Announcements

Your CPRS Aquatics Section Board of Directors is very excited to offer the Aquatics Section Awards Program for 2022. This awards program was created to recognize innovative creative and healthy programs, outstanding marketing campaigns, while recognizing hardworking Aquatic professionals.

We strongly encourage you to review the award criteria and submit for recognition as a professional or as an agency. Let's recognize excellence in our Aquatics Section and promote the message that Parks Make Life Better®!

Entry deadline:  Sunday, March 5, 2023

Complete description and application available online:  https://forms.gle/22f8ShzcnneaSBG57

Award Categories:

• Rising Star
• Professional Achievement
• Innovative Programming
• Health & Wellness
• Social Media/Marketing

Why You Should Apply:

• Recognition: Celebrate your agencies programs, projects and staff success through well-deserved recognition locally and statewide.
• Financial Reward: Leverage your award to acquire additional funding resources. One award could lead to further awards and potential grant funding.
• Show Appreciation: Celebrate the efforts of your staff and partners. Their efforts will be acknowledged and recognized as important by a wide audience. Applying for an award is a great way of showing your appreciation to everyone involved.
• Feedback: Get feedback on your application even if you do not win an award. This feedback can be very useful when writing grant applications.

Award Entry Requirements:

• 2022 Aquatics Section Awards Application:  https://forms.gle/22f8ShzcnneaSBG57
• Brief summary of accomplishments or project
• Comment briefly, but precisely, on each of the criteria listed for the award.
• Supplementary information may be attached, such as brochures or flyers. Please limit the entire application to ten pages, including application but not including photos. (High resolution photos - 5 maximum, electronic format (jpeg), 300 dpi)
• Innovative Programming and/or Social Media Marketing submissions will require a video sample of programming and social media content. A link to a web address showing video sample will also be accepted.

2022 Aquatics Section Awards Announcement
The Aquatics Section Award recipients for 2022 will be announced at the conclusion of the Aquatics Intensive Training held in conjunction with the Annual CPRS Conference. Information will also be shared and highlighted on social media that same week.  

CPRS Aquatics Intensive
Monday, April 3, 2023
1:00-5:00pm
San Diego

Questions:
Lydie Gutfeld
CPRS Aquatics Section – President Elect
Director, City of San Bernardino
Gutfeld_Ly@sbcity.org
909-384-5233 x5030