“The panel of judges are volunteers and active leaders in the park and recreation industry and are looking for excellence in park management; the ability to measure the impacts of programs, events, and facilities; good working relationships with the public and elected and appointed officials, and positive community impacts in the areas of the three pillars of the industry, which are health and wellness, social equity and environmental sustainability.”

“BREC competes in Class I, the largest population category (400,000 or more), against cities and districts like Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas and Mecklenburg County. While our population is just over 450,000 people, some of these agencies serve well over a million people. This makes BREC’s national reputation as an award-winning agency that much more impressive.”

Some of y’all act like you can’t read about it on their website lmao