California Parks & Recreation magazine, Spring 2021, Vol. 77, No. 2

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PARKS &RECREATION www.cprs.org

OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CALIFORNIA PARK & RECREATION SOCIETY

Volume 77, Number 2 • Spring 2021

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Making Beauty from Broken Things Behind the Scenes of Good Morning CPRS

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PARKS &RECREATION SPRING 2021 • VOLUME 77, NUMBER 2 www.cprs.org From the President

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2021 CONNECTIONS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE RECAP ............................8 Conference By The Numbers......................................................................................10 Virtual Marketplace....................................................................................................12 Top Park & Recreation Students Receive Scholarships..............................................18 2020-21 Board of Directors.........................................................................................20 CPRS Award Winners..................................................................................................22

Editor Stephanie Stephens, CAE Executive Director Managing Editor John Glaeser Director of Communications Advertising Melonie Zarzuela Advertising Manager CALIFORNIA PARKS & RECREATION (ISSN 0733-5326) is published quarterly by the California Park & Recreation Society, Inc., 7971 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95832-9701. Opinions expressed in credited articles are those of the author and not necessarily those of the society. Subscription rate is $30.00 per year and is included in membership dues. Individual subscriptions apart from CPRS membership are available only to colleges, libraries and members of CAPRCBM. Single copy price for all other issues is $7.50 for members and $12.50 for nonmembers. Periodicals postage paid at Sacramento, California, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CALIFORNIA PARKS & RECREATION, 7971 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95832-9701. Send manuscripts, query letters and artwork to John Glaeser. Advertising materials should be forwarded to the address above or call 916/6652777. Guidelines for submitting articles and advertising rates are available from same address, or from the CPRS website (www.cprs.org). ©2021, California Park & Recreation Society, Inc.

MAKING BEAUTY FROM BROKEN THINGS......................................... 30 Piece by Piece is helping the people of Skid Row find confidence, purpose, motivation , increased wellness and quality of life. Learn how this organization is making a different, piece-by-piece.

TRENDS INTO POSSIBILITIES............................................................... 34 A new quarterly feature for the CPRS magazine: Trends into Possibilities looks at important demographic, social and economic trends and explores how they impact parks and recreation.

WHO NEEDS LORNE MICHAELS WHEN YOU HAVE MARK FREEMAN?................................................. 38 An interview with Mark Freeman, the man behind the very popular Good Morning CPRS show that aired each morning of the 2021 CONNECTIONS Virtual CPRS Conference and Expo.

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by Tom Hellmann, CPRP • CPRS President

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ello and welcome to a very special year for the California Park & Recreation Society. It is with gratitude, humility and a great level of excitement that I sit as the 75th President of our wonderful and powerful membership society. It has been an exhilarating beginning thus far and I first want to acknowledge and thank the previous 74 Past Presidents of CPRS who have contributed to our success and achievements which have positioned us to lead the nation in parks and recreation. I follow your examples of leadership and continue to forge our path forward in advancing our park and recreation professionals.

I missed gathering with you all during the conference, but WOW what a great week it was for those that participated and joined us. The CPRS Staff knocked it out of the park with the Virtual Connections Conference and it was a great week indeed. While our Regions and Sections did a remarkable job of hosting events, workshops and institutes using the virtual platform, let us be honest, every single one of us misses handshakes, high fives, hugs and laughter amongst friends. The good news as of late, is that we are pacing toward the abilities to conduct gatherings and events in our state again and I look forward to the many opportunities that our membership have to unite with each other, link with each other and collaborate on meaningful and missed events that welcome us back IN-PERSON. To my fellow State Board Members, I look forward to serving alongside you representing this great society and speaking as one voice for our members.

We will be forever linked as the 75th

CPRS Board of Directors and I am very excited for the important work we have that awaits us.

2021 is a year that will be filled with hope, opportunity and the celebration of 75 years of advancing our profession. In 1958, the first CPRS Handbook was developed by the then California Recreation Society board of directors in which the stated purpose was, “to encourage and assist in the advancement and development of recreation facilities, services and advanced recreational education to the recreation personnel in the State of California.”

This purpose has remained true and strong throughout the years. Our current purpose has not waivered. The 2019 CPRS Bylaws reads as follows, “The purpose of CPRS is to advance the profession of recreation, parks, and community services’; unite members to ensure member success; and to provide educational opportunities to professionals.” Those that have led before us knew that we would have a rich history and be in a position where we create communities through people, parks and programs.

Presently we are creating opportunities in our communities and residents are recognizing these opportunities as critical and essential. People have flocked to our trails, parks and open spaces. They have discovered or rediscovered outdoor play, leisure and fitness. We have ensured that kids can be kids. In years to come they will not look at this past year as missed opportunities, but as a time where families united for outdoor play, family dinners and family game nights. Please take a moment as vital professionals in our communities and leaders in our society continued on page 54

2021-2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Tom Hellmann, CPRP City of Folsom 916-461-6617 thellmann@folsom.ca.us PRESIDENT-ELECT Frank Carson City of El Cajon 619-441-1756 fcarson@cityofelcajon.us VICE PRESIDENT Doug Grove, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP RHA Landscape Architects 951-781-1930 dougg@rhala.com SECRETARY-TREASURER Nicole Acquisti, CPRP City of Burlingame 650-558-7337 nacquisti@burlingame.org REGION 1 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 1, 2, 3) Adam Chow, CPRP City of San Ramon 925-973-3321 achow@sanramon.ca.gov REGION 2 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 4, 5, 6) Lauren Merriman City of Campbell 408-866-2107 laurenm@campbellca.gov REGION 3 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 7, 8, 15) Theresa Johnson, CPRP City of Kerman 559-846-9383 tjohnson@cityofkerman.org REGION 4 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 11, 13, 14) Victoria Reyna, CPRP Jurupa Community Services District 951-727-3524 vreyna@jcsd.us REGION 5 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 9, 10, 12) Jenni Worsham Cypress Recreation & Park District 714-229-6675 jworsham@cypressca.org SECTION REPRESENTATIVES (Administrators, Development & Operations, Educators and Recreation Therapy) Tiarra Warner City of Beverly Hills 310-285-6842 twarner@beverlyhills.org (Aging, Aquatics, and Recreation) Leah Martinez, CPRP Town of Danville 925-314-3431 lmartinez@danville.ca.gov Please contact any Board Member with questions or comments

Tom Hellmann is the 2021-22 CPRS President and the Community & Cultural Services Manager at the City of Folsom.

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In celebration of 75 years

of making life better through parks & recreation, CPRS wants to help YOU provide equitable access to fitness in your community!

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iversary Fitness Grants!

These grants are offered in partnership with Greenfields Outdoor Fitness. For the past 15 years, Greenfields has supported CPRS agencies in expanding fitness options for their communities, and is now making special funding available to 5 agencies in each CPRS region!

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or visit greenfieldsfitness.com/cprs-75-grants

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VIRTUAL

CONNECTIONS Virtual Was Truly A Unique Experience for All!

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hether you engaged from home in your favorite fuzzy slippers or joined your coworkers masked up in the office, we hope you found more than a few good nuggets of info and a spark of energy while participating in our first ever virtual conference. If you weren’t able to join us, we missed you!

Here’s a look back on our week together…

Good Morning CPRS! That’s how we started each morning - laughing at the antics of our very own show anchors Mark Nix (City of Mission Viejo) and Chad Clanton (City of Tustin). Stories from around the state came from local reporters and CPRS Award Winners were highlighted in very special ways. We heard Better Together stories from the past year from outgoing President (and Taiko Drum player) Tara Gee and incoming (75th!) President Tom Hellmann laid out his plans to help CPRS Celebrate our 75th Anniversary in 2021-22.

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Sadly, Marie Knight never did get to make that ‘medium sized’ announcement however…

Our Education Team took us all on a journey of introspection and personal growth through our opening keynote speakers…

• Neelay Bhatt shared his energy inducing talk about Innovation and Inclusion and how we must be ready to plan for the future now!

• Lori Hoffner invited us all to adopt a Growth Mindset, especially as we recover from COVID. • Moving beyond her real and perceived limits, Haben Girma shared her story and inspired us all to do the same!

• Dima Ghawi hit things head on while helping us all Manage our Unconscious Bias.

• Wrapping it up and hugging us with his words, Simon Bailey reminded us to take our MEDS – meditation, exercise, diet and sleep – so we can

be our best selves!

604 CPRS members attended our 50 education sessions throughout the week, via zoom, pre-recorded videos and over our livestream channel. Over 300 professionals found intensives to be just the boost they needed. Thank you to our Administrators, Aging, Aquatics, Recreation, Development & Operations and Recreation Therapy Sections for hosting our afternoon education opportunities!

Yes, education is the ‘real’ reason we all attend conference… but the networking at the socials is the tankfilling-soul-soothing reason we return.

Even virtually, we all came together for some fun, laughter, and meaningful connection. Thank you to Regions 1, 2, 4, & 5 as well as the Recreation Section for hosting the FUN! As with all things 2020, CONNECTIONS Virtual gave us all the opportunity to look at conference with a new set of eyes. We all learned a LOT about different ways to learn, connect

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and grow. We hope you found the week to be educational, inspirational and full of CONNECTIONS. One last THANK YOU to our amazing Sponsors, to our exhibitors and speakers for sharing your knowledge and expertise, to all the volunteers who helped pull off some pretty crazy ideas, to the CPRS Board for the moral support (and the cookies!), and to all of YOU who supported CPRS by attending CONNECTIONS Virtual.

We look forward to seeing you IN PERSON, in Sacramento March 8-11, 2022 CPRS! Hugs are guaranteed.

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Conference By The Numbers...

Attendance Registrations

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Attendee Survey Results Score Question 4.45 Overall CONNECTIONS Virtual experience 4.4 Educational Content broad enough to entice all aspects of our profession 4.56 Speakers were effective in presenting material 4.4 Value received from participating in CONNECTIONS Virtual 4.6 How likely to recommend attending CPRS Conference to a colleague

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Survey Quote “I usually don't participate in the physical CPRS conference because it is located way too far from me.

However, I was happy to attend it for the first time virtually. Honestly would love if they could make every conference hybrid but this by far is the BEST CONFERENCE I HAVE EVER ATTENDED! Thank you!”

Other Stats 50 educational sessions in three different formats: live via zoom, pre-recorded, livestream 10

50 keynote speakers 96 speakers 9 sponsors

5 conference socials hosted by regions 1, 2, 3 & 5 and the Recreation Section

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Building stronger communities. together.

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Free to All – CPRS 2021 Virtual Marketplace – Research Products & Chat with Experts!

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he CPRS Conference & Expo is known for its exceptional programming, networking, and opportunities to connect over emerging trends and topics in our field. This year’s Connection EXPO took on a completely new format dictated by our pandemic environment. However, the show still included exceptional opportunities for park & recreation professionals statewide to engage with 59 companies at our first ever virtual show. Features of the show included face-to-face online chat, videos, information downloads and drawings.

Agents of Discovery 201 – 2040 Springfield Road Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 9N7 (855) 564-7328 - http://agentsofdiscovery.com/ Agents of Discovery is an educational gaming platform that uses augmented reality to get youth active. We empower educators and recreation professionals to turn their communities into engaging, fun, and safe learning environments.

