Greensboro Parks and Recreation Annual Report 2021-2022

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SupportedOur Diverse Community • Athletics section sponsored City of Greensboro’s World Refugee Day Celebration in partnership with the Human Rights Department. Community organizations assisted refugees and immigrants in securing a place to convene, celebrate, provide resources, and host a soccer game with City employee and refugee teams. • The North Carolina Civil Rights Trail recognized Gillespie Golf Course with a marker that honors the impact of the Greensboro Six, individuals who helped integrate the course in the 1950s. • Greensboro Sportsplex was named one of the top nine sports centers in the state by Best Things North Carolina. • Established a teen board leadership program to allow local teens the opportunity to continue enhancing leadership skills. • Youth Services ofered the Next Steps job preparation program and an interview skills workshop in partnership with NC Works and Greensboro Housing Authority.

• Greensboro Youth Council provided the opportunity for the community to explore various cultures through crafts and personal refections at the Cultural Awareness event held in partnership with Spring Blooming. Partnered to Build a Better Community • Expanded the Piedmont Discovery mobile park and trail location app to include information from six more Guilford County municipalities in October 2021. App now includes all facilities owned by Greensboro, High Point, Guilford County, Oak Ridge, Summerfeld, Pleasant Garden, Stokesdale, Jamestown, and Gibsonville. • Partnered with all Guilford County municipalities to host the 2022 Piedmont Discovery Scavenger Hunt. • Hosted Art in the Arboretum and Parisian Promenade in our gardens with Greensboro Beautiful. More than 4,000 people attended each event.

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