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The 2013 PRPS Membership Directory and Buyers Guide is almost complete, and you will be receiving it in September. Please click here to verify that your address and contact information is correct. 

 

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If you are interested in submitting an ad or would like to be listed in the Buyers Guide, please contact Emily Schnellbaugh at eschnellbaug@prps.org by August 26, 2013.

 

 

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Have You Registered for the Greenways & Trails Summit? 

  

You don't want to miss this opportunity to interact with other members of the greenways and trails movement and learn from one another with leaders of the initiative on a state and national level.

 

Come experience the 2013 PA Greenways & Trail Summit on September 15-17 in Franklin, PA.  The summit offers three days of educational sessions, mobile workshops, networking opportunities, and many chances to explore downtown Franklin and surrounding areas.

 

REGISTER ONLINE HERE!       

Bicyclist on Belmar Bridge,

photo by Philip Langdon

 

We have are several educational sessions to choose from, such as:

 

Sunday, September, 15

  • Revitalizing Riverfront Communities Through Outdoor Recreation
  • A Tale of Two Surveys: Assessing Use and Impact on the D&L and South Bethlehem Greenway

 Monday, September, 16

  • PA State Highway Trail Crossings - What is Required?
  • Accessible Trails - Universal Access and Recreation for Everyone

Tuesday, September, 17

  • Jakes Rocks Epic Mountain Bike Trail System
  • Land Partnerships 2.0

Click here to download the registration guide. 

Conference News

  

67th Annual State Conference

March 22-26, 2014
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
  
Check out what is new this year!
  • Educational sessions on Wednesday
  • No extra fees for CEUs
  • Simplified online registration
  • Focused days on Park Maintenance and Camps
For more information and prices for the PRPS Conference, click here.
 
Session Proposals
The deadline for session proposals has been extended to Wednesday, September 4th. We are particularly in need of proposals for the following tracks:
  • Park Resources
  • Programming
  • Trails & Facilities
  • Urban Recreation & Metropolitan  
Click here to like the PRPS conference Facebook page.

 

  

Training Update

  
In an effort to make our registration process more efficient, we are moving towards an online-only system. As we transition, please feel free to call us with any challenges and we will be happy to process your registration via phone. You can pay by credit card or be billed.
 
For the Swimming Pool brochure click here.
 
  • Swimming Pool Re-certification Workshops
    • September 12, 2013 - Mechanicsburg Area Parks & Recreation
    • September 19, 2013 - Greater Plymouth Community Center
    • September 19, 2013 - Allegheny College, Meadville 
  • Pool Management 101 Workshops
    • September 10, 2013 - Mechanicsburg Area Parks & Recreation
    • September 16, 2013 - Greater Plymouth Community Center
    • September 17, 2013 - Allegheny College, Meadville
  • Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator Exams
    • September 11, 2013 - Mechanicsburg Area Parks & Recreation
    • September 17, 2013 - Greater Plymouth Community Center
    • September 18, 2013 - Allegheny College (Western PA)
  • Park Resource Operations Workshop
    • October 24, 2013 - Cabela's, Hamburg, PA
  • Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course (Registration opening soon)
    •  December date and location TBD
  
Member Email Requests 

 

Does your agency allow hobbyist beekeepers to keep hives at any of your facilities? 

If so, have you encountered any risk factors with your insurer or any issues with patrons to your facility?  We are considering allowing hives at our municipal gardens.  According to our resident bee-keeper, having bee hives on location increases your crop yield 30%.

 

Please contact Margie Earnest at mearnest@manheimtownship.org. 

 

Leadership Living 

the MasterPoint™ Series for the ascendant professional

by Tim Herd, CPRE

 

Have your people call my people...

 

I never drink coffee - except when it's the only thought brewing at a meeting.

 

According to a survey by Robert Half International, 45 percent of senior executives believe their employees would be more productive if their companies banned meetings at least one day each week.

 

To read more, click here.

PA Therapeutic Recreation Society News
From Therapeutic Recreation branch President-Elect, Anne Wieland
  
Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act Introduced in Congress!
The Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives as H.R. 3020 with bipartisan support from Representative Charlie Dent (R-PA) and Representative Rob Andrews (D-NJ). The legislation would impact insurance plans throughout the country and ensure that if an insurance company offers prosthetic coverage in their plan that it must be covered like other benefits in the policy without caps or restrictions. We urge you to contact your representatives and ask them to sign on to H.R. 3020 as a cosponsor because arms and legs are not a luxury. You can find out who your representative is and how to contact them by going here: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

 You can also find a sample letter or call script on our Website here.