The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), recently announced the Centerville-Washington Park District as a finalist for the 2018 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and…
A class lesson on ecosystems inspired a fifth-grade Destination Imagination team from Weller Elementary School into action. The students learned about the devastating effects the introduction of the emerald ash borer has had on Ohio’s forests. Soon after, they organized…
Following the direction of the 2014 levy approved by voters, the Centerville-Washington Park District is systematically replacing older playgrounds. We celebrated the latest upgrade at Iron Horse Park Thursday, November 2 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. with a free event…
Bill Yeck Park has been named a “Best in Ohio Connect to Nature Site” by Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside and Dayton Regional Green! Grant Park became a site in April. We appreciate the recognition and are more than…
Introduced to the community in March 2017, the CWPD Rocks Facebook group has reached 1,000 members! Celebrate with us! We’ve hidden these 10 rocks throughout the Park District’s 50 parks. If you find one, bring it to park headquarters to…
Fourteen-year-old Alter High School student Lauren Shenk is making a difference! Today Lauren donated a Little Free Library to Robert F. Mays Park! A Little Free Library is a collection of books allowing anyone to stop by and pick up…
The Centerville-Washington Park District teamed up with youth athletic organizations in the community to provide AED (automated external defibrillators) stations for public use in eight community parks 365 days a year. This is the first installation of its kind in…
Washington Township resident Leslie Jeannet’s artistic talent earned her a new 55-gallon rain barrel! This summer, we invited the community to submit design proposals to paint the rain barrel outside the headquarters building at Activity Center Park. The prize? Supplies…
At the June 12 meeting of the Centerville-Washington Park District Board of Commissioners, a resolution was passed to place a 2.0 mill levy renewal question on the November 7 ballot. The 2.0 mill levy is the “bread and butter of…
The Centerville-Washington Park District is teaming up with youth athletic organizations in the community to provide AED (automated external defibrillators) stations for public use in eight community parks 365 days a year. The AEDs will be installed at Activity Center,…