Angel Park Announces Opening Date, Ribbon Cutting

PERRY HALL, MD — Angel Park is opening before the end of the month. The park on Honeygo Boulevard will officially open to the public on Monday, Oct. 31, park organizers announced this week. A ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony are scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 30.

The children's playground and community gathering place features castles, slides, a pirate ship and nontraditional elements like braille panels so that all children, including those with disabilities, can enjoy it.

Andy and Kelli Szczybor of Perry Hall, whose son Ryan died of leukemia when he was 15 months old, are the driving forces behind Angel Park. They wanted to create a space for all children and for those who have lost someone. The 16,000-square-foot park will be surrounded by pickets and pavers where donors can memorialize those they consider to be angels.

"We are so excited to have everyone come to visit, play, reflect, make new friends and create new stories," the creators of Angel Park announced this week on Facebook.

More than 4,000 people helped volunteer to build the park over the summer. It is located next to the Perry Hall Library.

"Our Angel Park project has been a once-in-a-lifetime, one-of-a-kind experience! Everyone should be very proud of this accomplishment - we worked as a team and created a safe place for ALL to play!" organizers wrote. "We are so proud of our community from the youngest member to the oldest, from schools, organizations, parishes, small businesses, big businesses to our local government."

The Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities presented Kelly Szczybor and Michelle Strekfus with the 2016 Accessibility Award at a ceremony Wednesday on behalf of the volunteers who helped raise $1.5 million to build what was designed to be the largest and most accessible playground in the Baltimore region for children with special needs.

Grand Opening Schedule

The Angel Park grand opening celebration is from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30. A ribbon cutting will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30.

The park officially opens to the public on Monday, Oct. 31.

Schools that contributed to the design are invited to visit each night for the opening week as follows:

• Tuesday, Nov. 1 — Chapel Hill Elementary and Perry Hall Christian School
• Wednesday, Nov. 2 — Perry Hall Elementary and Seven Oaks Elementary
• Thursday, Nov. 3 — Kingsville Elementary and St. Joseph Fullerton School
• Friday, Nov. 4 — Joppa View Elementary and Gunpowder Elementary

Photo courtesy of Angel Park.

See Also:

• Angel Park Almost Finished, with Lift from Community
• Construction for Angel Park Gets Underway
• Angel Park Breaks Ground in Perry Hall
• Angel Park Creators are Citizens of the Year
• New Development at Angel Park in Perry Hall
• Grand Opening for Angel Park: Announcement Coming Up
• Angel Park is Born in Perry Hall
• Support Grows for Angel Park in Perry Hall
• Playground, Amphitheater Proposed Near Perry Hall Library