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Greetings!
Greetings!
The WRPA E-news is distributed twice a month to our total membership. Its our tool for providing timely news and information you need regarding current events, grants, training, and great ideas to add value to your work day. |
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WRPA Legislative Priorities
The WRPA Legislative Committee represents over 20 agencies who have identified our top priorities and issues for 2012. Please review and consider using these when talking with your legislators and community leaders. We encourage you to emphasize those of particular importance to your agency and include local examples. We provide weekly session updates - click here for week one of the special session. |
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This Is IT - Summer Planning Extravaganza
Friday January 13, 2012: Old Redmond Firehouse. Free registration through December 31, 2011. $25 after January 1, 2012. New format...Live performances by vendors and exhibitors! Event planners, camp coordinators and summer programmers, don't miss this summer planning Showcase! More/Register |
WRPA Membership Renewals
Thank you to everyone who has already renewed for 2012. Membership makes up 30 percent of our annual budget and is an important revenue source for the Association. If you are planning to renew in January, need edits to your renewal or have questions about your membership please contact Jen at wrpa@wrpatoday.org or toll free 1-888-459-0009. |
| Why Waitlist?
When you register on our training waitlist you are advocating to increase capacity or add more classes. It also places you next in line to register should there become additional spaces in the training. Both our Small Equipment Repair & Maintenance AND the Risk Management School have filled to capacity and cannot accomodate walk-ins. While this is a good problem we also want to understand the demand for these courses. Please waitlist and we will do our bestto respond accordingly. |
NRPA Scholarship Opportunity
Position yourself as the green advocate in your community in NRPA's new cutting edge two-year training program, The Green School, February 26-March 2, 2012 at the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center Wheeling, West Virginia. Apply for a $1,000 scholarship. Deadline Dec. 15, 2011. This program is designed to:
- Educate park and recreation professionals to be environmentally repsonible for their operations.
- Teach the community environmental setwerdship, and
- Position the community as the leading green advocate
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On The Move
The city of Burien declared its parks, beaches, playgrounds and playfields to be tobacco and smoke-free, joining Auburn, Covington, Seattle, Snoqualmie and the Vashon Parks District, which have similar policies. "We're proud to be joining other cities in King County in declaring our parks smoke-free," said Burien Mayor Joan McGilton. "This benefits the entire community and is in line with the City's vision of promoting a healthy environment for people of all ages."
Brett Oliver, Cascade Recreation is sponsoring the 2012 Aquatic Facility Operator Course. We have not had sponsors for the AFO course in the past and we appreciate your support for this program. Thank you! Thank you John Mullen, Playcreation & Tim Barrett, Landscape Structures for committing to a two year sponsorship in support of the WRPA Annual Conference & Trade Show. They are our Thursday sponsor for the 2012 Conference in Bellevue and also sponsoring our cultural competency award. |
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WRPA Member Forums
Coming very, very soon are WRPA member forums - a whole new way for us to communicate and share information. This will be a members only space customized for WRPA members with the promise that it will be easy, effective and fun to use. |
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Upcoming Trainings - Plan
See below for a list of trainings WRPA is offering over the next six months. Plan ahead and if you're able to use 2011 year end funds you will be one step ahead of 2012. Visit our registration page for more information on all these trainings.
- Dec 8: Small Equipment Repair & Maintenance (full)
- Jan 11-12: Risk Management School (full)
- Jan 13: This Is IT!
- Jan 24-25: Summit on Future Funding For Parks
- Feb 1: Facility Module CLASS Training: Booking & Managements
- Feb 23: Athletic/Fitness Section Retreat
- Mar 3: Facility Section Workshop
- Mar 14-16: CPSI
- Mar 21-23: Aquatic Facility Operator Course
- May 02: WRPA Annual Conference & Trade Show
- June 09: Westside Summer Skillbuilder
- June 09: Aquatic Skillbuilder
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Call for Conference Speakers
The Conference Education Committee (CEC) is recruiting for keynote speakers and for general session speakers for Mid Year 2012 and Annual Conference 2013 and beyond. We need your ideas, contacts and suggestions to help build amazing conferences. More |
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Call for Nominations/Awards
WRPA has seven established awards to recognize organizations and individuals (both volunteers and professionals) for their contributions to the Park and Recreation field. WRPA also offers a spectrum of Spotlight Awards to recognize excellence in park and recreation projects, services and media. Nominations are open thru Friday, February 24, 2012. More |
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In Memoriam Joan Thomas passed away last Monday after a year-long fight with cancer. Among her many accomplishments Joan was a former President and founding board member of the Washington Environmental Council, President of the League of Women Voters, Chair of the State Parks Commission and served on the board of the Mountains to Sound Greenway. She was also a founding board member of the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition. |
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WRPA is a 501c3 not-for-profit professional and public interest organization. WRPA is dedicated to providing resources for the public and our members who create community through people parks and programs. Thank your for your membership in WRPA.
Sincerely,
Brit Kramer, CPRP, CAE
Executive Director
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We believe ALL kids are created equal
At Landscape Structures, we're creating play environments where all children and their families can play together, regardless of their abilities.
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Section Meetings |
Dec 08: Athletic/Fitness & Program combined meeting Dec 14: TeenDec 16: AquaticConnect with your colleagues at the next section meeting. Visit the section web page to find agendas and directions posted the week before each meeting. *Remote access via "gotomeeting" scheduled. |
| PRORAGIS |
PRORAGIS, short for Park and Recreation Operating Ratio and Geographic Information System, is NRPA's cutting-edge, online management tool, designed specifically for public park and recreation agencies -- and free to all members of NRPA! www.nrpa.org |
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