Aqua Source Commercial Pool Systems P.O. Box 1146 Galt, California 95632 (800) 574-8081 - http://www.aquasource.com Providing customers with effective and powerful solutions, both in the pump room and the water.

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Support from these companies and Conference Sponsors was especially essential in making this year’s virtual conference possible and successful. Special thanks to PlayCore, GameTime, Dave Bang Associates, BCI Burke, Landscape Structures, Public Restroom Company, Greenfields Outdoor Fitness, Musco Sports Lighting, Miracle and all participating exhibitors for their commitment and support to CPRS and the profession. Also special thanks to all attendees who visited the exhibit booths during this event.

Aquatic Design Group 2226 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, California 92008 (760) 438-8400 - http://www.aquaticdesigngroup.com Architecture and design for competition, recreation, and leisure aquatic facilities.

Arborjet 99 Blueberry Hill Road Woburn, Massachusetts 01801 (781) 935-9070 Arborjet Inc. is the leading plant health care company, which for 20 years has focused on providing the most effective formulations and delivery systems to protect trees, shrubs, and plants from a wide variety of insect, disease, and nutritional concerns.

Conference Sponsor BCI Burke Playgrounds P.O. Box 549 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54936 (920) 921-9220 - http://www.bciburke.com At Burke®, Play Moves Us every day and drives us to create innovative, fun and quality commercial playground equipment. We believe play brings communities together and keeps kids and families active, healthy and happy. Join Our Movement® as we bring a higher level of play to all communities!

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u Expo Hall Berliner Play Equipment Corporation 96 Brookfield Oaks Drive Suite 140 Greenville, South Carolina 29607 (864) 626-3012 - http://www.berlinerplayequipment.com State of the art play structures from the world’s leader in net climbing playground equipment.

BrightLife Designs 16351 Gothard St, Suite C Huntington Beach, California 92647 (714) 326-8326 - http://www.brightlifedesigns.com/ Decorative Commercial Lighting & Christmas Holiday Decor. Offer Purchase and Lease, Installation, Removal and Storage California Park & Recreation Society 7971 Freeport Blvd.

Sacramento, California 95832 (916) 665-2777 - http://www.cprs.org CPRS’s mission is to advance the park and recreation profession through education, networking, resources, and advocacy.

Members are united in their commitment to improving people’s lives. CPRS strives to educate policy makers so that they vote with the premise that parks and recreation is an essential community service.

CivicRec CivicPlus 302 S 4th Street, Suite 500 Manhattan, Kansas 66502 (888) 228-2233 https://www.civicplus.com/civicrec/recreation-software Community Parks and Recreation Management built specifically for local government.

Community Works Design Group 4649 Brockton Avenue Riverside, California 92506 (951) 369-0700 - http://www.cwdg.fun Award-Winning Park Planning, Landscape Architecture, Accessibility Planning, and Irrigation Design/ Auditing Counsilman-Hunsaker 10733 Sunset Office Dr., Suite 400 St. Louis, Missouri 63127 (314) 894-1245 Feasibility studies, master planning, design engineering, and operational services for aquatic centers.

DAHLIN 5865 Owens Drive Pleasanton, California 94588-3942 (925) 251-7200 - http://www.dahlingroup. com/civic DAHLIN works with parks & recreation leaders to design sustainable, long-lasting, vibrant community facilities.

Visit www.dahlingroup.com

Conference Sponsor Dave Bang Associates, Inc. 1885 N. Main Street Orange, California 92865 (800) 669-2585 - http://www.davebang. com Dave Bang Associates, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is one of the largest suppliers of high quality playground equipment, site furnishings, shade shelters, safety surfacing and athletic equipment from manufacturers across the United States and the world.

CSU Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd ET101 Long Beach, California 90840

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Expo Hall u David Volz Design 151 Kalmus Drive, Suite M-8 Costa Mesa, California 92626 (714) 641-1300 - http://www.dvolzdesign. com David Volz Design is committed to the design of creative and outstanding public spaces. We develop landscapes, parks, sports fields, streetscapes, and special environments for those who seek recreation in wonderful natural environments. We understand the importance of protecting the environment, protecting our resources, and the health of future generations.

Eco-Counter 3981 St. Laurent Blvd., Suite 604 Montreal, Quebec H2W 1Y5 (514) 849-9779 - http://www.eco-compteur.com/en/ Eco-Counter is dedicated to creating solutions for counting pedestrians and cyclists.

How many people use your facilities each day? Are resources optimized? Eco-Counter is trusted all over the world – from parks in cities, to trail in remote regions – and can help you with these questions.

EcoFert, Inc 1237 S. Wright Street Santa Ana, California 92705 (714) 931-9055 - http://ecofert.net/cprsbooth/ EcoFert provides landscape application and fertigation solutions to the most difficult sports field landscape care problems.

We uniquely combine the application advantages of fertigation delivery systems with the soil enhancing benefits of organicbased amendments to maintain high-level field quality and provide a reduction in expenses, potential injuries, and rest time. ePACT Network 267 Esplanade West, 105 North Vancouver, British Columbia V7M 1A5 (855) 773-7228 - http://www.epactnetwork. com ePACT emergency forms automation helps you keep recreation programs running safely. Secure EHR, waivers, COVID screening, contactless check-in and emergency communications ensure compliance while reducing the chaos and cost.

Exeloo Public Restrooms P.O. Box 13310 954 Toro Street San Luis Obispo, California 93405 (800) 676-5290 - http://www.exeloo.com Exeloo manufacturers award winning prefabricated public restrooms and specializes in self-cleaning and automated features. Exeloo restrooms are the intelligent answer to public sanitation with hygiene, safety and a construction philosophy proven to stand the test of time. For over 25 years we have crafted an enviable reputation for design excellence.

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Fun Express/Oriental Trading Company 4206 S. 108th Street Omaha, Nebraska 68137 (888) 999-0387 - http://www.FunExpress. com/corporate Crafts, art supplies, educational items, STEM, camp, t-shirts, and seasonal items at discounted pricing.

Conference Sponsor GameTime 150 PlayCore Drive SE Fort Payne, Alabama 35967 (800) 234-2440 - http://www.gametime. com GameTime is a leading manufacturer of commercial playgrounds, custom play spaces, and outdoor fitness equipment.

Conference Sponsor Greenfields Outdoor Fitness 2617 W. Woodland Drive Anaheim, California 92801 (888) 315-9037 - http://www.greenfieldsfitness.com Outdoor fitness equipment including the X-Treme Ninja Course, Professional Series, Signature Accessible line, Functional Fitness units, and Legacy Series. We help make communities healthier with multigenerational, inclusive outdoor gyms.

HAI, Hirsch & Associates, Inc. (Landscape Architects) 2221 E. Winston Rd., Suite A Anaheim, California 92806 (714) 776-4340 x107 - http://www.hailandarch.com chuck@hailandarch.com Landscape Architecture, Park Planning & Design.

KYA 1800 E McFadden Avenue Santa Ana, California 92705 (714) 659-6477 - http://www.theKYAgroup. com KYA is a solutions driven company specializing in surfacing, landscaping, modernization, playing-fields and courts.

Conference Sponsor Landscape Structures 601 7th Street South Delano, Minnesota 55328 (763) 972-5200 - http://www.playlsi.com Since 1971, Landscape Structures has been the leading manufacturer of commercial playground equipment. Our employeeowned company designs playgrounds that encourage kids of all ages and abilities to learn leadership, persistence, competition, bravery and empathy through play, helping kids realize there is no limit to what they can do!

LightsOnSites 460 W. Lambert Road, Unit C Brea, Illinois 92821 (630) 202-2901 - http://www.lightsonsites. com LightsOnSites.com total control of scheduling, reservations, and billing for community facilities – anywhere & anytime!

Lincoln Aquatics 2051 Commerce Avenue Concord, California 94520 (800) 223-5450 - http://www.lincolnaquatics.com Distributors of commercial swimming pool and aquatic supplies since 1954.

Little Tikes Commercial/Pacific Park and Playground/All About Play 878 E. Hwy 60 Monett, Missouri 65708 (714) 846-4885 - http://www.littletikescommercial.com Little Tikes Commercial produces innovative, durable, and exciting play. We are where nets become ships and sails, slides become dragons, and all children regardless of ability can become the heroes of their own stories. Welcome to Little Tikes Commercial! Where will your imagination take you today?

LPA, Inc. 5301 California Avenue, Suite 100 Irvine, California 92617 (949) 261-1001 - http://www.lpadesignstudios.com Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering.

Melton Design Group, Inc. 820 Broadway Street Chico, California 95928 (530) 899-1616 - http://www.meltondg.com A Chico and Sacramento based landscape architectural/planning firm focusing on community improvement through design.

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u Expo Hall Conference Sponsor Miracle Recreation 9106 Pulsar Court #C Corona, California 92883 (800) 264-7225 - http://www.miracle-recreation.com Supplier of playground equipment.

Conference Sponsor Musco Sports Lighting 100 1st Ave W, Number 504 Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 (800) 825-6030 - http://www.musco.com Musco’s TLC for LED™ technology delivers unmatched light quality and control for sports venues around the world and is backed by a long-term warranty covering parts and labor.

My Bark Co., Inc. P.O. Box 932 Linden, California 95236 (209) 920-3525 - http://www.mybark.net My Bark Co. is a supplier and creator of green and organic landscape materials including READYPLAY EWF, ADA & ASTM certified engineered wood fiber playground surfacing. We enjoy serving a wide variety of customers with wonderful products made right here in California. We welcome you into our booth, enjoy!

NetPlay USA 226 Upton Rd Colchester, Connecticut 06415 (860) 537-1414 - https://netplayusa.com/ Supplier of innovative, inclusive, commercial playground equipment.

NGI Sports 2807 Walker Road Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421 (800) 835-0033 - http://www.ngisports.com Innovative sports surfacing products for tennis, track, & pickle ball.

PerfectMind 4333 Still Creek Drive 2nd Floor Burnaby, British Columbia V5C 6S6 +1 877-737-8030 Ext. 1 - http://perfectmind. com/ PerfectMind’s parks and recreation software helps municipalities and government organizations of all sizes connect with their community. PerfectMind makes managing operations, payment processing, membership management, and program coordination effortless.

Play & Park Structures 544 Chestnut Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 (800) 727-1907 - http://www.playandpark. com What sets Play & Park Structures apart from other companies is the ability to deliver a boutique experience with the backing of the largest playground manufacturer in the world. Focusing on fact-based research coupled with observing and studying how children play informs every aspect of our component and product design.

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Excellence & Service by Design

SINCE 1991

From humble beginnings, to award winning designs, for thirty years our goal remains– provide excellence in design with world class customer service. When it comes to park and recreation design, we owe our success to the agencies who have trusted us to guide their generational projects.

Thank You.

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Expo Hall u Conference Sponsor PlayCore 544 Chestnut Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 (877) 762-7563 - http://www.playcore. com/ PlayCore builds play and recreation spaces through research, design, programs, products, and services.

Playcraft Systems 123 North Valley Drive Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 (541) 955-9199 - http://www.playcraftsystems.com Playcraft System, a PlayCore company, has a simple but clear purpose – to produce the finest playground equipment in the industry through unmatched craftsmanship, design, and service while supporting communities and advancing the future of play.

