The City of Moreno Valley received an Award of Excellence from the California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) for its "May The Fork Be with You Food Truck Festival" marketing and print publications. Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez accepted this honor on behalf of the City at the California Parks & Recreation Society Conference and Expo on March 22, 2019. "May The Fork Be with You" was an exciting and unique Star Wars themed food truck festival. The event featured numerous food trucks, a Star Wars costume contest, Star Wars trivia, a make your own light saber station, and a live concert. The event concluded with a showing of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the big screen. This expertly crafted event was developed by the City's Parks and Community Services Department and Moreno Valley's Media and Communications Team. According to Mayor Gutierrez, “the CPRS awards program is the highest recognition our Parks and Community Services Department can receive, and our award is a credit to the staff, partners and participants that made this event so successful. We are honored to receive this award on behalf of our residents." CPRS is a membership organization with just over 4,000 members representing the 535 local parks and recreation agencies throughout the state. The mission of CPRS is to advance the profession and its members through education, networking, resources, and advocacy. California Park & Recreation Society's Awards Program recognizes the outstanding achievements of agencies and individuals in the areas of community improvements and programming, facility design and park planning, marketing and communications, and professional and citizen leadership.

City Wins Award of Excellence