekend heat at the Oveal Williams Senior Center, located at 1414 Martin Luther King Drive.

Along with opening cooling centers throughout the summer, the Parks & Recreation Department committed to offering three curbside cooling kit distributions. On Saturday, September 17, the final of the three kit distributions will take place. The kits will be available through curbside pick-up from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or until supplies last.

This week’s 250 cooling kits will each include a personal cooling neck fan, an in-door activity, and a sno-cone. There is a limit of one kit per person, and residents must be present to receive items. The kits are for residents of all ages.

For more information, call 361-826-3460 or visit www.ccparkandrec.com (click Recreation Centers).

The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department is dedicated to providing quality, affordable enrichment programs for all ages and interests. For more information about the wide variety of programs and services offered by the department, visit www.ccparkandrec.com. We invite everyone to Live. Learn. Play!