For Immediate Release:

Contact: Bill Doughty, APR, 678-512-3274

City gains membership in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association
Johns Creek joins 1,600 members in organization advocating for facilities, funding, services

JOHNS CREEK, Georgia—February 4, 2008—The Georgia Recreation and Parks Association recently notified City officials that it has accepted the city for membership, Recreation and Parks Manager Kirk Franz reports.

To gain acceptance to the 1,600-member association, the City had to submit an application and undergo an interview by GRPA Membership Committee before ultimately being approved by the associations 34-member Board of Trustees.

GRPA, headquartered in Conyers, was formed in 1945 as a private, non-profit Institution to support and promote the recreation and park industries within Georgia. It is the only state organization that serves as an advocate for quality recreation and park areas, facilities, programs and services at the local level.

Its mission includes promoting healthy life styles through the utilization of park facilities and recreation services for the well being of each citizen individually and the community as a whole, insuring that park and recreation services are available, and providing organized, supervised activity as a means of prevention for a number of circumstances (disease, stress, etc.) including the prevention of juvenile delinquency.

GRPA membership is made up of public agencies, private businesses, educational institutions, clinical settings and citizen advocates whose primary responsibility is to provide recreation opportunities. These professionals look to the association for support in obtaining funding, providing technical assistance and keeping recreation issues viable for public debate.

GRPA has seven districts throughout the state; Johns Creek is in District 7. For more information, visit the GRPA Web site, www.grpa.org.

About the City of Johns Creek
Located in Metro-Atlanta, Johns Creek is the 10th largest city in Georgia. It was incorporated December 1, 2006, following a voter referendum July 18, 2006. For more information, visit the City Web site at www.JohnsCreekGA.gov.

For more information, visit the City of Johns Creek Web site at www.JohnsCreekGA.gov.

Press Contact:
Bill Doughty, APR
Director of Communications
City of Johns Creek
P 678-512-3274

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