NRPA Announces "Save Our Parks!" Winners

Aug 2, 2010

The National Recreation and Park Association has announced the winners of its "Save Our Parks!" contest, in which the organization asked agencies to submit 30-second PSAs exploring what would happen if parks disappeared.

As the grand prize winner, the City of O'Fallon, Mo., wins a free one-year NRPA membership and a free full registration package NRPA's 2010 Congress & Exposition, Oct. 25-29 in Minneapolis.

Here are the winning entries:

City of O'Fallon, Mo. - Grand Prize Winner

City of Novi, Mich. - First Runner Up

Aurora, Colo., Parks, Recreation & Open Space - Second Runner Up

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