Conference Sponsor Public Restroom Company 2587 Business Parkway Minden, Nevada 89423 (888) 888-2060 - http://www.publicrestroomcompany.com Public Restroom Company is a design/ build specialist for “odor free” park restroom and related buildings.

RHA Landscape Architects - Planners 6800 Indiana Avenue, Suite 245 Riverside, California 92506 (951) 781-1930 - http://www.rhala.com Park and sports facility design, park renovation, historical site design, consensus building, synthetic turf expertise.

RJM Design Group, Inc. 31591 Camino Capistrano San Juan Capistrano, California 92675 (949) 493-2600 - http://www.rjmdesigngroup.com Planning & Design of Parks & Facilities; Public Works; Master Planning; Custom Park Standard Calculations Planning Toolkit Robertson Recreational Surfaces 2414 West 12th, Suite 5 Tempe, Arizona 85281 (800) 858-0519 - http://www.totturf.com/ Robertson Recreational Surfaces, installer of Tot Turf Surfacing, offers a variety of surfacing options that meet or exceed ASTM and IPEMA certifications for safer recreational surfaces. We promise forthright customer support, credible installation services, and dependable maintenance solutions that provide peace of mind before and after our work is done.

RRM Design Group 3765 South Higuera Street, Suite 102 San Luis Obispo, California 93420 (805) 543-1794 - http://www.rrmdesign.com info@rrmdesign.com Landscape Architects, Engineers, Architects, and Planners who specialize in parks, trails, and open space design.

S.R. Smith CANBY, Oregon 97013 (800) 824-4387 - http://srsmith.com/en-us Established in 1932, we have successfully evolved into the leader in commercial pool needs San Diego State University-Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, California 92182 (619) 594-5110 - http://mastershtm.sdsu. edu Develop as a strategic leader with SDSU’s highly personalized, online Master’s programs in Hospitality & Tourism and Meeting & Event Management. -Educational partnerships with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and Meeting Professionals International (MPI). -RTM/HTM Bachelor’s degrees in Systems Management/Outdoor Resource Management/Sustainable Tourism/Meetings & Events.

Schmidt Design Group 1310 Rosecrans Street, Suite G San Diego, California 92106 (619) 236-1462 - http://www.schmidtdesign.com Schmidt Design Group provides comprehensive landscape architecture and planning services, with an emphasis on balancing artistic design with environmental sensitivity. We are a client-centered, service-oriented small business dedicated to creating signature spaces that reflect the character and vision of the communities in which we work.

SCI Consulting Group 4745 Mangels Blvd.

Fairfield, California 94534 (707) 430-4300 - http://www.sci-cg.com Assist cities, counties, and special districts with various funding mechanisms.

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SCORE Sports 726 E. Anaheim Blvd.

Wilmington, California 90744 (800) 626-7774 - http://www.scoresports. com For athletes of all ages and levels, SCORE Sports creates and provides accessible, quality uniforms and sports equipment.

Unique in the industry, SCORE combines top-quality products, a vertically integrated manufacturing system, and unmatched personal attention to serve league administrators, team managers, organizations, volunteers, and athletes.

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u Expo Hall Shaw Sports Turf 185 S. Industrial Blvd.

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CAPRCBM Scholarship Elizabeth Ceballos-Robles CSU East Bay

CAPRCBM Scholarship Christopher McClain CSU Sacramento

CPRS Past Presidents Scholarship Celeste Morales CSU East Bay

Ann Arge Nathan Spirit Award Scholarship Jessica Castech CSU East Bay

Ann Arge Nathan Spirit Award Scholarship Nhu Nguyen San Jose State Univesity

CPRS District 10 Scholarship Jorge Orozco CSU Fullerton

CPRS District 12 Scholarship Rhonda Rabanal San Diego State University

Total Aquatic Management Scholarship Ashlea Green CSU Stanislaus

Jane Adams - Administrators Section Scholarship Caitlyn Sampson CSU Long Beach

CPRS State Board Scholarship Ronald Saldana Unversity of Redlands

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CPRS Award Winners The California Park & Recreation Society’s annual awards program recognizes the outstanding achievements by agencies in the areas of creating community through programming, park planning, facility design, and marketing and communications. This year’s award winners were selected as having best exemplified the CREAM principles of Challenge, Resourcefulness, Execution, Accomplishments and Mission representing our finest professional achievements from this past year.

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u 2 0 2 0 C P RS A w a r d s P r o g r a m Creating Community Award of Excellence Aging Well Triple-R Adult Day Program City of Sacramento

Recognizing that some residents are unable to participate in standard recreational offerings due to age-related dementia, the City of Sacramento’s Department of Youth, Parks and Community Enrichment developed Triple-R Adult Day Program. Triple-R, which stands for Recreation, Respite and Resources, is an upbeat program that enriches the lives of seniors who attend, while also benefitting their family caregivers who get a break from their round-the-clock duties, allowing them to engage in their own recreational activities, or go to work, knowing that their loved one is safe. Our motto: Fun - no matter where we are in life, we need it!

Community Health & Wellness Healthy Kids Extravaganza Cosumnes CSD

Every year, Elk Grove’s community enjoys attending the Healthy Kids Extravaganza, a one-day event that educates community member on healthy lifestyle habits. The Childhood Obesity Awareness videos series aims to bring awareness to childhood obesity and contribute to a healthier future for our community. In recognition of Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, we created a weekly video series that highlighted fun ways to live a healthy lifestyle.

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Arts & Cultural Services Danville at the Heart of (Public) Art Town of Danville

The Town of Danville has seen increasing success with public art since 2018, from painted pianos on the Downtown corners to fiberglass dogs, the peak of public art displays came in 2020 with the introduction of Hearts Around Hartz.

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2 0 2 0 C P RS A w a r d s P r o g r a m u This display included 17 fiberglass hearts decorated by local artists. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, community members were able to enjoy the Hearts on a leisurely stroll through Downtown Danville. Through creative funding, a broad call for artists and careful selection, Danville has established public art as an integral part of the fabric of the community that generates economic vitality.

Social Equity Revitalization of Los Angeles’ Skid Row Parks EXPO Center

The City of Los Angeles is proud of the revitalization of the two Skid Row homeless parks located in Downtown Los Angeles. A project that would not have been possible without the assistance of our extraordinary partners, vision from our General Manager and community input. Members of the Skid Row community were hired to maintain the parks and through our partners over 70 annual free events occur in the parks. A Park Advisory Board was formed at the request of the community, which brought together an abundance of resources that work to progressively improve the Skid Row parks.

Neighborhood / Community Building Serve Los Al Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department

The City of Los Alamitos has over 11,500 residents, four schools, 200 non-profit organizations, and nearly 2,000 businesses within four miles. With the highest number of non-profits per capita in Orange County, the Los Alamitos Recreation & Community Services Department had a strong desire to unite the organizations to collaborate and work together to benefit the entire community. As a result, an informal monthly committee meeting and volunteer service event titled “Serve Los Al” was created. Over the years, the committee meeting and Serve Los Al event has expanded and created a significant impact on the Los Alamitos Community.

Youth Development Leadership, Experience & Development (L.E.A.D.) Program City of Bellflower Parks & Recreation Department

The City of Bellflower created an exciting volunteer job training program that provides resources for young teens in the community that will not only equip them for life after graduation, but also give them exposure to different positions within the Parks and Recreation Department. The LEAD Program provides young teens with the proper guidance, level of expectation and tools to learn life skills that are crucial for leadership development. The program benefits them both in their professional and personal developments, while teaching them basic job skills and the importance of community involvement.

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Excellence in Design - Facility Design Aquatic Facility, Class 1 Courson Park Pool Facility City of Palmdale

The new state of the art Courson Pool facility featured its grand opening in summer of 2020 and opened its doors to a new way of executing recreation within the community.

The facility boosts a 25-yard pool that offers eight lanes, and offers a variety of aquatics programming for swimmers of all ages and abilities. The new pool deck features Palmdale’s first splash pad that includes multiple automatic water features, a beautiful public art mural, and unique artistic elements.

The Courson Pool Facility provides residents of Palmdale a unique place to come play, learn, and swim.

Aquatic Facility, Class 3 El Centro Aquatic Center City of El Centro

Since 2004, the City of El Centro was in need of a new aquatic center. After 15 years of planning and fundraising, the 3.5 acre El Centro Aquatic Center opened in the Fall of 2019 with a 25-yard competition pool, an interactive children’s / recreational pool, an instructional / fitness pool, a lazy river, beautiful support buildings and space for a future waterslide. With over 8,000 square feet of water of various depths and temperatures a wide array of aquatic programming is offered to meet the present and future needs of any El Centro and Imperial County regional resident.

Community Center / Mixed Use Facility, Class 1 City of Perris Senior Center Expansion/Renovation City of Perris

The City of Perris Senior Center Renovation and Expansion was a crucial need to continue the development of Senior related programming for a vulnerable population.

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u 2 0 2 0 C P RS A w a r d s P r o g r a m are of importance to the goal of the city, and to continue with the mission of the Community Services Department, “ Providing superior public services that enhance the quality of life for our community”.

Community Center / Mixed Use Facility, Class 3 Crown Valley Community Center City of Laguna Niguel

The Crown Valley Community Center project was a significant undertaking by the City of Laguna Niguel Parks and Recreation Department. The original center was outdated and lacked available space and amenities. Throughout the project community input on facility design and amenities, as well as on classes and programs, was instrumental.

February 2020 the Crown Valley Community Center was finished on time and under budget. This beautiful new trilevel, multi-use facility is the crown jewel of Laguna Niguel and centerpiece at Crown Valley Park. As an essential part of the community, the center lives the “Parks Make Life Better!” mission.

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Excellence in Design - Park Planning Neighborhood, Class 1 Broder Family Homestead Park City of Folsom

Broder Family Homestead Park opened to the public in July 2020. The park is located on property that was once part of the expansive Broder Family Ranch, which was established in the mid-1800s. The five-acre property for the park was generously gifted to the City by Vera Broder-Silberstein, who spent part of her childhood on the ranch in the 1930s and ‘40s. Broder Family Homestead Park preserves the historic and cultural resources of the Broder Ranch Complex. This uniquely passive park is an integral and inspirational part of the City of Folsom’s truly distinctive parks, recreation and open space system.

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2 0 2 0 C P RS A w a r d s P r o g r a m u Neighborhood, Class 2 Civita Park Phase II Schmidt Design Group

Phase II completes an ambitious vision established years ago with the community to bring a world-class park to the community of Mission Valley. The park cascades down the former rock and sand mining site, creating a series of level passive and active recreation activity areas. The park, inspired by the natural and cultural history of the site and community creates a focal point for the Civita development as well as a strong greenbelt spine connecting local neighborhoods. What was once a dusty scar on the land is now a vibrant place for connection to nature, recreation, social interaction, and play.

Community, Class 1 Dolphin Park All Abilities Playground City of Carson

The City of Carson was given the opportunity to build its first All Abilities Playground at Dolphin Park for its residents and all to enjoy. Thanks to the generous donation from Marathon Petroleum, the partnerships of the local community, local elementary school, therapeutic program, and early childcare program, the City was able to create a fun environment that provides opportunities for cognitive, communicative, physical, social and sensory development.

