Parks & Recreation Annual Report FY19-20

connect As part of our Plan2Play master plan, Greensboro Parks and Recreation is working to connect communities with a vibrant, healthy, and equitable park system through ongoing public input and engagement.

Key Accomplishments

• Barber Park and Creative Greensboro partnered for the annual “Shakespeare in the Park” program. • Partnered with City of High Point to establish R.E.D. Zone Football program. • Greensboro Arboretum hosted three large events, attracting roughly 15,000 visitors and collected over 1,900 pounds of food donations for Greensboro Urban Ministry. • Hosted the 2019 Guilford County Native American PowWow at Country Park. • Provided holiday wreaths to 409 Meals on Wheels recipients. • New Youth Services Specialist ofered 18 in-person programs and 18 virtual programs since beginning her role in late fall 2019. • Peeler Recreation Center connected with the community through their Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat event, drawing more than 600 people . • Glenwood Recreation Center hosted two community-based drives, providing more then 350 backpacks with school supplies and more than 200 turkeys to families in need. • Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation (AIR) added community outings to weekly programming to provide leisure education to participants of varying abilities. • Reformatted public input meetings for Battleground Parks District to virtual during pandemic. • Volunteer Services focused recruitment eforts towards local college and university students to increase awareness and participation in Parks and Recreation volunteer opportunities . • Volunteers with iCan Bike connected with individuals with disabilities to help them learn how to ride a bike independently. • Converted the Greensboro Sportsplex as a shelter for those experiencing homelessness under stay at home orders during initial phases of COVID-19 pandemic. • Community Food Task Force created a new model called the Community Connection which allows community partners to gather and share what is happening in the local food access arena.