Parks and Recreation Annual Report 2022-2023

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The Heart of the Community

Since its early 2023 grand re-opening, Peeler Community Park and Recreation Center has been popping with activity. With its $1.2 million makeover, it is quickly becoming the heart of the community. Summer participants take morning walks and read the park’s interpretive storywalk book. All ages of folks are enjoying the new amenities, like picnic tables, ballfield, playground, and outdoor fitness equipment. Neighborhood kids fill the new game zone for afternoon video game tournaments. Teens and grownups play pickup games in the gymnasium until 10 pm. Active Adults keep their bodies moving with the Adding Health to Our Years (AHOY) fitness classes. “What I am most proud of is our intergenerational feel for the center,” said Center Supervisor Karenga Arifu said. “We have all age groups.” The project was funded with voter-approved bonds and grants from the National Park Service (NPS), Major League Baseball Youth Development Foundation, and the Cone Mills Foundation. The NPS grant ensures this space will remain parkland forever, welcoming generations of Greensboro residents for years to come.

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