Orange Bowl Field Phase II Ribbon Cutting
Saturday, September 10th was a wonderful day for the Glades community. I was excited to join Palm Beach County officials and the Orange Bowl Committee to officially open Phase II of Orange Bowl Field at Glades Pioneer Park. The continued renovation of the park furthers the County's commitment to youth enrichment, sports programing, and facility development.
Phase II commenced in December 2021 and features a new building with restrooms and space for community meetings and health/recreational programming, park furnishing and shade trees.
Phase I was completed in December 2019 and included a synthetic turf field and maintenance, an electronic scoreboard, an entry monument, fencing, walkways and signage. Future plans include a new destination playground, picnic pavilion, grand entry plaza and a vehicle drop off area near the neighborhood center.
Orange Bowl Field is part of PBC Parks’ initiative to break down social justice barriers making parks and open spaces accessible to everyone and to be a champion of inclusiveness, fairness, social equity in the Glades Region. The park serves as the playing site for several teams from the Glades Youth Football League, which is a current member of the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance (OBYFA). In addition, many current and former NFL players from the area have used the field to conduct youth football camps.
I want to extend a special thank you to Sean Pittman. Sean is a member of the Orange Bowl Committee's Board of Directors and is one of its Past Presidents. I've known Sean for over twenty years, since our days attending FSU. As a member of Palm Beach County's lobby team, he always gives his best effort to help us succeed. But with the Orange Bowl Field project, he poured his heart and soul into bringing it to fruition. Sean makes great things happen, and I offer him my tremendous gratitude for all he does as a friend and professional.
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