Each Sunday Greenville parks is family day 10-13-2010

AN INITIATIVE TO HELP KEEP GREENVILLE PARKS SAFE WAS ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY BY GREENVILLE MAYOR HEATHER HUDSON. THE MAYOR IS TAKING ACTION TO ENSURE THE PARKS ARE SAFE FOR FAMILIES AFTER A RECENT STRING OF INCIDENTS IN SEVERAL PORT CITY PARKS. IN RESPONSE, HUDSON'S DECLARED EACH SUNDAY AS FAMILY DAY. "WE ARE DECLARING SUNDAYS AS FAMILY DAY IN THE PARKS FOR ALL OF OUR CITY OF GREENVILLE PARKS. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THERE ARE ONLY GOING TO BE ACTIVITIES ALLOWED IN THE PARK THAT ARE RELATED TO PARK ACTIVITIES, SO PICNICS, FOOTBALL GAMES, PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, EXERCISING, THERE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ALLOWED ON SUNDAYS AS FAMILY DAY," SAID MAYOR HUDSON. THE MAYOR HOPES TO REDUCE PARK LOITERING AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.