Spurs Give to help unveil new Garrison Park basketball court

Spurs Give, Austin Parks Foundation and the Austin Parks and Recreation Department will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the renovation and reopening of a basketball court at James A. Garrison District Park this Sunday, Sept. 17. According to a press release about the event, San Antonio Spurs player and former Texas Longhorn Sir’Jabari Rice and Austin Spurs head coach Will Voigt will conduct a basketball clinic with 50 youth athletes from nearby schools to help celebrate the new space. “Austin Parks Foundation, alongside Austin Parks and Recreation, is grateful to continue this partnership with Spurs Give in amplifying the importance of community in our city’s parks,” said Colin Wallis, CEO of Austin Parks Foundation, in a statement to the press. “We’ve already seen the positive impact that these court improvements have made in Dove Springs District Park and we are excited to see that impact extend to Garrison District Park.” The project is the second to come out of the Play ATX program, which was launched in April 2023 with $500,000 from Spurs Give and APF. The program expands on one started in San Antonio, and will help parks in need of renovation. As part of Sunday’s ceremony, Central Texas Food Bank will launch tits new “Mobile FARMacy” that will provide fresh food to up to 50 families, nutrition information and help applying for food assistance.