NRPA Gold Medal Video 2016

City of Grand Prairie Parks, Arts & Recreation will compete again to bring home the gold!
The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), is pleased to announce City of Grand Prairie Parks, Arts & Recreation Department as a finalist for the 2016 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. Musco Lighting LLC has been a proud sponsor of the Gold Medal Awards program for over 10 years.
Founded in 1965, the Gold Medal Awards program honors communities in the U.S. that demonstrate excellence in parks and recreation through long-range planning, resource management, volunteerism, environmental stewardship, program development, professional development and agency recognition. Applications are separated into seven classes, with five classes based on population, one class for armed forces recreation and one class for state park systems awarded on odd numbered years.
City of Grand Prairie Parks, Arts & Recreation Department is a finalist in the Class II category (population 150,001 - 400,000).
Agencies are judged on their ability to address the needs of those they serve through the collective energies of citizens, staff and elected officials. City of Grand Prairie Parks, Arts & Recreation Department joins three other finalists in their class that will compete for grand honors this year.
A panel of five park and recreation professionals reviews and judges all application materials. Judges are chosen for their considerable experience and knowledge in parks and recreation on both the local and national levels.
This year’s finalists will compete for Grand Plaque Award honors this summer, and the six Grand Plaque recipients will be announced live during the NRPA General Session at the 2016 NRPA Annual Conference in St. Louis, MO, Oct 5-8, 2016.
For more information on the Gold Medal Awards, visit www.nrpa.org/goldmedal or www.aapra.org.