Sponsors
Sponsors
Dinner Sponsor, Welcome Reception at TQL Stadium
DWA Recreation, Inc., Exclusive GameTime Representative in Ohio and Kentucky
Since 1988, DWA Recreation has partnered with parks and recreation agencies, schools, faith communities, landscape architects, and contractors to create exceptional recreation spaces. As the exclusive GameTime representative for Ohio and Kentucky, we provide playgrounds, inclusive play, splash pads, fitness, shade, shelters, site furnishings, and sports amenities. Our experienced, certified team delivers safe, accessible, lasting solutions from planning through installation.
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Elite Sponsors
Dinner Sponsor, Closing Banquet & Celebration at Rhinegeist Brewing
Strand Associates
Strand Associates, Inc.® is a nationally recognized, multidisciplinary engineering firm, employing more than 500 professionals across 12 offices, bringing local expertise and national resources to every service we provide. While we take pride in delivering innovative, high-quality projects, we are most grateful for the partnerships we have developed that enable us to help our clients and their communities succeed. We are proud to serve as the Engineering Partner for Great Parks of Hamilton County!
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Dinner Sponsor, Cincinnati Zoo
39Foward
39Forward is a Cincinnati-based advisory firm helping organizations make the high-stakes decisions behind their biggest moves. We clarify the real decision, challenge assumptions, surface options and tradeoffs, and stay engaged from early thinking through delivery. Our work spans strategy, people, place, and major capital investments. The goal is simple: give leaders the clarity and confidence to make the call, then help turn it into lasting impact.
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Platinum Sponsors
Lunch Sponsor, Shaker Trace Nursery
Emersion Design
The emersion DESIGN, Human Nature, CMTA, Schaefer, S&ME, and ZHCx team brings diverse expertise spanning architecture, landscape design and environmental planning, structural and geotechnical engineering, sustainability, and systems innovation. Together, they help clients and communities thrive through people-focused solutions, high-performance building design, environmental stewardship, and forward-thinking technologies. Their collective impact delivers projects that are resilient, efficient, and sustainable.
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Lunch Sponsor, Sharon Woods
Midstates Recreation, Earthscape
Midstates Recreation is a family-owned dealer, designer, and installer of commercial playground, fitness, and musical equipment, as well as shelters, shade, and site amenities in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. We partner with industry-leading brands to ensure our customers are investing in the highest quality and most innovative products to inspire multi- generational play. We are proud to be the trusted and exclusive provider of Earthscape, an award-winning wood playground company that combines landscape architecture, industrial design, engineering, and carpentry to bring brilliant playground concepts to life.
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Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Friend Sponsors
GALLS
National Special Districts Association
Probolsky Research
Put Your Brand at the Center of the Conversation
The 2027 Special Park Districts Forum is your opportunity to connect with influential decision-makers, build meaningful relationships, and demonstrate your support for the future of parks and public spaces. Ready to get involved? Reach out to the Great Parks team to explore sponsorship opportunities and reserve your place.
Check out our SPDF 2027 Sponsorship Packet.
To Become a Sponsor
Contact LeAnne Anklan, Director of Donor Engagement: [email protected] or 513-728-4517.