Palm Coast, FL – Unveiling a video showcase of the countless amenities the City of Palm Coast offers residents and visitors, team members from the city’s parks and recreation department were on hand Tuesday evening to receive an official proclamation from the Palm Coast City Council recognizing July as Parks and Recreation Month.
Working her way up through the parks and recreation department over the years, Lauren Johnston has watched the city grow and add to the amenities available to the community, while helping guide the expansion of programs to meet the area’s diverse demographics.
Serving as Chief of Staff, Citizen Engagement for the City of Palm Coast, Johnston accepted the proclamation on behalf of staff and team leaders from Palm Coast City Councilman Nick Klufas during the Tuesday city council meeting.
“We’re piggybacking off the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). Their campaign for this month is ‘Our Park and Recreation Story’ so on our social media channels you will see citizens and their recreations stories. You’ll meet some staff members and how they transform from working in the day as a professional and what their recreational hobbies are at night,” shared Johnston.
With a passion for the city’s amenities that include the area’s trails, parks, golf course, tennis center, aquatics center and more, Johnston was pleased by the recognition for the department that contributes to the lives and well-being of Palm Coast residents of all ages.
“It’s Palm Coast, now. All of these pictures and videos were all captured from the day-to-day lives of our residents, right here, right now, so they’re living their story. They moved here for the quality of life and they appreciate the parks, trails and amenities that we have.”
With a full line up of activities planned for July from gardening and movies in the park to soccer camp, a chalk art festival, Food Truck Tuesday and the annual Tour de Palm Coast, Johnston encourages everyone to share their parks and recreation story.
“We have lots of activities so stay connected with us. Explore our parks, and trails, connect with us at an event or play in Palm Coast.”
Visit https://www.palmcoastgov.com/government/parks-recreation for details.
Photo courtesy: City of Palm Coast. Brittany Kershaw, Director of Public Information and Engagement.
