Coca-Cola Parks Campaign Gives Communities Chance to Win $100,000

From June 29 to September 6, Atlanta residents can cast a vote for their favorite park second annual Coca Cola Company America Is Your Park campaign.

The three parks that receive the most votes by September 6, will be awarded recreation grants in the following amounts: First Place – $100,000; Second Place – $50,000; and, Third Place – $25,000, according to a news release from America Is Your Park organizers. These grants will help restore, rebuild or enhance recreation areas in parks where people can play and be active.

Atlantans can vote in the following ways: Click on their favorite park and vote, upload photos of themselves in their favorite park or “check in” from the park using Facebook Places.

And, starting August 10, they can also upload video of themselves in their favorite park.

To learn more about Coca-Cola’s efforts in our nation’s parks, vote for your favorite park, or to download helpful tools to motivate your community to vote, visit www.livepositively.com.

The campaign also encourages people to attend active healthy living events at local parks in select cities this summer. Additionally, people can watch, download and share fitness-in-the-park videos from LivePositively.com featuring fitness icon Jake Steinfeld, founder of “Body By Jake.”

“Our national parks are home to our country’s treasures – from our iconic landscapes to the hallowed places where history happened,” said Neil Mulholland, President and CEO, National Park Foundation. “Thanks to dedicated partners like Coca-Cola and the America Is Your Park campaign, our nation’s parks can continue to receive the vital support they need.”

Last year, thanks to more than 1.6 million votes cast by its supporters, Bear Head Lake State Park in Ely, Minnesota, was named “America’s Favorite Park.” The park is using the recreation grant to build a new warming hut to ensure safety and comfort for winter sports enthusiasts all season long.