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Parks, Recreational and Cultural Arts Awards

OUTSTANDING HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center’s staff was presented with an Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award for outstanding services and programs in the Liberia community. The award was presented on Sunday, March 11^th, 2007 at Greater Mount Pleasant AME Church. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community center located at 2400 Charleston Street provides a variety of services and activities for all ages including the New Image Summer Camp and the afterschool program P.R.I.D.E. which includes homework assistance, intramural sports and the Russell Life Skills and Reading Foundation Program. For more information on this Hollywood center’s programs, contact Center Coordinator Richard Walker, 954-921-3412.

Hollywood Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Director Linda Probert received a 2006 Gracias Award from Hispanic Unity of Florida for the support given the agency for many years. The awards were presented on September 16 at the 2006 Noche De Gala: Con Sabor a Mexico/A Taste of Mexico at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood.

Hollywood Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts assistant director Jack Mathison with National Week of the Ocean vice president Dane Hancock. PRCA received a NWOTO Education award for its S.E.A. (Science, Education & Adventure) Camp, an outdoor classroom with an emphasis on the marine sciences at the recent NWOTO Community Marine Awards Night. The event was co-sponsored by National Week of the Ocean, the Marine Industries Association of South Florida & host, IGFA.

The Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts of the City of Hollywood has been notified that it is the recipient of the National Recreation and Parks Association’s 2005 Dorothy Mullen National Arts and Humanities Award (Class III). It is the Department’s third Dorothy Mullen excellence award for its cultural enrichment programs, the second on the national level.

Photo by Eileen Soler

In August the Department received a Florida Recreation & Parks Association Corporate Support Award for cooperative efforts between DaimlerChrysler Services and the City of Hollywood, transforming Oakridge Park into a showcase facility park. (Pictured are from left to right: Florida FRPA Past President Elaine Smith; PRCA Director Linda Probert; SE Regional Rep DaimlerChrysler and Florida FRPA President Terri Owens.)

In addition, Shirley Dietrich, Vice Chair of PRCA’s Advisory Board, was honored with a Voluntary Service Award at the Tampa FRPA Conference. This annual award is presented to citizens or organizations whose voluntary contributions of time and efforts over a period of time, have improved the quality and quantity of leisure opportunities through parks, recreation and leisure service programs and projects in neighborhoods, communities, or the State of Florida.

The Hollywood Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department was awarded a Red Baron
Media Award for its Commemorative Poster for the 2004 Hollywood International Art & Music Festival held in October (Budget category of $99,000 and under). The Red Baron Media Awards signify the highest level of achievement for members of FFEA.

The Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts of the City of Hollywood has received a 2004 Florida Recreation and Park Association (FRPA) Award for Agency Excellence. It is the Department’s first state level award in this category.

Chosen from nearly 1,400 entries in the recent International Festival & Events Association Pinnacle Awards, Bits o' the Bard, entered by the Hollywood Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department garnered the Best Community Outreach Program award with a budget under $250,000 on November 19 at the Anaheim, CA conference.