Community, Class 2 Imagine All-Abilities Playground at Dublin Sports Grounds Gates + Associates The project is an “all-abilities” playground offering state of the art play equipment for ages 2-12, fitness equipment for ages 13+, adult fitness equipment, outdoor music for all ages, and beautiful site furnishings throughout designed in partnership with the community.

Community, Class 3 Mast Park City of Santee

Santee’s Mast Park has been the City’s principal park asset since its original construction 35 years ago. Over time, the utility of the park had been diminished by erosion, the growth of invasive vegetation, and security concerns. What should have been the City’s premier park had become an environmental and security liability.

In collaboration with state, county and regional partners, a complete reconstruction of Mast Park was undertaken with the goal of delivering multiple benefits for water quality, wildlife and public access. Mast Park is now alive with activity and a destination for all ages and levels of mobility.

Specialty, Class 1 Manzanita Skatepark City of Anaheim

Manzanita skatepark has added value and a sense of pride to the surrounding community. Since its installation, the skatepark has helped to eliminate several of the conditions that had previously kept residents away from the park, and has quickly confirmed the need and great community desire for the project. Catering to all levels of ability, the design was a true collaboration between local skaters, youth, and the design team at Spohn Ranch. The skatepark has transformed an underutilized park into an exciting after-school haven for youth, as well as a destination sought out by skaters from all over the region.

Specialty, Class 2 Milpitas Skate Park Verde Design

Milpitas Skatepark is an “All Wheels” facility specifically designed to allow for skateboarding, biking, scooters, inline skates, and roller skates. The layout maximizes the available park space and includes a 20,000 square foot skate park

Regional, Class 3 Three Shoreline Projects in Bay Point, Albany, and Oakland East Bay Regional Park District The East Bay Regional Park District completed three projects in 2020 that provide important public access to the East Bay community, while also integrating other benefits 26

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including habitat restoration and sea level rise mitigation.

In addition, these projects/parks provide critical access to open space and recreation for the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marketing & Communications Award of Excellence Digital Media - Video, Class 1 Cordova Community Pool Outreach Cordova Recreation & Park District

Park Planning Design Build Plan Checking Budget Analysis Consensus Building Inclusive Playgrounds Demonstration Gardens Skateparks

For decades, the jewel of the Cordova Recreation & Park District was the aquatic center at Hagan Community Park.

The aquatic center was built in the 1960s and was desperately in need of restoration. The District created a renovation plan to restore the aquatic center’s legacy. Highlights of the renovation project include two new pools: a recreation pool and competitive pool, and a new locker room mechanical building, and multiple water play features. In conjunction with the project, the District developed a virtual outreach campaign that included a virtual groundbreaking and regular drone video updates provided to the public.

Digital Media - Video, Class 2 Daly City Recreation – SLICED City of Daly City - Department of Library and Recreation Services

Daly City Recreation in partnership with the Second Harvest of Silicon Valley have and continues to provide food to those struggling families during the pandemic. The online episode of SLICED was to demonstrate to those at home the many possibilities of delicious meals that can be made with at home ingredients and ingredients being distributed.

The SLICED showcases Recreation Staff racing to complete delicious meals against one another and local figures to taste and judge the food. Due to the large amount of views, likes and engagements, Daly City Recreation continues to bring more smiles at home through SLICED.

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2 0 2 0 C P RS A w a r d s P r o g r a m u Marketing Campaign, Class 1 Healthy at Home City of Manhattan Beach

The Manhattan Beach Parks & Recreation Department developed new marketing strategies as a result of the Healthy at HOME initiative. Through a creative and innovate marketing approach leveraging digital media, the Department enhanced its brand awareness within the community; and worked closely with employees, local businesses, and instructors to enhance the lives of the community through virtual programs.

Digital Media - Web / Social Media, Class 1 Los Alamitos Recreation Social Media Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department When the California Stay at Home Order was issued on March 19, 2020, it posed a new challenge to the Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department: how to support their community during an unprecedented time period. In response, staff increased their social media presence by transforming traditional recreational activities into ones community members could participate from the safety of their home. Staff have received positive feedback from the community and an increase in followers on social media, highlighting the impact social media has on the local community.

Digital Media - Web / Social Media, Class 2 Halloween Horrors Film Competition City of Santa Cruz

I’m nominating the Louden Nelson Community Center for this award as I was blown away by what they created and the marketing strategies executed. I put together a group of people and we created a submission for the contest. At the time we filmed the video, we were 7 months into the pandemic. Creating our film got us out of the house and into the community with people I had not been able to see in a while. During this process I realized how much I needed a creative outlet, interaction with friends and a distraction from world events.

Marketing Campaign, Class 2 JCSD’s Friday Flicks & Food Trucks Jurupa Community Services District

Providing the essential recreation services during the COVID-19 pandemic, which required the cancellation of JCSD’s most popular special events, was the goal in the development of the Friday Flicks & Food Trucks movie series. The success of the marketing campaign can be measured by community engagement (in terms of view/likes), by overall participation (all 7 screenings were sold out), and by the positive impact it had on attending guests (reflected in surveys). The need to further develop innovative and safe recreational opportunities is made evident by the overwhelming success and implementation of the Friday Flicks & Food Truck movie series.

Marketing Campaign, Class 3 Hands on the Arts at Home City of Sunnyvale Dept. of Library and Recreation Services

The 35th annual Hands on the Arts (HOTA) festival typically held in May, celebrated multicultural arts in a day of hands-on crafts, dance workshops and music. The outdoor, fun, festive arts festival quickly had to be re-marketed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With just six weeks until the event, and budget slashed, the Sunnyvale Recreation team quickly pivoted to executing a no-budget Hands at the Arts at Home virtual event. By engaging a multi-platform marketing campaign, Sunnyvale Recreation paved the way to launch one of the first virtual community events in the South Bay Area.

Digital Media - Web / Social Media, Class 4 #LoveEBRPD Social Media Campaign East Bay Regional Park District

It is often said that the best form of marketing is word-ofmouth from happy customers. The #LoveEBRPD campaign was designed to take word-of-mouth marketing to social media by using photos and statements from park visitors, collected through social media, to demonstrate the value of parks to the community. With #LoveEBRPD, park visitors are the campaign messengers and content creators.

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Print Publication or Materials, Class 2 Summer Eastvale Edition – “Rising Together, A New Dawn of Recreation” Jurupa Community Services District

The summer Eastvale Edition is a part of the healing process for the Eastvale community. This community guide is more than just a marketing tool for JCSD programs, it’s also a measuring tool displaying the dedication of recreation professionals seeking to provide hope and comfort to local Eastvale families. The summer Eastvale Edition is also a vital source of information regarding JCSD’s efforts to keep the community safe. Recreational opportunities, in the midst of state-wide public-school closures, have never been so important to maintaining proper physical and mental health.

JCSD’s summer Eastvale Edition is a testament to that fact.

Print Publication or Materials, Class 3 City of Escondido Recreation Guide City of Escondido

The City of Escondido Recreation Guide was redesigned to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse and thriving community. Through the innovative use of internal staff resources, a digital publication platform, as well as community connections and valuable partnerships, the City was able to develop a modern, forward-thinking activities guide that reflects the true essence of Parks Makes Life Better, thereby making it a complete community resource guide for recreation programming, life-long learning classes, community events, and important City news.

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Making Beauty from Broken Things

Editor’s Note: The awards presented to winners of the 2020 CPRS Awards Program were created by the Piece by Piece organization.

Their story is included here.

Thank You Piece by Piece for creating our one-of-kind awards this year!

About a dozen years ago, Sophie Alpert found herself going through Dumpsters in Los Angeles.

In a county where nearly 53,000 people are homeless, that’s an act of desperation that happens far too often. But Sophie wasn’t

By Robert Jones Founder CauseConsumer.org

desperate. In fact, for this daughter of a Ho-

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blessed,” the Dumpster episode wasn’t a low

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ust the year before, Sophie had had her first close encounter with social enterprise during a visit to South Africa, where HIV-positive women were taught to create and sell hand-beaded dolls as a way of asserting their financial independence.

It was an “aha!” moment for the former Skid Row daycare worker who had left the workforce to raise her own four children. She wanted to bring this idea back home, to find an artistic medium that could offer hope and beauty and security in a neighborhood where thousands of people every night sleep in tents, bags, or cardboard boxes.

Beaded dolls didn’t seem ver y promising in L.A., but Sophie quickly settled on mosaic art because it was a quick and accessible way to introduce art to newcomers. She also liked the fact that the materials were recycled – thus those early Dumpster days, searching for tile store castoffs.

But most of all, Sophie liked what mosaic art represented: “It’s about taking broken pieces and creating some-

thing beautiful – putting things back together to make something new.”

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Piece by Piece, the social enterprise that Sophie founded, has been doing exactly that since 2007. Last year alone, more than 1,700 people joined an outreach class or hands-on workshop, with about 10 percent of those participating weekly.

For those who are really committed, there’s a certificate program that can lead to steady income.

Classes are taught by professional mosaic artists, and participants work together in groups as a way to build community. Through a four-stage program that starts with safety and basic technique, artisans can rather quickly work their way up to small projects that pay a commission based on sales, and then to hourly wages for public art commissions in high-visibility locations like Universal Studios or the LA County Arboretum.

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At Level 4, participants can earn income as teaching assistants while they work on their resume and get help building a portfolio or writing an artist’s statement. The capstone of the certificate program is a solo exhibition of the artisan’s work.

In 2018, Piece by Piece artisans earned nearly $70,000 from selling their work and completing public commissions – a huge confidence boost for people who feel beaten down by life.

It’s little wonder, then, that 80 percent of participants reported improved selfconfidence and motivation, while 82 percent reported increased wellness and quality of life.

Those sales are important to the organization, as well, with nearly onethird of the annual budget coming from earned revenue and the balance from public and private grants. With LA’s homeless population especially hard-hit by the coronavirus, Sophie knows that grant funding will be spread thin, and the coming months could be tough for Piece by Piece.

But she’s been there before, with the Great Recession hitting LA just a year after the organization launched.

That’s when she really discovered the power of social enterprise, working hard to sell mosaic ware to consumers and businesses as other funding sources dried up.

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u Piece Sales of candleholders and award plaques helped to keep the program running through those tough times, and Sophie is confident that retail sales will be a lifeline once again, because some consumers will always look to do more with their spending.

“I think there’s nothing more beautiful than purchasing something with meaning, something with a story behind it, something that helps to improve life for someone. That kind of purchase pays it forward and carries the story forward.”

Stories of Pain & Hope

For the artisans working with Piece

by Piece, “the story” is filled with twists and turns. Many of them went to college, started families, had careers – until a pink slip or medical emergency changed everything.

Such experiences often inform the mosaics they create. John, for instance, studied drama and traveled the world before health problems left him bedridden and homeless. His creations

might reference his memories of an African landscape or a view of the equatorial sky.

Mike moved to downtown LA to advance a career in graphic design before he got “sidetracked” and lost his way. His mosaics might portray the gleaming city skyline as seen from the perspective of Skid Row or a series of keys that represent his feelings on home and shelter.

“I learned over the years that art has such a healing effect on people who have suffered,” Sophie says. “It can be an outlet for past sufferings.”

