| FREE Rapids Game! |
| 2009 Colorado Rapids Burgundy & Blue Game
7 pm, Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
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| Upcoming Events |
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Day at the Capitol
April 8, 2009
State Capitol, Denver
April 17, 2009
April 20-23, 2009
Grand Junction
April 23-25, 2009
Englewood
May 14-16, 2009
Glenwood Springs
May 16, 2009
Foundation Golf Tournament
June 12, 2009
Highlands Ranch
Broomfield
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| Have Something You Want to Include in the Next Web Letter? |
Email it to the CPRA Office. Submit your information by the 15th of the month, so it can be included in that month's web letter! | |
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We are here to help! In the CPRA Learning Stimulus Edition of the web letter you'll find...
- Lots of in-state training opportunities with discounted member rates and special offers for CPRA members!
- 2009 Scholarship Application
- 50/50 Matching Tree Grant Application
- Grant Opportunities
- and much, much more!
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| State Parks To Make Budget Cuts |
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March 23, 2009
Dear Community Leaders and Outdoor Recreation Advocates,
This serves as an update to CPRA's message sent to you on March 18th that requested your help to contact your state legislators and ask them not to reduce General Fund support to Colorado State Parks, and to continue funding State Parks' operating budget at its current level. Thanks to all of you that made phone calls and sent e-mails to your legislators and to the members of the Joint Budget Committee (JBC).
Unfortunately, the JBC of the Colorado General Assembly met on Friday, March 20th and voted to reduce the General Fund support to the operating budget of Colorado State Parks by $2.6 Million. As stated before, this amounts to a massive 35% cut to the General Fund amount provided for our State Parks.
Dean Winstanley, Director of Colorado State Parks and the Colorado State Parks Board will be meeting during the next two weeks to determine how to best address this substantial cut to the operating budget for our state park system.
Again, thanks to all of you that were able to contact your legislators to express your support for Colorado State Parks. CPRA will keep you posted on any further action we should take on this important issue during this next month.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Stephens, Executive Director
Colorado Parks and Recreation Association |
| National START! Walking Day |
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CPRA has joined up with the American Heart Association and LiveWell Colorado to take part in the National START! Walking Day and YOU are invited!
Wednesday, April 8, 11:45am is the time to arrive,
- Rally begins at noon
- Skyline Park, 17th & Arapahoe, Downtown Denver
- State Legislators, Elected Officials, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien will be there to kick off the rally at noon, followed by a one mile walk on the official START! designated walking path downtown. An official invitation/flyer is attached, feel free to pass it far and wide.
- This FREE event is open to all! Click here for more information!
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| 2009 Scholarship Applications Now Available |
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There is no better way to stay current in your job than to attend professional development opportunities. And no better way to fund those professional development opportunities than through a CPRA Foundation Scholarship!
There are three scholarship categories to choose from:
- Undergraduate - open to any full time student majoring in a leisure service field course of study at any Colorado higher education institution
- Professional - open to all members of CPRA for any professional development or higher education opportunity
- Gallup * Darrow * Chester - open to all members of CPRA for any professional development opportunity
All applications are avaialbe for download on the Professional Development page on our website. |
| 50/50 Matching Tree Grants Available |
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The Colorado Parks & Recreation Association Foundation sponsors this tree-planting program, funded by a grant from Leanin' Tree, to help promote and preserve the beauty of Colorado. The program provides matching grants for tree planting projects for local/community organizations that may not qualify for other assistance. Click here for the complete grant application. |
| Midwest Regional Conference |
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The 2009 West Slope/Small Communities Spring Summit is being held in conjunction with the Midwest Regional Conference in Grand Junction. Block your calendar April 20-23 and plan on attending with delegates from Kansas, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Utah, and Arizona just to name a few. We have an OUTSTANDING session line up - check it out online. Also - back by popular demand - Tuesday night we will be at Banana's.
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| FREE Webinar this Thursday! |
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Complimentary Online Staff Development for Leaders, Managers and Supervisors. We heard your requests for cost effective training and came to your rescue!
We reached out to our friend Ruby Newell-Legner, a past recreation professional and now professional speaker and she offered us a F.R.E.E. webinar this week. Just sit at your desk, watch Ruby present a live program over your computer and get a road map for a great season ahead! ...it is really very easy!
Click here http://rubyspeaks.com/products/2009-webinars.asp (or copy this into your browser) to read more about Ruby's F.R.E.E. webinar on Thursday March 26th. Sign up today, a few cyber seats remain!
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F.R.E.E. Webinar
Seven Star Customer Service: starting at the top to impact the bottom line
Thursday, March 26, 2009
11am MDT
Register here http://rubyspeaks.com/products/2009-webinars.asp
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Even if you can't attend that day, register anyway so you can get a link to the archived replay.
