The National Recreation and Parks Association

Barbara Tulipane, CAE, president and CEO of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s FY18 budget request.

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Thanks to a grant from Disney, NRPA is excited to expand the Meet Me at the Park program and provide communities with increased access to play spaces in local parks across the U.S. As part of this program, park and recreation agencies with the most innovative and impactful project ideas will receive grants to build their projects.

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On June 10, 2017, join NRPA in celebrating Family Health & Fitness Day. Celebrated the second Saturday in June each year, this special day promotes the importance of parks and recreation in keeping communities healthy.

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Fund Your Park is a crowdfunding platform designed exclusively for park and recreation agencies to creatively raise community support and funds. Applications were due by May 16th, 2017.

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To gain an understanding of the sustainability practices currently implemented by park and recreation agencies, NRPA surveyed nearly 400 park and recreation agencies around the country. This report’s findings should inspire agencies to implement more sustainable practices at their parks.

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