Thank You For Making This Park and Recreation Month The Most Successful Yet. YOU ROCK!
Thank you for helping make Park and Recreation Month a huge success! Over 100 agencies entered our Flash Mob Contest and over 3,000 people signed our '5 in July' Park Pledge!
Since 1985, America has celebrated July as the nation’s official Park and Recreation Month. This year’s theme was “Rock Your Park!” NRPA and our new initiative, America’s Backyard, encouraged you to show the country how parks and recreation help make your life extraordinary!
Below are some of the ways that people celebrated the month.
Questions? E-mail us at july@nrpa.org.
Thank You to All Our 2011 "Rock Your Park" Flash Mob Contest Participants!
Participants demonstrated the power of parks and recreation through NRPA’s 2011 “Rock Your Park” Flash Mob Contest (via YouTube). NRPA chose one park and recreation agency and one citizen group as winners! Winners will be announced Friday, August 12, 2011!
Five in July Park Pledge
There were five weekends in July 2011—five Fridays, five Saturdays, and five Sundays! Over 3,000 people signed the pledge and made a personal commitment to create a healthy weekend habit by getting out to a park, trail, playground, swimming pool, natural area, or other public space every weekend in July.
All individuals who signed the pledge were eligible to win a free 8GB iPod Touch by random drawing. The winner has been chosen and was notified. Thank you to all who participated! NRPA will take proper steps to ensure the safe delivery of the prize, but is not responsible should the IPOD be lost, stolen, damaged, or for general wear and tear, nor is NRPA responsible for any injury, bodily harm, or other consequences that should arise from usage.
2011 Marketing Tool Kit
Need help branding your park and recreation event? NRPA has developed an extensive tool kit with art work, calendar templates, media templates, and more. Click here to access the tool kit.
Million PALA Challenge
As a President’s Challenge Advocate, NRPA is also pleased to promote the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award program in support of the Let’s Move initiative. For those looking to extend their physical activity commitment, the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award, or “PALA,” can be earned by taking part in 60 minutes of physical activity for kids (30 minutes for adults), five days a week for six weeks. What better month than Park and Recreation Month to begin your commitment to a healthier lifestyle?
Learn more and sign up through NRPA's PALA portal!