The Kentucky Recreation and Park Society recently met for their annual State Conference and Trade Show in Bowling Green, Kentucky. KRPS is a state affiliate to the National Recreation and Park Association and provides training and continuing education opportunities to parks and recreation professionals, city, county and state officials and partnering organizations such as Eastern Kentucky University and the Kentucky League of Cities. The mission of the Society is “To empower members to further the benefits parks and recreation offers to all people.”
Facility Awards are given to indoor or outdoor facilities that offer unique enhancement to the quality of life in the field of recreation and leisure service within the communities they are constructed.
The CFSB Field of Dreams- Miracle League is truly life changing to the special needs community in Western Kentucky. Countless tear filled stories are told from parents that have shared they never thought they would be able to see their child be part of baseball teams and round bases. To see children in wheelchairs be able to navigate a field. A visually impaired child is offered accommodations to hear the ball coming as opposed to seeing it, or to see a child with sensory issues be told there can be arrangements for “quiet time” as they hit their first home run instead of a wild applause… These are the things that change lives and make a lasting impact on the families this facility serves.
We congratulate the Marshall Parks and Recreation Department – CFSB Field of Dreams for
their dedication to the quality of life of their citizens in their community.
