Telling the Story: Share how your program, park, facility, or marketing effort supports our California Action Plan and Parks Make Life Better! goals.
Community Need or Challenge and Desired Outcomes: Outline the community need or significant challenge your program, park, facility, or media project intended to answer/solve. Describe the desired outcomes you were looking to achieve.
Innovative Approach(es): Detail how your approach was different, new, or innovative in addressing your community need/challenge and reaching your desired outcomes.
Community Collaboration: Describe the role policy makers, staff, community members, partners and/or stakeholders played in reaching your desired outcomes.
Measuring Success: Specify, through measurable results, how you know you reached your desired outcomes as outlined above. Did the entry create a substantial community benefit, improve operational efficiencies, create new or increased value in the community or significantly enhance the provision of park and recreation services? How do you know?
Award Application Summary: In 150 words or less, please give us a compelling description of your award nomination, highlighting several points from the questions above. Note that this 150-word description may be used in future CPRS Award program marketing materials. Be sure it is representative of what you'd like not only our award judges but also general members, to read about your award nominee!
Additional Supplemental Information Requested/Required
Digital Media - Videos: Television, public service announcements or informational videos
a) Link (URL) to where the entry can be viewed on-line
b) 3 to 5 screen shots or images of the video in use (jpg image)
c) If you are not a park and recreation agency and are submitting an application on behalf of a
park and recreation agency/program/facility/park, please include a letter from said agency denoting
they know you are submitting this award application. (PDF)
Digital Media - Web/Social Media: Web sites, social media, blogs, new/emerging platforms or mobile
device app development
a) Link (URL) to where the entry can be viewed on line
b) 3-5 screen shots representative of applicable social media, blogs or websites (jpg image)
c) If you are not a park and recreation agency and are submitting an application on behalf of a
park and recreation agency/program/facility/park, please include a letter from said agency denoting
they know you are submitting this award application. (PDF)
Print Publication or Materials: Agency guides, program or facility brochures that promote general
programs, specialty programs or special events whether for a single program or event or for a
series of related events such as a concert series; facility guides, annual reports, etc.
a) Sample of print material (PDF)
b) If you are not a park and recreation agency and are submitting an application on behalf of a
park and recreation agency/program/facility/park, please include a letter from said agency denoting
they know you are submitting this award application. (PDF)
Marketing Campaign: Use of multiple avenues to tell ONE story, i.e. 2 of 4 sub categories,
(ads/print materials/promotional items, or social media) targeted to promote a specific agency
event, program or facility. Individual items used in the campaign may not be entered as single
items in other categories.
a) Itemized list of promotional items and a 2-3 sentence description of how item was used (PDF)
b) 1 digital photo or screen shot of each item (jpg image)
c) Sample of print materials (if used) (PDF)
d) If you are not a park and recreation agency and are submitting an application on behalf of a
park and recreation agency/program/facility/park, please include a letter from said agency
denoting they know you are submitting this award application. (PDF)