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2009 Youth Development
Through Recreation Services
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Symposium
Highlght
Rick Miller with Kids @ Hope
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| ARPA Awards & Scholarships - Get Your Nominations in Today!
Do you know someone who is passionate about providing Albertans with a quality of life that is second to none? A student who works hard and is committed to the "recreation for life" philosophy? A provincial leader in the area of recreation and parks? A group or project that has greatly contributed to recreation and parks development.
If so, now is the time to recognize these outstanding individuals, groups and communities. Each year, the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA) recognizes some of its most promising students and industry high achievers through its awards and scholarships program. This is your chance to make a positive impact on the future leaders of recreation and parks and to formally recognize those who have already made a difference in quality of life for Albertans.
ARPA has a variety of awards and scholarships, each recognizing achievement in the areas of recreation and parks. Details and selection criteria for each award and scholarship as well as the nomination process can be found online at www.awards.arpaonline.ca
Please help us celebrate those that are doing so much to make their community and the province a better place to work, live and play!
The deadline for nomination intent forms is March 31, 2009 at 5:00 p.m..
For more information, please visit the ARPA website or contact the ARPA office, toll free at 1-877-544-1747.
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ARPA is pleased to be the Provincial Coordinator of Sogo Active - an initiative to help Canadians between 13 and 19 to become more active by creating a physical activity movement by and for youth. Over 40 organizations across Alberta have already registered as Community Host organization!
Over $10,000 in grants to reduce barriers to youth becoming more physically active have already been awarded and information for the second round will be available in March. The incentive for youth to become more active? The opportunity to carry the Olympic Flame as it travels through Alberta as a part of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay! For more information, please visit www.sogoactive.com or email sogoactive@arpaonline.ca | |
 ACE COMMUNITIES...active, creative, engagedThe ACE team is hard at work applying strategies for enhancing the quality of life in rural Alberta by strengthening community leadership, collaboration, and innovation through recreation, parks, arts, culture, and heritage. As a $6.5 million initiative, it comes with a panoramic vision that encompasses awareness, learning opportunities, community development initiatives, research, youth engagement and more.
However, despite the complexity of ACE Communities, all of it is being done with an eye to ensuring a legacy that links to three critical deliverables that the ACE team has committed to achieving by year end 2011:
1.1000 new community leaders
2. Platforms for our leaders to play on
3. A repositioned recreation and parks field focused on quality of life (job#1) and community development (job#2)
To learn more see http://acecommunities.ca/
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The 2009 ARPA Conference and Energize Workshop will be held at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise on October 29-31, 2009 and the planning is already well under way!
The Organzing Committe for the Conference has launched an online Call for Presentations that will be open until Friday, March 13th. The Program Committee will review the submitted calls after the deadline to begin the planning process for the program sessions at this Conference.
You can now book your accommodations online at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise using a new webpage developed specifically for our event accommodations. - Click Here! |
 7th Annual Recreation for Life Foundation Charity Golf Tournament - Monday, June 20, 2009
The 7th Annual Recreation for Life Foundation Charity Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 20th at the Derrick Golf & Winter Club in Edmonton. Spots are filling up quickly so if you would like to participate as a golfer please register as soon as possible as we are anticipating another sold out event again this year!
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Documentary on the Importance of Free, Unsupervised Play
CTV is airing Lost Adventures of Childhood, a fascinating documentary on the importance of free, unsupervised play to childhood development. The piece by Scott Harper explores the cost of hyper-managing children: from literacy to creativity, social skills and mental health. Lost Adventures of Childhood airs Saturday, March 14th at 7:00 pm. | |
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| Upcoming ARPA Events
2009 Parks Forum - March 12-14, 2009 - Canmore Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre, Alberta
2009 Youth Development Through Recreation Services (YDRS) Symposium - March 30 - April 1, 2009 - The Banff Centre, Alberta
7th Annual Recreation for Life Foundation Charity Golf Tournament - Monday, June 20, 2009
Derrick Golf and Winter Club, Edmonton
2009 ARPA Conference and Energize Workshop: Weaving Values∞Spirt of Place - October 29-31, 2009 -
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta
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Stephen Allan
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