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Attending the 2013 PA Greenways and Trails Summit -
Getting the Green Light
By Emily Gates, Special Projects Coordinator, PA Recreation and Park Society
PRPS, PA DCNR, and the Summit Planning Committee have developed a summit that is full of valuable sessions, networking opportunities, and hands-on field experiences that attendees will be able to utilize immediately following the Summit!
However, justifying your attendance at the Summit to your superiors can be a challenge due to the budget pressures most municipalities and non-profits are experiencing today. The fact that PA is one of the only mid-atlantic states that offers a statewide greenways and trails conference - and that it only occurs every two years - may not be incentive enough for you to receive approval to attend.
To help you get the "green light" to attend, consider some of the tips below:
- Find sessions in the registration guide that address specific issues your agency is experiencing and offer to report on those topics to you co-workers who are unable to attend;
- Share speaker handouts or presentations with co-workers;
- Share a room and a ride to reduce your travel expenses;
- Talk to your classmates and return with 5 new contacts experiencing similar issues to your organizations and;
- Articulate the need for you as a professional to be up to speed on the state and national climate of trails.
Attending the summit will re-energize you, and consequently fill your think tank with ideas that can drive your organization through its current challenges and into the future. So, take these tips and go get 'em. You just have to be there!
Resources on this page are derived from Mike Doyle of Writing Assistance, Inc. (http://www.writingassist.com/). Photo courtesy of Debra Frawley.
REGISTER ONLINE HERE!
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Conference News 
67th Annual State Conference
March 22-26, 2014
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
LAST CHANCE--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
For more information and prices for the PRPS Conference, click here.
Click here to like the PRPS conference Facebook page.
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Training Update
Hurry before it's too late...
Register now for the Mechanicsburg Swimming Pool Management 101 & The Department of Agriculture Pesticide exams on September 10th and 11th. The registration deadline is September 3rd.
For the Swimming Pool brochure click here.
The Park Resource Workshop brochure is now available, 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 2-4, 2013 - Greater Plymouth Community Center, Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Other News
Childhood Obesity On the Rise in PA
According to the CDC, Pennsylvania is one of three states that showed an increase in obesity rates among low-income preschoolers from 2008-2011. As park and recreation professionals, we know the important role our industry can play in controlling this epidemic. Click here to learn more about how state and local officials, parents, and caregivers are being called upon to help.
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 Leadership Living
the MasterPoint™ Series for the ascendant professional
by Tim Herd, CPRE
Career Pathways vs. Storm Tracks
One long-ago day back on the farm, my Dad, my little brother, and I were washing the blue and white Oldsmobile, when Dad suddenly dropped his sponge on the stones, scooped up my brother and tore for the house, yelling for me to follow. Of course, being the contrary child I was, I didn't. That is, until I spied a rotating column of air swirling dark with field dirt and lots of dried-up cornstalks approaching from the springhouse: OHHH! WAIT FOR ME!
To read more, click here.
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PA Therapeutic Recreation Society News
American DanceWheels is offering teacher training seminars for individuals interested in using the program in their careers, as therapy or recreation. The next seminar will take place from September 20-22, 2013 at Moss Rehabilitation Hospital (60 Township Line Rd., Elkins Park, PA). Participants will learn the beginner Latin dances of the Wheel OneT Syllabus and how to work with standing partners, wheelchair dancers, and the equipment. Join American DanceWheels in bringing this fun and therapeutic activity to your community! For more information, visit www.americandancewheels.org or contact ADF by phone at (215)-588-6671 or by email at info@americandancewheels.org.
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