DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Proclamation Of July As Park And Recreation Month And Proclamation Of July 19, 2024 As Park And Recreation Professionals Day
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Proclaim the month of July as Park and Recreation Month and proclaim July 19, 2024, as Park and Recreation Professionals Day.
SUMMARY
Since 1985, the United States has celebrated Park and Recreation Month in July to promote building strong, vibrant, and resilient communities through the power of parks and recreation and to recognize the more than 160,000 full-time park and recreation professionals - along with hundreds of thousands of part-time and seasonal workers and volunteers - who maintain the country's local, state, and community parks.
Through efforts by the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA), the U.S. House of Representatives passed an official resolution for Park and Recreation Month in 2009 and introduced the resolution in 2017 and 2018.
Park and recreation agencies nationwide are recognizing the month with summer programs, events, contests, commemorations, and celebrations.
The services that park and recreation professionals provide are vital to our communities by protecting open spaces and natural resources, helping fight obesity, improving mental health, and providing activities and resources for all people. Park and Recreation Month encourages everyone to reflect on the significant value park and recreation professionals bring to communities.
This year's Park and Recreation Month theme, "Where You Belong", celebrates the many ways park and recreation professionals across the country foster a sense of belonging in their community by providing welcoming and inclusive programs, essential services for all ages and abilities, and safe, accessible spaces to build meaningful connection. During Park and Recreation Month, NRPA encourages park and recreation agencies to showcase the ways in w...
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