When artisans are able pour their life experience into their creations, the process can deeply therapeutic. And when someone else buys those creations, the artisans get a kind of affirmation that can be life changing. One after another, Sophie can rattle off names of program participants who found jobs and stability “just because of the self-confidence they gained.”

And that, she says, was the point all along. “We’ve found some unbe-

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By Dr. Ellen O’Sullivan Leisure Lifestyle Consulting Trends into Possibilities is created by Dr. Ellen O’Sullivan for the California Park & Recreation Society. Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcomed. Please contact Ellen at Ellenosull@gmail.com

significant challenges facing our world. And even though we may still live with pandemiclike circumstances for a while, the GOOD News is that NOW is clearly an opportunity era for parks and recreation.

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u Trends Quick Recap of Society’s Major Challenges Related to the Pandemic Pandemic Deaths An overwhelming number of the deaths were of people who were obese and/or with underlying health conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, etc.

Home Centered Many people were confined to their homes leading to a growing dependence upon technology for work and human connection as well as a burning need for nature and the out-of-doors.

Loneliness This societal condition has been growing for a while now particularly among teens and older adults and the enforced confinement has taken a toll on overall health and suicide attempts.

Think also of working adults who lost the social contact with co-workers overnight.

Natural Disasters While the numbers of wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, and tornadoes have been increasing over time, the last year was fraught with more extreme conditions that people couldn’t ignore as they watched the devastation on their various devices.

A Lost Generation This is a term which was last used following World War I which ended in 1918 and now a little over 100 years later we have another lost generation.

Consider the teens and young adults who lost proms, graduations, and other special events, not the end of the world but certainly important milestones for that cohort. And what is to become of all the children and youth who lost almost or entirely a year of schooling?

Cultural Division Doesn’t matter which side of the cultural belief agenda that you fall, the need to bring society back together again is a critical yet monumental goal.

Surging Technology Usage There are those in the technology world that feel as if the pandemic and the increased reliance upon technology for work, social connection, and entertainment has resulted in ultraforward technological acceptance by a full decade

Focus on Health and Wellness This time the focus is real, and the two topics are recognized for their individual differences and impact.

Health tends to relate to staying healthy physically to avoid problems with pre-existing conditions. The role of wellness has exploded as people seek well-being mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Opportunity for Parks and Recreation

The trends just lead us to pursuing the healing of our society that strongly relate to parks and recreation.

Restore Good Health Whether it be weight loss, increased physical activity and to a certain extent healthy eating, parks and recreation is uniquely positioned to take a leading role here. Why? Unlike boot camps and diet centers, we have the opportunity to afford people with a variety of “fun” activity and options in an accessible and non-threatening way.

There are things we can do to help tear down the barriers to the physically inactive or underactive.

TIPs (Trends into Possibilities) • What about offering free or lowcost activities some of which can be held outside in a drop-in format without requiring form fitting clothes, pre-registration or lots of equipment? Help tear down those barriers that people consciously or sub-consciously hold about physical activity.

• Hold a monthly “Take a Taste” event where instructors and leisure-related businesses can come together and provide whatever is needed for people to try out different activities.

• Remind yourself that Fun is Fundamental to any pursuit of long-term physical activity. If it’s not Fun, it doesn’t become part of one’s life.

Help People Get Out of the House This is a mixed bag as some people are rushing outside regardless of pandemic conditions while there are others who have been lulled into staying in their homes. Our job is to get them out-of-the-house safely.

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TIPs (Trends into Possibilities) • Utilize the open space you have in parks or gyms and have safe in person events. Recall all of the people who flocked to outdoor concert and community events and let them know how welcome they are and how you have adapted to safe conditions.

• Send out a re-invite to everybody on your mailing list to let them know you are open, waiting to welcome them back, and implementing safe measures.

Reduce Loneliness Sure zoom meet-ups and weekly phone calls to older adults are good things to do, it is likely necessary to focus greater attention to this destructive need. The list of dangers to physical, mental, and emotional health is overwhelming.

TIPs (Trends into Possibilities) • Invite local therapists and social workers to conduct staff workshops enabling staff as to how to identify people who are lonely and/ or depressed. These professionals can provide some basic suggestions and inform staff as to how to connect these people to professional services.

• Do what we have always done. Extend the senior center approach to other groups, i.e., single parents, singles, garage band groups, knitters, etc.

• Offer space to self-help groups so perhaps they can reach more people.

Support the Lost Generation TIPs (Trends into Possibilities) • Are there ways in which your agency can create replicas of some of these special events lost to teens and young adults. Maybe you can hold a revised version of Homecoming that includes a formal dance or ceremony for those who missed them.

• Contact your local school district and find out what resources they can provide or bring to your upcoming days camps and summer programs to help children reclaim the learning they lost.

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• If your school district is expanding summer school maybe you can send staff to facilitate recess time or orient teachers and aides to such activities.

Make Earth a Better Place Consider the steps that one agency, one community, or one person can take to make even a small impact on the environment which contributes to natural disasters. While you aren’t expected to become forest fire fighters or first responders, there are some more basic things parks and recreation departments can take on.

TIPs (Trends into Possibilities) • If you don’t already have a trained environmentalist on staff, send some employees for specific training in this area.

• Educate children (and older adults) about steps to recycle and reuse resources. Kids just like to contribute to environmental well-being and many older adults like the side benefit of saving money.

• In addition to using recycled waters and putting up signs that you are doing so try adding the amount of water or money saved by this particular fountain, watering system, etc.

• When redoing master plans be sure to take into consideration appropriate use of flood plains, bioswales, etc.

Bring People Together Once again in a similar way to the environment, one agency can not be expected to pull the divisions within a society together but there are some actions you can undertake.

TIPs (Trends into Possibilities) • Whenever you have a larger event or even a new class, include interactive ways in which people can ask each other questions or tell something interesting about their day. We are not all that different from one another as human beings. When we learn more about others it helps create connections.

• Try holding an “All of Us” event.

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not have one day for all the cultures represented? Form small groups and have each group rotate through the various stations learning a game or simple dance or song representing that group. Food trucks representing different cultures would be an added plus.

Nothing like the Real Thing People attended live concer ts streaming. Students interacted with teachers and professors via technology. Even doctor visits went online whether you liked it or not. But it is a good reminder that “there is nothing like the real thing” and it should be a reminder for parks and recreation that even with the pressure to adopt gaming and AR into their offerings that Parks and Recreation is the real thing TIPs (Trends into Practice) Virtual Centers The many rec centers in CA that transformed into virtual centers during the pandemic.

The Power of Peloton During this time of ‘staying at home’ Peloton reached the largest number of participants in one streaming class with 23,000 people cycling together.

Paper Bag Play The P&R departments that put together and distributed bags of rec and craft activities for kids.

Class Pass This nation-wide membership to fitness classes that let their members pick from any classes in over 300,000 facilities.

Teen Vogue’s Prom A prom complete with celebrity appearances, screen shots, and DJ sets.

Prior to the prom, Teen Vogue featured makeup lessons, styling suggestions, and even dance classes.

a school center for children without access to technology or supervision at home.

Park in a Truck Using people in their play spaces to design and build a neighborhood park.

Adventure Dining How would you like a one-of-a-kind meal? In Budapest, a company served a four-course dinner on the Budapest Eye Ferris Wheel. A beach front restaurant in Florida offered dinner sitting with your feet in low tide and you washed your food and cares away.

From Bus to Broadband Some geographically isolated rural areas retrofitted school busses to bring classes to driveways complete with broadband.

Yoga Trail A department in CT allowed a yoga instructor to transform a portion of a trail to a yoga trail complete with suggestions for appreciation.

Pay to Play Free recreational sports are still available but disappearing for some traditional sports. According to the Aspen Institute on Play -On average among parents whose children play sports, 12% of parents spent no money for their child to play, but the sport the child plays makes a huge difference.

Parents were most likely to report skateboarding (38%) and bicycling (33%) as free, which makes sense given the free play nature of those sports. But parents of kids playing some traditional pay-to-play sports were far less likely to say their kids played for free, such as for ice hockey (5%), baseball (6%), softball (6%), soccer (7%) and gymnastics (7%).

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Who needs Lorne Michaels when you have Mark Freeman?

The Good Morning CPRS Producer shares how virtual awards changed his life.

With the world experiencing health orders, mask wearing, playground closures, door dash

By Henry Perezalonso CPRS Entertainment Reporter

and basically the shutdown of all we knew and thought we loved a light from Garden Grove shone bright to bring us joy.

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ost of us Parks and Recreation professionals wandered a little trying to figure out how we would do what we do.

So many agencies were forced to shut down and shift gears. Other duties as assigned became primary duties. We adapted, we overcame, we did what we had to do and more.

One such story of adapting and overcoming hails from Garden Grove a small town in Southern California with over 170,000 residents who live really, really close to Disneyland.

Their Community is being served by dedicated professionals like Mark Freeman, Community Services Supervisor, the creative mind that brought to life the District 10 Director’s Desk News not to mention the now beloved Good Morning CPRS. This reporter had the pleasure of seeing firsthand and supporting the creative mind at work during the production of Good Morning CPRS. What do I know about Mark? Well, what I know is Mark is a family man, who puts his kids to bed nightly starting around 7pm (insert aww here), he is hardworking, a perfectionist, a humble man who has been in the Parks and Recreation profession for several years now. He is younger than me and once he sees I compared him to Lorne Michaels he will probably need to google him. He is a recipient of multiple scholarships offered by CPRS, recently named the D10 Mark Feldman Volunteer of the Year Award winner and is well known in his corner of the world. Generally speaking, he’s a good dude.

I recently had a chance to sit with Mark (virtually of course) and dive into his mind. I wanted to see what it took to adapt years long traditions of in person awards banquets into cinematic treasures that celebrate our professional accomplishments. I thought we’d all like to hear what he learned from the journey and what we can learn from him.

Mark Freeman: If I had to be honest, it was simply a COVID response. I was on the District 10 Awards Banquet Committee and we weren’t going to be able to celebrate our board accomplishments or the awards in person. We had to think of something different. I had seen that internet show Some Good News that John Krasinski was doing, it was positive, it was light, and it made me smile. As you know in our profession we like to borrow and acquire ideas from others, so I pitch a similar idea to the committee and viola, the Director’s Desk News was born. Who knew that little idea would prompt a call from Stephanie Stephens our CPRS Executive Director? I got the call on a cool November afternoon. After spending about a half hour gushing over the Director’s Desk News and District 10, she asked if I would be interested in bringing the show to the entire state.

I was on paternity leave at the time and didn’t have much going on, so after about 3 seconds I said yes.

HP: Besides me, who or what were some of your creative influences for Good Morning CPRS? MF: Besides, you…hmmm. That is a tough one, you’re so dang creative, Henry.

HP: Aww, thanks Mark.

MF: You’re welcome. I mentioned this earlier, but I would say it definitely was

the Some Good News show for sure.

It was such a positive vibe. They made me laugh, they made me cry and they did it all in about 15-20 minutes. I just loved those videos. It was a good time.

That and I would say Jake Hopkins of the City of Fountain Valley. That kid has some chops. He’s very creative, funny, and willing to stay up until 3 in the morning working on scripts. Oh, and Mark and Chad they aren’t too bad either.

HP: Some may say you provided a ray of sunshine to our profession through the Director’s Desk News and Good Morning CPRS. What would you say you provided?

