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Congratulations to the
2018 Gold Medal Award Winners

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or demonstrating excellence in parks and recreation through long-range
planning, resource management,
volunteerism,
environmental
stewardship, programming and
professional development, and
innovation, we congratulate the
following agencies, the recipients
of the 2018 Gold Medal Award
Grand Plaque:
* Class I (pop. 400,001 and over):
Palm Beach County Parks and
Recreation Department, Florida

* Class II (pop. 150,001 -
400,000): City of Arlington
Parks and Recreation Department, Texas
* Class III (pop. 75,001 -
150,000): City of Bloomington
Parks and Recreation, Indiana
* Class IV (pop. 30,001 -
75,000): Town of Castle Rock
Parks and Recreation Department, Colorado
* Class V (pop. 30,000 or fewer):
Homewood-Flossmoor Park
District, Illinois

* Armed Forces Recreation:
NAS Pensacola Morale, Welfare
and Recreation, Florida
The Gold Medal Awards are presented by the American Academy
for Park and Recreation Administration in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association, and proudly sponsored by
Musco Lighting.
It's never too early to start pulling the information that's needed to
apply to be considered for the 2019
Gold Medal Awards. All the resources and information you need can be
found at http://www.nrpa.org/goldmedal or by contacting us at gold
medal@nrpa.org.

Announcing the Newly Accredited and
Reaccredited CAPRA Agencies

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RPA and the Commission
for Accreditation of Park
and Recreation Agencies
(CAPRA) are proud to announce
the accreditation of 11 agencies and
reaccreditation of 22 agencies. This
distinguished accomplishment was
awarded during the 2018 NRPA
Annual Conference in Indianapolis,
Indiana. CAPRA accreditation is
the only national accreditation for
park and recreation agencies and
is a measure of an agency's overall
quality of operation, management
and service to the community. This
mark of distinction indicates that
an agency has met rigorous standards related to the management
and administration of lands, facilities, resources, programs, safety and
services. Congratulations to the following agencies:
For more information about
CAPRA accreditation, visit www.
nrpa.org/CAPRA.

Newly Accredited Agencies
* Arizona State Parks & Trails, Arizona
* Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation
Department, Virginia
* El Paso Parks and Recreation, Texas
* Fort Sill Family and Morale, Welfare and
Recreation, Oklahoma
* Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural
Resources, Florida
* Schaumburg Park District, Illinois
* Shawnee County Parks + Recreation, Kansas
* Spartanburg County Parks Department, South
Carolina
* Tennessee State Parks, Tennessee
* Town of Parker Parks, Recreation and Open
Space, Colorado
* Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural
Resources Department, North Carolina

Reaccredited Agencies
* Bismarck Parks and Recreation District, North Dakota
* Charter Township of Canton Leisure Services
Department, Michigan
* City of Durham Parks and Recreation Department,
North Carolina
* City of Eau Claire Parks, Recreation and Forestry,
Wisconsin

* City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural
Affairs, Florida
* City of Mesa Parks, Recreation and Community
Facilities, Arizona
* City of Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry
Department, Wisconsin
* City of Woodstock Parks and Recreation
Department, Georgia
* Cleveland Metroparks, Ohio
* DC Department of Parks and Recreation,
Washington, D.C.
* Fairfax County Park Authority, Virginia
* Hoffman Estates Park District, Illinois
* Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation, Missouri
* Metroparks Toledo, Ohio
* New London Recreation Department, Connecticut
* Oak Lawn Park District, Illinois
* Pearland Parks & Recreation, Texas
* Roanoke Parks and Recreation, Virginia
* Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Department,
Minnesota
* South Bend Venues Parks & Arts, Indiana
* The Westchester County Department of Parks,
Recreation and Conservation, New York
* Town of Cary Parks, Recreation & Cultural
Resources Department, North Carolina

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