Please indicate that you heard about this from CPRA as it will help us plan for future webinars. We hope to see you online!
P.S. Remember-for webinars, you just pay per location so invite your whole team to gather around your computer screen. Just call it CPRA's Learning Stimulus Package! |
| Save the Date - CPRA Foundation Golf Tournament |
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The CPRA Foundation Golf Tournament is Back!
When: Monday June 8, 2009
Where: Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course, Castle Rock
Cost: $99
Great fun, Great prizes, Great Food, Great Golf Course, Great Cause. Registration information available soon!
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| New Leadership Needed for the Skatepark Group |
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Mike Eubank has been managing the Colorado Skatepark Group and Series and is looking to step down and pass the torch to one or a couple of people that are currently hosting events and/or have management responsibilities at their skate park. Please consider yourself as a candidate for the CSG leadership and respond to Mike as soon as possible at MikeEubank@comcast.net |
| Recreation Facility Design & Management School |
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CPRA Members Only SPECIAL!We know budgets are tight this year but we also know the economy WILL turn around and there's no better time to plan for the future than right now. We'd like to offer CPRA Members a special Day Only package to attend RFDMS this year... Just $125 will get you a full days worth of tours, education sessions, our RFDMS notebook/CD, an evening social event and a great deal of knowledge from our own industry experts. ACT Now! Register you City Council, Advisory Board, City Manager,Community Advocate or other decision makers by April 15th and receive the Day Only CPRA Member rate for them as well! Click here for a complete RFDMS brochure. To register online, visit our website at www.cpra-web.org |
| CPRA Blog |
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In an effort to bring you the latest technology and ability to communicate with one another, we invite you to check out our new CPRA Blog! This new 'members only' function will allow you to communicate with one another, share ideas, tell your stories and see what's happening in parks and recreation throughout the state. Here's how to get started: *Visit our website at www.cpra-web.org*Click on the CPRA Blog link on the left side of the home page *So that we can keep this a members only function, you'll need to register the first time you log in. Please click 'New Users Registration' and fill in the form. *Once you receive an email from us, you're activated and ready to start blogging! Let us hear from you! Once you are activated, log into the CPRA Blog page and share your ideas, stories and questions by: *Adding a Post - click on the link at the top right of the page and start a new conversation. *Add or View a Comment - click on the link at the bottom of a conversation to add your comments. It's that simple! |
| Locker Room Thefts at Recreation Centers |
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Member Alert!
Locker thefts have recently been reported at recreation centers in Centennial and Northglenn, which involve the same suspect. Click here for more information about this suspect. |
| Members Want to Know |
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Hello CPRA Members,
We have a potential issue involving physical proximity of our swimming pool facility which uses solid chlorine for water treatment to our ice rink that uses an ammonia-based rink refrigeration system. Have any of you had to deal with the potential for a leak of ammonia somehow mixing with chlorine? What have you done to deal with that situation? Please respond to Tom at tfarber@wilsonins.com or by phone at 303-368-5757 extension 303. Thanks for your help.
Tom Farber, T. Charles Wilson Insurance Service |
| Grant Opportunities! |
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National Park Service Save America's Treasures!
Eligibility: State, county, city, township or Native American tribal governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status. Amount: $25,000-$700,000. Purpose of Grant: For preservation and/or conservation work on nationally significant intellectual and cultural collections and nationally significant historic properties. Click here for more information.
USTA Tennis Grants FUNDING AVAILABLE! USTA Colorado and the Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation are currently accepting grant applications for organizations that are building and expanding local community tennis opportunities and resources. The purpose of these grants is to provide initial assistance to start or expand a tennis program and to assist with program expenses such as tennis equipment, instructors, court time and publicity. Awards typically range from $100-$1,000. Click here for more information.
U.S. Department of EducationRecreational Programs Eligibility: States, public agencies and private nonprofit organizations. Amount: Seven awards ranging from $130,000 to $140,000. Purpose of Grant: To provide individuals with disabilities with recreational activities and related experiences to aid in their employment, mobility, socialization, independence and community integration. Click here for more information. |
| NRPA Youth Football Inventory Survey- Final Call |
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The National Recreation and Park Association launched the NRPA Youth Football Inventory Survey in late 2006. Since that time, NRPA has awarded more than $1.6 million in funding to youth football programs thanks to the NFL Youth Football Fund and USA Football. NRPA would like to request your assistance with completing this survey, if you have not already done so. The data collection for this project ends on April 15, 2009, so time is running out for agencies to submit data and receive future funding notifications. Park and Recreation agencies that offer youth football (either directly or through outside organizations), and those agencies that DO NOT currently offer youth football programs, are asked to complete this brief survey. To complete the survey, click here.
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