Greensboro Parks and Recreation Annual Report 2024-25

unveiled at the course on August 5, 2024. The historic “Greensboro Six” are depicted within the large mural that is visible from Florida St. • On August 29, 2024 US Congress Representative Kathy Manning visited Smith Active Adult Center to meet program participants and staff and to learn about the important benefits that active adult and senior programming provides. • In October 2024, the Greensboro Parks Foundation, Parks and Recreation’s chief philanthropic partner, hosted its second annual Greensboro Parks Foundation Open golf tournament at Gillespie Golf Course. $17,715 in funds were raised to support improvements at Gillespie. • After months of community engagement, at a special meeting in October 2024 the City Council voted to proceed with a project utilizing available state and federal funds to cap and contain waste at Bingham Park and to fully remediate the former Hampton School site. The decision will allow for these areas to be developed into a passive open space and active neighborhood park, respectively. Work to develop a remedial action plan has been underway since that time, led by the City’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience. The City and community will continue to look for and pursue opportunities to fund the full remediation of Bingham Park. • On November 16, 2024, the Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation section, in collaboration with the UNCG Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation, hosted the Adaptive Sports Expo at the UNCG Kaplan Center, showcasing adaptive sports opportunities for individuals of all abilities. • On November 23, 2024, more than 300 community members joined the groundbreaking ceremony for the Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex, a partnership project involving the City of Greensboro and Guilford County. Site demolition began in early 2025. • In December 2024, Greensboro hosted the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association Conference, welcoming over 850 parks and recreation professionals from across North Carolina. • Warnersville Recreation Center unveiled a new book vending machine on January 28, 2025, generously donated by Cone Health. The initiative allows youth to earn tokens for free books — with more than 150 distributed to date.