A huge crowd of over 1200 area residents and community stakeholders attended the District 3 Summer Picnic and Community Fair this past Saturday at Southside Lions Park.  The 3rd annual event was hosted by Councilwoman Jennifer V. Ramos.

The event featured over 30 private and public sector vendors.  Both CPS Energy and the San Antonio Water System were on hand in full force providing information on the various services they each offer.  

CPS Energy and the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department partnered to give away 400 trees to the public and the San Antonio Police Officers Association and the San Antonio Fire Fighters Association partnered to provide a free picnic lunch to those in attendance.

Several residents also took advantage of the free commercial paper shredder and dial-a-trailer provided free of charge.  Event goers also were treated to entertainment provided by the Parks and Recreation Our Part of Town program.  A one-hour concert by “Take Note” was the feature of the entertainment.

Councilwoman Ramos was more than please with the 2010 event, “This year’s fair was no doubt the most successful one we have had to date.  From the beautiful weather to the huge turnout to the wonderful vendors that took the time out of their day to come out, I couldn’t have asked for a better event.”

Not paid for at taxpayer expense