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 Memorial Fund Donations Benefit Youth Soccer
Thank you from the Fran Rubert Legacy Fund to all who made donations. With your support, we were able to purchase a set of youth soccer goals for the King of Prussia Soccer Club where Fran started a youth soccer program, as well as some trees, and a plaque in memory of Fran.
To honor Fran, we will be holding a small ceremony on Saturday, September 28, 2013, at 10:45 am, to dedicate the goals and install the plaque. Please join us as we remember Fran and watch a youth soccer game played with the new goals.
The location is James Baxter Park, 650 Henderson Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 (home of the King of Prussia Soccer Club). We will proceed in case of light rain and reschedule if there are heavy down pours.
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Governmental Affairs Event
Join the Governmental Affairs Committee on December 10th for a Legislative Breakfast at the Capitol. In an ongoing effort to educate our legislators who have been elected in the past 3 years the efforts of PRPS and the importance of the Keystone Fund, PRPS will be hosting a breakfast for new legislators. We will also be setting up meetings with local legislators after the breakfast who may have not been invited.
Please mark you calendar and Join us:
December 10th at 7:30 am
Capital Building Room
East Wing
Room 60
If you have questions please contact Doug Knauss, CPRP Governmental Affairs Chairman, at dknauss@whitemarshtwp.org or at 610-828-7276.
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Fall Membership Meeting
Registration is Open!
This year we have a new location and two excellent sessions!
Join us on November 20 at Prosser Hall in Camp Hill, PA. At the General Session you can learn about the Ten Tips to Increase Employee Engagement That Don't Cost a Dime (plus a couple that are really cheap!), then attend the afternoon breakout session Measuring Program Success - the Challenge and the Potential Impact.
Click here for the flyer or register online.
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District News
District  III Recreation Program Mini Expo
Looking to start some new programs? Want to try somewhere new for a summer camp trip? Click here to find out more information.
Friday, December 13
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Horsham, PA
Members $10
Non-Members: $15
After the expo, you are welcome to attend the Holiday Social at Horsham Pub from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm. The fee is $20 per person.
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Conference Information - Lodging Rates
67th Annual State Conference
March 22-26, 2014
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
Full Conference Fees:
$325 Member
$425 Non-member
For more conference details and pricing, click here.
Early Bird Discount Details:
Discounted full conference rate of $285 applies to PRPS members only. All other pricing options are excluded. Payment must be made in full by January 31, 2014 to qualify.
Lodging rates -
The Modified American Plan rates are as follows:
$200 per person, per night, single occupancy
$162 per person, per night, double occupancy
$151 per person, per night, triple/quad occupancy
The rates include lodging, full buffet breakfast, dinner, taxes and gratuities on breakfast and dinner, and tax on lodging.
The Exhibitor rate is as follows:
$133 per person, single occupancy
$90 per person, double occupancy
These rates are subject to taxes.
Exhibit Information
If you are interested in exhibiting at the conference, click here for more information.
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Winter Discount Ticket Sales Program
Once again, PRPS is offering discounted ski lift and snow tubing tickets to several Pennsylvania ski resorts as part of our community service ticket sales program. This season we are offering tickets for Bear Creek, Big Boulder/Jack Frost Mountain, Blue Mountain, Camelback, Elk Mountain, Montage Mountain, Roundtop/Liberty/Whitetail, Seven Springs, and Shawnee Mountain.
The tickets or vouchers are offered on a consignment basis to interested recreation and park agencies that will sell them at the PRPS sale price to residents in their communities. Participating departments will make periodic payments to PRPS who will then pay the ski areas. Unsold tickets are returned to PRPS at the end of the season and a final payment is due for the balance of tickets that were sold.
Benefits:
- Public visibility and improved public relations - this program will offer substantial savings on individual ski lift and tubing tickets and will be comparable to most group rates
- Revenue for your department - the modest revenue generated is shared evenly between PRPS and the participating departments to offset the cost of administering this program.
If you would like more information on offering this program in your community or purchasing individual lift tickets for your family or for holiday gifts, please contact Tracy Robert, PRPS Ticket Sales Coordinator, (814) 234-4272 or email trobert@prps.org.
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Student Scholarships Available
The Larry G. Williamson, Robert Crawford Memorial, Delores Andy, and John H. Jones Memorial Scholarships are generously contributed funds allowing four student to attend the PA Recreation & Park Society's 67th Annual State Conference free of charge.
To download the scholarship qualifications and applications, click here.
The filing deadline is February 28, 2014.
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PRPS Training
Last chance to register!
FREE Webinar
Get Outdoors PA: Discover Hidden Benefits!