MF: Well, I know we wanted to give our profession something to smile and laugh about. The writing team had to produce 5 different scripts showcasing each CPRS Region and they had to write them in 4 days. In those scripts we wanted to highlight the hard work done by professionals as well as their agencies in a fun, humorous and respectful way. What I hope we provided was the boost, the pep in their step, the morning coffee that kicked off each day of conference in a positive way. To quote our show and Region 4 sport reporter Candice Smith, “Red bull gives you wings!” We hope we provided the wings and the wind beneath those wings to our profession.

Henry Perezalonso: Mark, tell us a little about what drove you to your new cinematic journey of creating, writing, producing, directing and at moments starring in CPRS award shows?

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HP: You at times pushed the limits of humor sometimes resembling playground humor, how do address the critics of your creativity and humor?

MF: Off the record Mark quickly responds to the critics with some creative, professional, and appropriate choice of words. On the record he says to each his own and carpe diem.

HP: What were some of the obstacles that you faced in this journey?

MF: Apparently, March came a lot sooner than anticipated with a lot of pieces of the puzzle still coming together, like who the actual award winners were. Although I said yes during paternity leave, little did I know how the pandemic response would have played a part as well. I was assigned the task of running the logistics for our vaccine clinics just as we got really started on the show. We had a tight deadline, we needed to ensure we had a quality product, something we could be proud of. Once we had all the most up to date information, we had to coordinate people from all around our state to help pull off this thing off within a couple of weeks. We were building the plane while flying it.

HP: If others around the state wanted to do venture in this world, what would you tell them to help them be successful?

MF: To give yourself more time than you think. For us, we were three weeks out before premiering the show at con40

ference and not one word of the script was written or one second of video was shot. We were also airing Monday’s show while still editing Tuesday’s show. Time is tricky and not always on your side. Make sure your significant other is on board and supportive. My wife was a rock star during this production. I cannot thank her enough.

Surround yourself with good creative open-minded people. I was grateful to have you Henry with me through the process. Not to mention Jake and the rest of the writing team from up and down the state. Make sure you have a quality editor. You could have the best script but if it doesn’t get edited well then you don’t have much. Trust the creative process and remember that some of the best ideas may not make it on the air.

HP: How did your life change because of this?

MF: Besides getting less sleep, which is saying a lot since I have three kids. I would say that I was reenergized and amazed by the people of CPRS. The real story about all of this was the collaboration from the north to the south.

I saw people from about 50 different agencies come together with basically no notice and a tight timeline to give back to make our little show happen.

People were positive and grateful to help. My life changed for the better as I have made some great connections in CPRS across the state. I am grateful for each of them.

HP: Let’s switch gears here... I must ask, Mark & Chad, what’s up with that?

MF: (After laughing for about 10 minutes straight) No comment.

HP: What have you learned about your profession and CPRS through this experience and how has it helped your agency, district and/or state?

MF: I have learned to never doubt the power of being better together. I am so impressed with the people who came together for this and look forward to working on more fun projects with CPRS for CPRS. I also really like how this little show has brought positive

attention to Garden Grove. We’re not in the shadow of Disneyland anymore.

HP: You talked about future, what is your next adventure with CPRS? MF: I was just elected to the Presidential series for District 10 and I look forward to helping my district navigate into a post COVID era. Who knows, Hollywood is just a few miles and couple of hours away in traffic. I have big hopes and dreams, maybe some more awards, cash, or a new hat. You never know. We didn’t put the cameras away and rumors of an in person semilive show are out there. So, we will see.

HP: On behalf of CPRS, I want to thank you Mark, for your candor, humor and creativity in spearheading next practices not just best practices for our profession.

MF: Thank you for taking the time to interview me. I hope I was able to convey how awesome our profession is especially when we collaborate. It just reminds me of how we all work so hard to bring our communities together in so many ways and we do it for our residents to literally make their lives better. That is what we do it for and CPRS helps us to do that. I am forever grateful to have had the opportunity to direct and produce Good Morning CPRS. Is that too Cheesy? By the way, what are the chances people actually read this?

No Mark, that was not too cheesy, it was just cheesy enough. As Mark and I said our goodbyes, I could not help but remember the closing line of Casablanca that says, “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” I am happy and proud to call this man my friend.

This future CPRS Legend unknowingly said yes to an adventure that helped our profession adapt and overcome while providing us with laughter.

One day when I grow up, I want to be like “Mike”, I mean Mark. If you get a chance and are near Garden Grove stop by and thank the man behind the scenes that gave us all a little cheer through his other duties as assigned.

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Hermann Design Group, Inc. (760) 777-9131 www.hermanndesigngroup.com 77899 Wolf Road, Ste.102, Palm Desert, CA 92211 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, planning, and project management for community parks, sports parks, and dog parks.

The HLA Group Landscape Architects & Planners, Inc. (916) 447-7400 www.hlagroup.com 301 University Avenue, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95825 SERVICE: Landscape architecture and planning emphasizing parks and recreation, urban design, community design, and land planning.

Integra Planning & Landscape Architecture (805) 441-7537 www.integrapla.com 5128 Dupont Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 SERVICE: Planning and landscape architecture design services including parks, aquatic centers and recreation facilities.

Hunter Industries (760) 583-4479 1940 Diamond St., San Marcos, CA 92078 SERVICE: Irrigation Manufacturer - MP Rotator, Sprays, Rotors, Smart Controllers, Valves, Drip.

IZone Imaging (254) 778-0722 www.izoneimaging.com PO Box 368, Temple, TX 76530-0368 SERVICE: Sign Solutions and Custom High Pressure Laminate (CHPL) graphic panels and decorative surfaces.

Imagen (626) 593-9618 www.imagenagency.com 421 E Route 66, Glendora, CA 917403502 SERVICE: We are a promotional marketing agency that produces custom branded apparel, promotional products, and print.

JetMulch (866) 306-8524 www.jetmulchinc.com P.O. Box 1667, Capitola, CA 95010 SERVICE: Blown-In Mulch and ASTM certified playground materials.

Innovative Playgrounds Company (877) 732-5200 www.innovplay.com 12407 East Slauson Avenue, Unit D, Whittier, CA 90606 SERVICE: Sales, designs, and project management for BCI Burke playground equipment, safety surfacing, shade structures, and fitness/sport/site amenities.

Inspector Playground (888) 293-7889 http://www.inspectorplayground.com P.O. BOX 16654, Encino, CA 914166654 SERVICE: Independent inspector, surface impact testing with Triax, early childhood certified, playground inspections, compliance certificates, insured.

Jones & Madhavan (805) 777-8449 www.jmae.com 100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd Ste 211, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-8134 SERVICE: Planning, architecture, & engineering services for public aquatic facilities.

Kay Park-Recreation (319) 987-2313 http://www.kaypark.com/ 1301 Pine Street, Janesville, IA 50647-0477 SERVICE: Manufacture bleachers, picnic tables, grills, fire rings, drinking fountains, bike racks, pedal boats, litter receptacles, outdoor games, & more!

King Plastic Corporation (941) 493-5502 www.kingplastic.com 1100 N. Toledo Blade Blvd, North Port, FL 34288 SERVICE: King Plastic is the leading manufacturer of quality polymer sheets, slabs, and massive shapes.

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u Buyer’s Guide Knorr Systems, Inc. (714) 754-4044 www.knorrsystems.com 2221 S. Standard Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92707 SERVICE: Quality aquatic equipment and services including: water treatment, filtration, recreation, maintenance, service contracts.

KOMPAN Playgrounds (800) 426-9788 www.kompan.com 605 West Howard Lane, Austin, TX 78753 SERVICE: KOMPAN is a world leader in playgroud and outdoor sport & fitness solutions.

KTU + A Planning & Landscape Architecture (619) 294-4477 www.ktua.com 3916 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103 SERVICE: We Provide Award Winning Landscape Architectural Planning and Design Services for Parks and Recreation Facilities.

KYA (714) 659-6477 www.KYASurfacing.com 1800 East McFadden Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 SERVICE: Industry specialist in surface solutions and sustainable plantscapes supported by project management, design, and maintenance services.

Landscape Structures, Inc. (763) 972-5200 www.playlsi.com 601 7th Street S, Delano, MN 55328 SERVICE: Commercial playground designer and manufacturer.

LDA Partners, LLP (209) 943-0405 www.ldapartners.com 222 Central Court, Stockton, CA 95204 SERVICE: Architectural services.

Lincoln Aquatics (925) 687-9500 http://www.lincolnaquatics.com 2051 Commerce Avenue, Concord, CA 94520 SERVICE: Distributors of commercial swimming pool equipment, chemicals, and aquatic supplies since 1954.

LPA, Inc. (408) 780-7203 www.lpainc.com 60 South Market Street, Suite 150, San Jose, CA 95113 SERVICE: Sustainable design solutions in architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering for community centers, aquatics, and parks.

Mack5 (510) 595-3020 www.mack5.com 1900 Powell Street Suite 470, Emeryville, CA 94608 Service: Project/Construction management and cost planning/estimating services for park & recreation capital projects.

Melton Design Group, Inc. (530) 899-1616 www.meltondg.com 820 Broadway Street, Chico, CA 95928 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, providing design services for parks, sports complexes, skateparks, & masterplans.

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MIG, Inc. (510) 845-7549 www.migcom.com 800 Hearst Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, architecture and recreation and environmental planning for parks, open space, museums, zoos, and the public realm.

Miracle Playground Sales/ Miracle Recreation (800) 264-7225 www.miracleplayground.com 9106 Pulsar Ct, Ste C, Corona, CA 92883-4632 SERVICE: Innovative playground equipment, playground safety surfacing; park shelters & gazebos; tables, benches & athletic equipment & splashpads.

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Buyer’s Guide u Miracle Playsystems Inc. (800) 879-7730 www.MiraclePlayGroup.com PO Box 263, Alamo, CA 94507 SERVICE: Play equipment design, distribution, and specialty contracting firm serving all of central and Northern California.

Most Dependable Fountains, Inc. (800) 552-6331 www.mostdependable.com 5705 Commander Dr., Arlington, TN 38002-0587 SERVICE: Outdoor drinking fountains, pet fountains, showers, misters, play towers, hydrants, jug fillers, handwash stations, & grills.

MRC (800) 922-0070 www.mrcrec.com 505 Montgomery St, Ste 1100, San Francisco, CA 94111 SERVICE: Leading supplier of playground, park, recreation, fitness and sport equipment; site amenities and surfacing.

Musco Sports Lighting (949) 754-0503 www.musco.com 3002 Dow Avenue, Suite 504, Tustin, CA 92780 SERVICE: Providing sports lighting solutions for your budget, for the environment.

My Bark Co., Inc. (209) 786-4042 www.mybark.net P.O. Box 932, Linden, CA 95236 SERVICE: ReadyPlay, EWF from virgin forest wood, bark products, colored enhanced mulches, and soil amendments.

National Academy of Athletics (707) 541-2365 www.NationalAcademyofAthletics.com 1260 North Dutton Suite 243B, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 SERVICE: Year round Sports Camps and Clinics offering 8 different sports for players, coaches, and parents.

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Neptune Benson/Evoqua Water Technologies (800) 832-8002 http://www.neptunebenson.com/ 334 Knight Street, Suite 3100, Warwick, RI 02886 SERVICE: Neptune Benson provides water filtration and disinfection solutions serving the recreational market since 1956.

