Forsyth County Parks & Recreation received the Georgia Recreation and Park Association Agency of the Year Award during the recent GRPA awards banquet.
The award was presented to five population groups within the state, with Forsyth County falling into the largest population category – 150,000 and over.
“The annual state awards banquet celebrates and recognizes exemplary agencies for their work over the last year,” said Parks & Recreation Marketing and Community Relations Manager Laura Pate.
The agency of the year award nomination entry included information about staff development, budgeting and resources, facilities offered, use of technology. The nominees are judged on major accomplishments made within the last year as well as new and outstanding programs offered.
One of the major accomplishments included in the nomination was earning national accreditation status from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies in Sep. 2017. The department is one of only 166 agencies nationally to hold the recognition and the second county in Georgia to gain accreditation.
“I am so proud of the exceptional efforts made by our staff to make this award possible and sincerely appreciate the continuous support our system receives from the Board of Commissioners, the Parks & Recreation Board and the citizens,” Parks & Recreation Director Jim Pryor said.