Audience: Park and recreation organizations and land trusts interested in becoming Get Outdoors PA Community Partners and existing Get Outdoors PA Community Partners.
November 7, 2013
10:00 am - 10:15 am
As a Get Outdoors PA Community Partner, you have access to a lot of great materials. If you are a Partner, or are interested in becoming one, participate in this brief webinar to learn how to use the public and private (Community Partner Only) sections of the Get Outdoors PA website (www.getoutdoorspa.org). When you utilize all of the newly created Get Outdoors PA tools, you will enhance your programs! Please join us!
Click here to register for the webinar!
The webinar login instructions were sent out today, if you did not receive them, please contact eschnellbaugh@prps.org.
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We still have space available for this course and exam. Register now!
Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course
December 2-4, 2013 - Greater Plymouth Community Center, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Are Your Playgrounds Safe?
This course is the most comprehensive training program on playground hazard identification and risk management methods offered.
The CPSI course trains individuals to identify hazards on public playgrounds and playground equipment, how to rank hazards according to injury potential, and how to apply that knowledge and establish a playground safety program.
Register online here.
For the brochure, click here.
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A Practical Guide for Planning and Programming for Persons with Dementia
Join PTRS for the next round of Dementia Taskforce workshops!
The workshops will cover all aspects, starting with the disease process through programming and care planning for all phases of dementia care. This workshop is ideal for anyone dealing with dementia on a casual or a day-to-day basis.
December 3, 2013
Masonic Village at Sewickley, Sewickley, PA
December 12, 2013
Norcom Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
The brochure and registration will be available soon.
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Other Training
Community Conservation Partnerships Grant Program Webinar
Funding Opportunities for Recreation and Conservation Projects
November 14, 2013
This webinar is FREE and designed for new applicants interested in obtaining grant funding for public recreation and conservation projects from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (DCNR) Bureau of Recreation and Conservation grant program and the new Greenways, Trails and Recreation grant program managed by the PA Department of Community and Economic Development's (DCED).
This webinar will provide a general overview of both grant programs, eligible types of projects and applicants, matching fund requirements, and strategies on how to create a "ready-to-go" competitive grant application. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions about each grant program.
Click here for more information or to register.
For questions about these events, contact Linda Manning at linmanning@pa.gov or call (717) 783-4736.
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Trail News
by Keystone Trails Association
Trail Etiquette Reminders
Following a few basic rules of hiker etiquette can help make a better trail experience for you and the other trail users - whether they are cross-country skiers, birders, mountain bikers, or hunters.
Click here to see the trail etiquette reminders.
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PA Therapeutic Recreation Society News - Sign the Petition Now!
by Anne Wieland, CTRS, MHA
RT Licensure in Pennsylvania
There are over 700 "certified" Recreational Therapists (RTs) in Pennsylvania. Although certification ensures that basic competency of skills are met, it doesn't protect the public from harm. In the eyes of the law, "certification" is optional. This means that individuals who are not certified as a CTRS are still allowed to practice. In order to prohibit people who are not certified from practicing (and subsequently reducing the risk of harm to citizens), RT needs to be licensed.
Utah, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire have RT licensure and many other states (e.g., New York) have developed RT licensure bills that are under review. Both NCTRC and ATRA support RT licensure and are providing licensure help to states. An "RT Licensure Coordinator" has been identified in every state to lead the effort for their state. In Pennsylvania, Dr. Heather Porter at Temple University is the RT Licensure Coordinator. Under her direction, an RT Licensure Committee for PA was formed and the committee is working hard to move this agenda forward.
What we need YOU to do:
- Sign the petition: Go here and electronically sign the petition for RT Licensure in PA. It only takes about 30 seconds to do this. Then, send this link to all of the people on your contact lists (family, friends, co-workers, Facebook friends and colleagues) and ask them to sign the petition. Politicians will not support this bill unless they hear from the people that this is wanted. Every time someone signs this petition ALL of the PA Senators and Representatives will receive an automatic email alerting them that another person has signed the petition. WE NEED LOTS OF SIGNATURES! THIS IS IMPORTANT!
- Send an email to Rep. Sabatina: Representative John Sabatina has already stepped up in support of RT licensure in PA and has requested a bill to be drafted. Send an email to Rep. John Sabatina simply saying "thank you for supporting RT licensure in PA" (jsabatina@pahouse.net). THIS IS IMPORTANT! The more words of "thanks" he hears, the harder he will work for us.
- Join the RT Licensure email list: Send Dr. Porter an email at hporter@temple.edu indicating that you would like to be periodically updated about RT licensure in PA (indicate your full name and preferred email address in the body of the email). Your name will then be added to the RT Licensure Update email list.
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