NGI Sports a Division of River City Athletics (775) 544-6306 www.ngisports.com 2807 Walker Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421 SERVICE: NGI Sports’ tennis and track surfaces=guaranteed solutions. We specialize in innovations for sports construction.

Noll & Tam Architects (510) 649-8295 www.nollandtam.com 729 Heinz Avenue, Suite 7, Berkeley, CA 94710 SERVICE: Architectural design, programming, and planning for recreation/ community/senior centers and other civic buildings.

NUVIS (714) 754-7311 www.nuvis.net 20250 SW Acacia Street, Suite 260, Newport Beach, CA 92660 SERVICE: NUVIS landscape architecture - over 40 years of design solutions for people, environments, and experiences worldwide.

O’Dell Engineering (209) 571-1765 x102 www.odellengineering.com 1165 Scenic Drive, Suite B, Modesto, CA 95350 SERVICE: Multi-disciplinary firm providing landscape architecture, civil engineering, land surveying, and 3D laser scanning.

Opti-Fit International Inc. (916) 939-3690 www.opti-fit.com P.O. Box 6716, Folsom, CA 95763 SERVICE: Opti-Fit Inc. is your one stop total fitness solution. Planning, design, supply, and service.

Outdoor Creations, Inc. (530) 365-6106 www.outdoorcreations.com 2270 Barney Road, Anderson, CA 96007 SERVICE: Precast concrete site furnishings, includes picnic tables, benches, BBQs, fire pits, planters, signs, and concrete products for outdoor use.

Pacific Park and Playground, Inc. (714) 846-4885 www.PacParkPlay.com 3640 N Pankratz Way, Meridian, ID 83646-6866 SERVICE: Providing park and playground products and services to Southern California cities, counties, schools, churches, and others.

PDPlay (760) 597-5990 www.PDPLAY.com 2235 Meyers Avenue, Escondindo, CA 92029-1005 SERVICE: California manufacturer of commercial play structures, site furnishings, and poured-in-placed rubberized surfacing.

PerfectMind (877) 737-8030 http://www.parks.perfectmind.com 4333 Still Creek Drive, 2nd Floor, Burnaby, BC V5C 6S6 SERVICE: PerfectMind’s parks & recreation management software helps municipalities of all sizes connect with their community.

Play & Park Structures (800) 727-1907 www.playandpark.com 544 Chestnut St., Suite 310, Chattanooga, TN 37402 SERVICE: Play & Park delivers a boutique experience with every playground design, from start to finish.

PlayCore (423) 425-3168 http://www.playcore.com/ 544 Chestnut Street , Chattanooga, TN 37402 SERVICE: PlayCore helps build stronger communities by advancing play and recreation through research, education, partnerships, and products.

Playgrounds by Design, Inc. (925) 426-6705 3086 Boardwalk Street, Pleasanton, CA 94588 SERVICE: Park Structures, playground safety, surfacing material, concrete products, site furnishings, bleachers, recycled plastic picnic tables and benches.

Murdock Super Secur restrooms and drinking fountains.

Playgrounds Unlimited (408) 244-9848 www.playgroundsunlimited.net 980 Memorex Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95050 SERVICE: Construction services; site preparation; play equipment; water play; shade shelter installation; pour-inplace & synthetic turf safety surface.

PlayPower LT Farmington (916) 923-2180 www.littletikescommercial.com 3844 Presidio Street, Sacramento, CA 95838 SERVICE: Accessible outdoor playground equipment including unique theme playscapes and park service equipment.

PlaySafe, LLC (505) 899-9532 www.play-safe.com PO Box 66056, Albuquerque, NM 87193-6056 SERVICE: Playground audits, maintenance training, strategic master plan development, feasibility studies, expert witnesses, & recreation program development.

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u Buyer’s Guide Premier Aquatics (949) 716-3333 www.swimoc.com 36 Argonaut, Suite 130, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 SERVICE: Facility management, swim lessons and team, contract lifeguards, Red Cross classes.

Public Restroom Company (888) 888-2060 www.publicrestroomcompany.com 2587 Business Parkway, Minden, NV 89423 SERVICE: Public Restroom Company is a design build specialist for odor free, vandal resistant, park restroom, and concession buildings.

R. E. Schultz Construction, Inc. (714) 649-2627 www.reschultzconstruction.com 1767 N. Batavia Street, Orange, CA 92865 SERVICE: General engineering contractor/playground eq. installation/park rehabs/fitness eq. installation. Site work/concrete/shade shelter installations.

RecWest Outdoor Products, Inc. (818) 735-3838 www.recwest.com 31316 Via Colinas, #118, Westlake Village, CA 91362 SERVICE: Representing Landscape Structures Inc., DuMor Site Furnishings.

RHA Landscape Architects - Planners, Inc. (951) 781-1930 www.rhala.com 6800 Indiana Avenue, Suite 245, Riverside, CA 92506 SERVICE: Park & sports facility planning, LEED certified, water conservation design, community consensus building, park rehabilitation.

RJM Design Group, Inc. (949) 493-2600 www.rjmdesigngroup.com 31591 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 SERVICE: Park and sports facility master planning and design; park and recreation master planning; landscape architecture; LEED Certified; community consensus building.

ROMTEC, Inc. (541) 496-3541 www.romtec.com 18240 North Bank Road, Roseburg, OR 97470 SERVICE: Design, build, and install recreational structures ie: restroom buildings,concessions, kiosks, pavilions, storage buildings, gatehouses, cabins, sidewalk restrooms, etc.

Robertson Recreational Surfaces (800) 858-0519 www.totturf.com 2414 W 12th Street, Suite 5, Tempe, AZ 85281 SERVICE: Robertson Recreational Surfaces sells, manufactures, and installs resilient rubber safety surfacing, synthetic turf, and accessories.

Ross Recreation Equipment Company, Inc. (707) 538-3800 www.rossrec.com 100 Brush Creek Road #206, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 SERVICE: 44 years of providing superior recreational & outdoor products and service with attention to quality, safety, and design.

R.J. Thomas Mfg. Co./Pilot Rock (800) 762-5002 www.pilotrock.com P.O. Box 946, Cherokee, IA 510120946 SERVICE: Manufacturing and direct sales of park grills, picnic tables, benches, campfire rings, trash receptacle holders, etc.

Recreation Management Magazine (847) 963-8740 www.recmanagement.com 50 North Brockway Street Suite 4-11, Palatine, IL 60067 SERVICE: Recreation Management Magazine provides news, trands, and educational information for parks & recreation professinals.

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Buyer’s Guide u Royston, Hanamoto, Alley & Abey (415) 383-7900 www.rhaa.com 225 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, site planning, master planning, urban design, and recreation planning services locally, nationally, and internationally.

RRM Design Group (805) 543-1794 www.rrmdesign.com 3765 South Higuera Street, Suite 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 SERVICE: RRM Design Group designs award-winning recreation areas by collaborating with people who use them.

RWP Landscape Materials (877) 476-9797 www.rwpmulch.com 1313 E Phillips Blvd, Pomona, CA 91766-5431 SERVICE: RWP FIBER FALL-Impact attenuating and ADA wheelchair accessible engineered wood fibers for playground safety surfacing.

S.R.Smith LLC (503) 266-2231 x2278 http://thermalpoolcover.com/ 1017 SW Berg Parkway, Canby, OR 97013 SERVICE: Manufacturer of “EnergySaver” thermal swimming pool covers, storage reels, and automatic re-winders.

Safe 2 Play - Certified Matters (925) 999-0117 www.PlaygroundSafetyInspections.net 1008 Veterans Court, Martinez, CA 94553 SERVICE: Certified playground safety inspections, safety surface impact testing on playgrounds, & sports fields.

SafePark (800) 734-4882 www.SafePark.com 23052 Alcalde Drive, Suite C, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 SERVICE: Playground audits, inspections, Impact Testing-Traix-2010, playground maintenance, repair, complete certified playground refurbishment, and upgrades.

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Sator Sports, Inc. (888) 887-2867 www.satorsoccer.com 1455 W. 139th St., Gardena, CA 90249 Service: Retailer of top-quality Agora Goals & Equipment. Call for Volume Pricing and free catalog.

SolarSynthesis (860) 280-7931 www.solarsynthesis.us 114 Cornerstone Drive, South Windsor, CT 06074 SERVICE: Solar powered charging stations for phones, tables and laptops.

Schmidt Design Group, Inc. (619) 236-1462 www.schmidtdesign.com 1310 Rosecrans Street, Suite G, San Diego, CA 92106 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, park planning, and design that balances artistic expression with environmental sensitivity.

Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation (626) 448-0853 x16 www.scmaf.org P.O. Box 3605, 823 Lexington Gallantin Road, South El Monte, CA 91733 SERVICE: Professional training, education, and networking; insurance services; sport rules, training, and competition for youth and adults.

SCI Consulting Group (707) 430-4300 www.sci-cg.com 4745 Mangels Blvd., Fairfield, CA 94534 SERVICE: New revenue feasibility studies, ballot measures, assessment district formations, and administration.

Shaw Sports Turf (706) 879-3643 www.shawsportsturf.com 185 S. Industrial Blvd, Calhoun, GA 30701 SERVICE: Industry leading synthetic turf sport fields with over 3,000 installations.

SoCal Shade Sails (619) 972-1100 www.shadesails.biz 10449 Roselle St., San Diego, CA 92121 SERVICE: Manufacture and install custom made, commercial grade shade sails, triangles, rectangles, side panels, steel.

SofSurfaces Inc. (800) 263-2363 x224 www.sofsurfaces.com 4393 Discovery Line, Petrolia, ON N0N 1R0 SERVICE: Rubber tile solutions for playground, fitness facility, and architectural applications.

Spohn Ranch, Inc. Custom Skate Parks (626) 330-5803 www.spohnranch.com 6824 S. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90230 SERVICE: Skate park design, construction, operation, and insurance.

The leader in responsible skatelite, concrete, and hybrid parks.

SSA Landscape Architects, Inc. (831) 459-0455 www.ssala.com 303 Potrero Street, 40-C, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 SERVICE: Award winning parks & recreation master planning, community workshops/consensus building, construction documentation/administration.

StructureCast (661) 833-4490 http://www.structurecast.com/ 8261 McCutchen Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311 SERVICE: Precast, pre-engineered restroom, & concession buildings.

SVA Architects, Inc. (949) 809-3380 www.sva-architects.com 6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite1150, Santa Ana, CA 92707 SERVICE: SVA Architects is a full-service architectural firm committed to creating sustainable environments for our communities.

SyberTech Waste Reduction Ltd. (888) 888-7975 www.swrl.com P.O. Box 3009 - 33191 1st Avenue, Mission, B.C. V2V1G0 SERVICE: Our in-ground trash system, self-watering planters, and other products greatly save operational costs.

Synthetic Surfaces, Inc. (908) 233-6803 www.nordot.com P. O. Box 241, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 SERVICE: NORDOT Adhesive for installing synthetic turf athletic fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, recreational and aquatic surfaces.

TMT Enterprises, Inc. (408) 432-9040 www.tmtenterprises.net 1996 Oakland Road, San Jose, CA 95131 SERVICE: Bulk Material Supplier - baseball surfaces, playground materials, top dress sand, topsoil, soil mixes, decomposed granite, organics.

