A recreation advocate is a community organizer who focuses their efforts on improving public recreation spaces such as parks and playgrounds.
History The role of recreation advocate is a philanthropic one that grew alongside the playground movement of the mid 19th century. Joseph Lee (1862-1937) is recognized as one of the early pioneers of recreation advocacy.Okrent, Daniel. The Guarded Gate. Scriber, New York, 39-41, 116-18, 136-37 (2019)
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