Mayor Bevilacqua congratulates Events Team for receiving two awards
Concerts in the Park, city’s
volunteers earn recognition
Mayor
Maurizio Bevilacqua issued the following statement at today’s Committee of the
Whole meeting:
“On
behalf of Council, I want to congratulate the Events Team in Recreation
Services on receiving two awards from Festivals and Events Ontario.
“Our
City has received the Achievement Award for Best
Volunteer Program and we have been recognized as a Top 100 Festival for our
popular Concerts in the Park series.
“Join
me in recognizing Mary Reali, Deputy City Manager of Community Services, Sunny
Bains, Director of Recreation Services and the entire Events team including:
- Manager of Events, Anna Dara
- Anna Rose
- Franca Gatto
- Anita Micoli-Falcone
- Melissa Ho
- Sylvia Roccia
- Nadia Tersigni
“Through
the efforts of the City’s Recreation Services department – in particular, the Events
Team – Concerts in the Park is an entertaining and well-run annual series that
contributes to Vaughan’s exceptional quality of life.
“More than 8,000 residents and visitors attend the concerts
every summer.
“Through
June and July, those who are young – and young at heart – gather at our local
parks to enjoy the outdoors, the company of neighbours and great music
performed by talented musicians.
“I’m
also happy to report that the first of our 2019 Concerts in the Park series
will be held on June 5 in Transit Square, in our new downtown – the Vaughan
Metropolitan Centre.
“This
is the very first City of Vaughan signature event taking place in Transit
Square, which is truly exciting as we experience the vision of our dynamic
downtown coming to life.
“Residents
can expect to hear more details about this summer’s concert series very soon.
“When
it comes to the over 35 events, hosted by the City of Vaughan each year, it is
also important to pay tribute to the many volunteers who help to ensure their
success.
“We
can all take pride in living in a city that places a high value on the efforts
of volunteers – which we will be celebrating next week at our Annual Volunteer
Recognition Ceremony – another fantastic event organized by the Recreation
Services Events Team.
“Once
again, I congratulate the City’s Events Team on this well-deserved recognition
and we look forward to another year of exciting events in Vaughan.”
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