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Metroparks Wins National Gold Medal Award
Metroparks Toledo is the
recipient of the National Gold Medal Award for excellence in
parks and recreation management, the most prestigious honor
in the parks and recreation industry.
Metroparks was awarded the
Grand Plaque last week during a livestreamed presentation by
the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration,
in partnership with the National Recreation and Park
Association.
"It says a lot about our
community that it has supported the top park system in the
country," said Dave Zenk, executive director. "We are
shattering negative stereotypes about the 'Rust Belt' as
people around the country learn about our incomparable
quality of life. On behalf of our board, I want to thank our
talented team for its dedication to achieving the highest
level of professional standards."
Metroparks was among 20 park
and recreation agencies and four military installations
across the U.S. and in Germany to receive this year's
National Gold Medal Award Program Finalist Award. The other
finalists in the large district category for agencies
serving populations of more than 400,000 were Dallas Parks
and Recreation, East Baton Rouge Recreation & Park
Commission and Mesa Parks, Recreation & Community
Facilities.
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