Bobcat Launches $100,000 Park and Rec Makeover Contest
Bobcat Company has launched a nationwide Bobcat Park and Rec Makeover Contest to give one community a $100,000 park makeover.
For full contest details, rules, and regulations, and to enter for a chance to win, visit bobcat.com before Aug. 16, 2024.
To kick off the contest, Bobcat teamed up with its brand ambassador and renovation expert Chip Gaines for a baseball field makeover to inspire communities to see the potential in their local park and recreation spaces.
“We are taking an old baseball field that used to be a real central, part of this surrounding community here in Waco, Texas. And we will bring it back to life," Gaines said. “I sincerely believe that here outside, out in this dirt, kids, families, communities coming together, that's where life happens.”
The Waco field has been in disarray for a long time. With funding and volunteer service provided by Bobcat, the park will return to being a space people of all ages can come to and enjoy.
“That's what parks are all about,” said Bret Gaither, senior director of development at the National Recreation and Park Association. “It's about connectivity across all ages. This type of project is really going to engage the community and give them a new space or an old space redone so that they can come out and play.”
The well-known white and orange-colored Bobcat equipment was brought in as Gaines led a fleet of volunteers on the renovation project. As host of the hit show "Fixer Upper" and Magnolia co-founder, Gaines advocates youth sports, having played baseball growing up and during college.
“I grew up playing ball at local parks, and now, my boys do,” Gaines said. “Spending time outside and being involved in community sports is such a big part of our family’s life, which makes me thrilled to partner with Bobcat here in Waco to renovate a local ballpark as they launch their national contest.”
Commitment to Community
The Bobcat Park and Rec Makeover Contest is open to communities in the United States with a shovel-ready park and recreation project. Funds can be used to renovate or create a park and recreation space, or facility based on the winning community’s needs.
“Bobcat is so much more than machines; we’re a team and a brand committed to community and we’re demonstrating that commitment by investing our time and resources to help build a stronger, better tomorrow,” said Laura Ness Owens, Bobcat vice president of global brand and marketing.
The company has long supported communities where customers, dealers, and employees live and work.
"At Bobcat, we're all about building the kind of world we want to live in, and this contest is just one of the ways we're giving back to help communities thrive," Ness Owens explained.
In 2023, Bobcat partnered with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) to offer grants to create sustainable community parks and recreation areas. Bobcat continues to work with NRPA as its partner for its Park and Rec Makeover Contest, as well as through its sponsorship of Park and Recreation Month.
“We encourage everyone to look into their local communities and see where there might be an opportunity for Bobcat to show up and help them renovate their community,” Ness Owens said. “We want this partnership with Chip and our shared dedication to the community to light a spark in others to give back and strengthen communities everywhere."
Gaines noted that he is eager to find out what community will win.
“It's projects like this that really bring a community together, today but also decades down the road,” he said.
To learn more about how Bobcat is giving back and building community, please visit https://www.bobcat.com/.
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