Parks & Recreation Annual Report 2017-2018

The Year in Parks & Recreation Highlights from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018

PARKS & REC F S E T 2017

2017

JULY Department celebrates National Parks & Recreation Month with contests and the second annual Parks and Rec Fest at Gillespie Golf Course.

2017

AUGUST Free summer playground program, ENERGY at the Park, ends for the season, having nearly doubled attendance figures from the previous summer.

2017

SEPTEMBER The department receives its third accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA).

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2017

NOVEMBER Agency Landscape and Planning hired to assist in creating Plan2Play, the department’s 2038 comprehensive plan.

2017

DECEMBER Greensboro hosts the North and South Carolina Recreation and Parks Associations Joint Conference for the first time, welcoming more than 1,000 parks and professionals to the city.

2018

JANUARY Nasha McCray named Parks and Recreation Director.

2018

FEBRUARY Public phase of Plan2Play begins.

2018

MARCH Phil Fleischmann named Parks and Recreation Deputy Director. Kiwanis International features the Ole Asheboro Nature Play Yard in its magazine.

2018

APRIL Staff responds to the devastating tornado by managing distribution of donated items, operating a community resource center and food pantry, assisting community partners in operating shelters at two recreation centers, canvasing neighborhoods to check on residents, and handling hundreds of downed trees at parks.

2018

JUNE Land andWater Conservation Fund awarded Parks and Recreation a $250,000 grant for Keeley Park Phase II.