MPA First Announcement 18 Feb 2021

MyParks
Awards

Malaysia Park Recognition For
Sustainability

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
“Your Park Deserves Recognition”

MyParks Awards

First Announcement

+ 18 February 2021

+ Malaysia Parks, Recreation And Amenity Management Society (MyParks) is proud
to announce the launch of the Malaysia Park Sustainability Recognition.

+ MyParks Awards are given to parks that demonstrate good parks, amenity and
recreation management.

Park General Criteria

+ Parks are large areas of land used for recreational and tourism activities which includes green spaces,
playgrounds, gardens, recreational forests and protected areas that contributes to quality of life and livable
communities.

+ Park with amenities that relates to the useful feature or desirable state of place that contributes towards comfort,
health and safety, harmony and aesthetics.

+ Park that offers recreational opportunities for activities conducted during leisure and programs for health and
wellbeing that are accessible by persons of all ages and abilities.

+ Park that serves the public and community and strives to provide protected public lands to improve water
quality, prevent flooding, improve air quality, provide vegetative buffers to development, provide habitat for
wildlife, provide place for children, adult, elderly and families to connect with nature and recreate outdoors.

+ Park that improves socio-economy, provide health and environmental benefits and garner social importance that
provide sense of pride and community cohesion.

+ parks that demonstrate good parks, amenity and recreation management relating to the process of balancing
socio-economical and ecological benefits through effective administration of park in serving the function of the
park’s establishment.

Awards Categories

CATEGORY Types of Parks Submission Fee
1. C1: Local Park Per Entry
Community Parks
Neighbourhood Parks RM 200.00
Pocket Parks
Parks in residential development

2. C2: Urban Park City Parks RM 300.00
Town Parks
Parks in urban environment

3. C3: Forest Park Recreational Park RM 500.00
Nature Park
Parks of forest nature and characteristics

MyParks Awards 2021

TENTATIVE DATES Early March 2021
+ Call for Submission: End of March 2021
+ Submission Opening: End of April 2021
+ Submission Closing: May 2021
+ Desk Assessment (30%): June – July 2021
+ Site Assessment (70%): August 2021
+ Determination by MPAOC: Sept 2021
+ Endorsement by MPC: October 2021
+ Announcement of Finalists: Dec 2021
+ Award Ceremony:

Awards Ranking

+Platinum
+Gold
+Silver
+Bronze
+Certificate

Benefits of Winning MyParks Awards

MyParks Awards brings the benefit of being affiliated with a prestigious awards programme along with enhanced
reputation and increased pride amongst park management, administrators, communities and users.

AWARD SHOWCASE

+ Winners are honoured the awards at the Annual MyParks Awards Ceremony in December each year.
+ Each Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze winner will receive a plaque and all finalists receive Certificates to promote the status.

SYMBOL OF PRIDE

+ The MyParks awards, as the national standard for park benchmark, comes with a vast amount of prestige and a marker for civic
achievement that provides communities with great sense of belonging and pride.

ACHIEVEMENT OF IMPROVEMENT

+ Winning a MyParks Award demonstrates clear improvement has been made to a site by the park management and community
leaders through improved amenity/facility upgrades and general cleanliness of an area, boost community profile, improve health
and education, and fostered collaborative empowerment.

VISIBILITY & COMMUNITY PROFILE

+ Award winners could display MyParks Award logos on their publicity and marketing materials throughout the year to elevate
their community profile to attract tourism opportunities, provide lever for obtaining funding, grants and other revenue
opportunities.

+ Every winner is provided their own dedicated page on MyParks/MyParks Awards website that includes a description of the park,
location, contact information and information on facilities and events as provided by park management.

Call for Entries – Coming Soon…

MyParks Awards Organizing Committee (MPAOC) will announce the
”Call for Entries” on the MyParks Website for official application by
submitting park candidates.
Please look out for the following:
q MyParks Awards Submission Guideline
q MyParks Awards Assessment/Judging Guideline
q Application Form
q Presentation materials
q Short video

Call for Volunteers & Sponsors

MyParks is calling for volunteers for the following:
q Panel of Jury
q PR and marketing crew
q Event management crew
q Virtual studio crew
q Sponsors
Please click and register to volunteer!