TRK Playground Safety, L.L.C. (559) 642-4939 www.trkplay.com 46853 Chukchansi Road, Coarsegold, CA 93614 SERVICE: Statewide; playground audits and inspections; attenuation surface impact testing; playground design; and safety education and awareness.

Trueline (951) 817-0777 http://gotrueline.com 1651 Market St., Ste B, Corona, CA 92880 SERVICE: Resurfacing of tennis courts, basketball courts, game courts, playgrounds, striping, installation of equipment, and refurbishment.

Turf Star, Inc. (800) 585-8001 www.turfstar.com 2438 Radley Court, Hayward, CA 94545 SERVICE: Commercial mowing equipment & irrigation.

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u Buyer’s Guide USA Shade & Fabric Structures (707) 257-7296 www.usa-shade.com PO Box 3467, Coppell, TX 75019-3406 SERVICE: USA Shade provides shade solutions for everything under the sun!

USGreentech (513) 371-5520 www.usgreentech.com 5076 Wooster Road, Cincinnati, OH 45226 SERVICE: USGreentech provides progressive infills for the synthetic turf market including their products Envirofill and Safeshell.

Verde Design, Inc. (408) 985-7200 www.verdedesigninc.com 2455 the Alameda, Suite 200, Santa Clara, CA 95050 SERVICE: Multi-disciplinary office of landscape architects and civil engineers with a focus on community projects.

West Coast Arborists, Inc. (714) 991-1900 www.wcainc.com 2200 E. Via Burton Street, Anaheim, CA 92806 SERVICE: WCA provides public agencies, school districts, and colleges with urban forestry management and maintenance services.

West Coast Turf (760) 340-7300 www.westcoastturf.com P.O. Box 4563, Palm Desert, CA 92261 SERVICE: Growers and installers of premium quality natural turfgrass sod.

Western State Builders (760) 270-8639 www.westernstatebuilder.com 2141 Orange Avenue, Escondido, CA 92029 SERVICE: Playground Installation, shade structure installation, site furnishing installation.

Who Built Creative Builders Inc. (707) 763-6210 www.whobuilt.biz P.O. Box 1568, Shafter, CA 93263 SERVICE: Installation of play equipment and athletic equipment.

Zamorins Solutions Inc. (515) 778-2677 www.parkzapp.com 5730 NW 4th Ct, Des Moines, IA 50313 SERVICE: Parkzapp is a customizable park inspection application to inspect playgrounds, sports fields, parking lots, sidewalkts etc.

ZGolf Food & Beverage Services, LLC dba Wedgwood Weddings (951) 491-8110, Ex. 326 www.wedgewoodweddings.com 43385 Business Park Drive #210, Temecula, CA 92590 SERVICE: Professional full service food & beverage management and operations with a focus on weddings, special events, and golf course F&B operations.

Zasueta Contracting, Inc. (619) 589-0609 www.zasuetacontracting.com P. O. Box 866, Spring Valley, CA 91976 SERVICE: Playground equipment installation.

Vineyard Rock Products (831) 637-6443 www.vineyardrockproducts.com 1781 Limekiln Road, Hollister, CA 95023 SERVICE: Decorative granite products.

Vorgee USA (949) 683-8638 6 Journey, #160, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 SERVICE: Vorgee is a leading Australian swim brands. Vorgee USA distributes Vorgee products out of Orange County, CA Water Odyssey By Fountain People, Inc. (512) 392-1155 www.waterodyssey.com P.O. Box 807, 4600 Hwy. 123, San Marcos, TX 78667-0807 SERVICE: Leading manufacturer of aquatic playground and fountain equipment.

Waterline Technologies (714) 564-9100 www.waterlinetechnologies.com 620 Santiago Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 SERVICE: Sales and service for aquatic facilities - chemical delivery CALIFORNIA PARKS & RECREATION • SPRING 2021

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In Memorium Kimberly Williams

Kimberly Williams. passed away on February 11th, 2021 unexpectedly after a courageous battle with cancer.

As a member of the USGreentech and Motz family since 2016, Kimberly radiated positivity with her team, clients, and partners.

We will remember her exceptional ability to build strong relationships and her incredible dedication to her career.

She was passionate about raising awareness and educating young women about breast cancer through her personal journey. Kimberly was a dedicated activist and a Susan G. Komen Circle of Promise Ambassador, a group designed to engage African American women to help end breast cancer by fostering awareness, support, empowerment, and action.

Kimberly will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She wanted to make sure everyone around her had a beautiful day. She was remarkable and will be remembered that way by all.

Kimberly’s legacy can be remembered and honored by contributing to the Susan G Komen foundation in her name.

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Ezra Holland

Ezra Holland, a lecturer in the Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism passed on Sunday, September 21, 2020.

Ezra completed both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in recreation from SF State in 2000. Due to his knowledge, skills, and abilities working with both faculty (e.g., research and consulting) and students (e.g., teaching assistant and ropes course facilitator), Ezra was invited to be a lecturer in the department and later was also hired as Director of SF State’s Pacific Leadership Institute.

His 10 years of teaching at SF State led to other accomplishments, which included a publication Playful Teaching Practices, presentations (e.g., 1000+ keynotes and workshops at state, national, and international recreation, leadership, and play conferences), teaching (e.g., adjunct faculty in the School of Business at Endicott College), and starting the Holland

Group (2005) – a consulting firm focused on building efficiency, improving communication, and increasing management skills through action-based learning.

Remembrances for a ‘book’ for his children and family may be sent to Dr. Bill Michaelis: wiljmich@ sfsu.edu

In Celebration https://patch.com/california/ oceanside-camppendleton/oceanside-legends-eileen-lohner-turkfriends-oceanside-parks

Eileen Lohner-Turk Shares Her Passion for Friends of Oceanside Parks

By Lisa Frost, Patch Staff Most people in Oceanside know Eileen LohnerTurk as the “Parks Gal”.

In fact, parks are a family tradition in Eileen’s family as her dad was also a Parks and Recreation director.

In 2016, Eileen received the Helen I. Pontius National Award of Merit for significant contributions to the organization and for demonstrating a high standard of involvement and achievement in her community.

Even after retiring from the City Of Oceanside Parks & Recreation department in 2018, Eileen continues her work for the parks, but now as a volunteer for Friends of Oceanside Parks. Few people care or do more to support Oceanside Parks than Eileen Lohner-Turk.

“Parks make life better,” says Eileen, “that is the driving force behind the Friends of Oceanside Parks. From organizing free concerts and movies to special events like Oceanside Heritage Day,

our goal is to support and fund Oceanside’s parks, rec centers, and municipal pools.”

When she isn’t volunteering with the Friends of Oceanside Parks, Eileen keeps busy as a freelance reporter for KOCT TV, Oceanside’s Community Television. “On The Scene With Eileen” takes viewers out and about to see what’s going on around Oceanside.

Everything Eileen does conveys a sense of joy and passion for life that inspires everyone she meets. Her spirit-filled attitude brings people together and reminds us to get involved in our community and have fun while doing it. https://abc30.com/sports/bulldogbreakdown-former-track-andfield-athlete-now-helping-fresnostate-students/10395489/

Former Track and Field Star Now Teaching Fresno State Students

By Brandon Johansen When Dr. Brandon Taylor first heard about Fresno State, he didn’t know much about being a Bulldog.

“All I knew at the time was the basketball team and Chris Herren,” he said.

“They were on TV all the time.”

But now it’s hard to imagine him in any color other than Bulldog Red. “I walk on campus every day and I tell my students, ‘I’ve literally been in the seats that you are in.’”

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I love hearing the stories coming from your communities and within our Districts and Sections. I encourage you to share them so that the Board of Directors may recognize you with a 5-Snaps, or CPRS Staff may highlight you in this magazine. Please look for new ways in which information is shared with our membership through social media, our enhanced website and direct communication from me. I will provide CPRS updates, share relevant topics, and introduce special guests that will share inspiring messages with you all.

The Board of Directors is committed to continuing conversations around Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion or JEDI as it is commonly referred to. We pledge to continue this important work and provide resources, information and assistance to our Districts and Sections to engage in conversations and opportunities that impact our CPRS communities.

CPRS celebrates 75 years as your professional membership society this year. Three quarters of a century is quite an accomplishment for any association, business or government agency. Just look at cities across the state when they celebrate 50, 60, 70, or

A Phoenix native who moved around a lot growing up, Taylor ended up coming to Fresno State as a long jumper on the track 54

more years. They make sure residents and communities know. Well, this year is a Diamond Jubilee year and while none of us were here in the beginning we are all setting the table for where we will be in the future. I encourage you all to share in this celebration as additional details and opportunities are released.

In the coming months I will be collaborating with all CPRS leadership to develop and secure our importance as we fill a time capsule. I envision it filled with our images, history and messages of where we are and the advancements we are striving to make. This time capsule will be mounted at the CPRS Headquarters in Sacramento with specific instructions to not open until 2046. This is when CPRS will celebrate 100 years of advancing our profession with a centennial celebration. I hopefully will not be working then, but will happily return for the centennial celebration and opportunity to connect with friends. For those members who are starting their careers, I look to you as the future leaders of CPRS and challenge you to carry our history forward.

Today and every day we are all members of One CPRS. We support one another, lift each other up and understand what our friends are feeling because we Take 5 minutes to talk to one another. You, me…WE are never alone. Each of us has a network that surrounds you through KNOW1 BE1 SHOW1. You KNOW someone who

and field team in the late 90s.

“I came to Fresno State as a walk-on in 1997,” he said. “Primarily long jump, also competed in triple jump and high jump. Through competitions and leadership, I ended up being a team captain.”

That choice to come to Fresno State led to more than just success in sports.

“You hear folks say it was the best decision of their life, but for me, it probably was,” he said.

you can confide in, many of you BE1 to help someone through a challenge, and some of you SHOW1 through your involvement and dedication to the profession.

We are stronger, wiser, and will always be BETTER TOGETHER knowing that the strength of our profession is the culmination of all of us coming together and being there for the person to the right of us and the person to the left us.

As the 75th President of the California Park & Recreation Society, I feel so very honored to serve you and represent this great society. I would like to share an inspiring quote from someone whose teachings have meant so much to me over the years and who I consistently learn from on my journey in Learning from WHY. Simon Sinek said, “When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.”

May we all find lasting fulfillment in our ability to help others, and may we hold onto this fulfillment as fuel to continue our essential work. I cannot think of a greater responsibility then that of having your trust to do what is right and continue the CPRS purpose.

Stay Safe-Stay Strong-Stay Healthy!

Best Wishes

Taylor met his wife at Fresno State, started a family in the Central Valley and is now serving as an assistant professor at the Department of Recreation Administration, teaching students who want to go into a number of career paths, including community work and parks and rec departments.

That choice to come to Fresno State has led to over 20 years wearing Bulldog red and although he now knows ever ything about

being a Bulldog, he may be wearing other colors once in a while.

“My oldest just got into UC Merced, so I keep teasing him that since 1997, I will not have worn another university’s colors,” he said.

“I’ll have to wear a bit of blue and gold, but I’ve been wearing red and blue and white for the last 24 years.

So it’s going to take some getting used to.”

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