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_4y Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> VPA 2018 Annual Report FES 0 1 2019 <br /> Updated 1.25.19 <br /> KgREBMHh rOvJ "rl <br /> CITY CLERK,SOUTH BELtND,IN <br /> VPA Recognized: <br /> • Venues Parks & Arts was re-accredited for five more years by Commission for <br /> Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) - a status earned by <br /> less than 1% of agencies nationwide. <br /> • Morris Performing Arts Center ranked 88 on Pollstar 2018 Year End <br /> Worldwide Ticket Sales <br /> • Morris Performing Arts Center ranked 69 on Pollstar U.S. Venues <br /> • Denise Zigler received the Key to the City upon retirement from the Morris <br /> Performing Arts Center after 22 years of service <br /> • South Bend City Cemetery joins Morris Performing Arts Center on National <br /> Register of Historic Places <br /> • My South Bend Parks & Trails covered in national NRPA Magazine <br /> • Jewel Davis & George Rogers were honored at the Black History Program for <br /> their dedication to South Bend. <br /> VPA Awarded: <br /> • Graham Woodhouse Intergovernmental Award, Southwest Michigan Planning <br /> Commission <br /> • Indiana Park & Recreation Association: <br /> o Creative Event Award: Best. Week. Ever. <br /> o Inclusion Program of Excellence Award: My South Bend Parks & Trails <br /> • South Bend Tribune Readers' Choice Awards: <br /> o Best Local Live Performance Theatre: Morris Performing Arts Center (#1) <br /> o Best Local Golf Course: Erskine Park (#2) <br /> o Best Local Golf Shop: Erskine Park (#3) <br /> o Best Local Wedding Reception Venue: Palais Royale (#3) <br /> • South Bend was chosen as the location for the 2019 Midwest Regional NAI <br /> Conference for the first time <br /> o Garry Harrington, the Nature Center Director, and Hannah Teshka, the <br /> Naturalist at Rum Village, are co-chairs of the NAI Committee for 2019 <br /> • WNBA made $10,000 donation to the South Bend Venues Parks & Arts <br /> Foundation on behalf of Skylar Diggins-Smith <br /> • Sky Digg Lady Soldiers Basketball Team: U.S. Midwest Regional Jr NBA qualifier <br /> o Placed 5^ in the World Championship <br /> • Cedrick Joseph-Pauline won the Red Ribbon Community Service Award <br /> • Grants Awarded: <br /> o GameTime - Playground Grant Funding Award - $250,000 <br /> o Indiana Department of Natural Resources - Land Water Conservation <br /> Fund - $200,000 for Pinhook <br /> o Community Foundation of St. Joseph County - Special Projects Challenge <br /> - $100,000 for Howard Park Redevelopment <br />