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PRPS Weekly News
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The PRPS Office wishes everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
 
The PRPS office will be closed Thursday (11/28) and Friday (11/29).
 
   
Congratulations Pat Sawchuk!
  
Pat Sawchuk retired from PRPS on Friday, November 22 after 21 years of service. Pat we wish you the best! If you would like to send Pat a card, please send to her home at: 505 Scotia Road, Port Matilda, PA 16870.
 
 

Conference Information 

 

 

 
SAVE THE DATE!

67th Annual State Conference

March 22-26, 2014
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
  
The PRPS Conference Committee has been working very hard on all the final details for the Conference Registration Guide. Wait until you see the line up of sessions! The guide will be available next month. For more conference details and pricing, click here. 

 

Early Bird Discount:

Full Conference Discount for PRPS members =$285 ($40.00 off regular price!) All other pricing options are excluded. Payment must be made in full by January 31, 2014 to qualify. 

  

Exhibit Information
If you are interested in exhibiting at the conference, click here for more information. 
  
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Call for Proposals - Therapeutic Recreation Institute
  
46th Annual TRI
Circle of Life
June 4-6, 2014
Double Tree Resort, Lancaster, PA
  
The 2014 TRI session proposal form is now available. The proposal submission deadline is December 31, 2013.
 
 
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.
 

PRPS Training

    
 
We will be having another free Get Outdoors PA webinar. This is a repeat of the webinar that was held on November 7.
  
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.

 

Thursday, December 5

1:00 pm - 1:15 pm

  

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!  

 

  
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.

 

DIII Ski & Snowboarding Socials/Meetings

 

Shawnee Mountain - Wednesday, January 11

Blue Mountain - Tuesday, February 11

Jack Frost Mountain - Tuesday, February 25 

 

For more information and to register click here.

   
Last chance!
New PRPS Apparel - Tell Us What You Want!
  
We will be purchasing apparel and would like to know what merchandise you would like, help us by completing this survey.
 

  

DCNR Training 

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DCNR Grant Workshops for Recreation and Conservation Projects

 

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Bureau of Recreation and Conservation 2014 grant program for public recreation and conservation projects opens Jan. 15, 2014 and ends of April 16, 2014. In partnership with the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society, DCNR is offering free, in-person grant workshops at six locations across Pennsylvania in February. 

 

Camp Hill - February 5

Conshocken - February 6

Nanticoke - February 19

Boalsburg - February 20

Wexford - February 25

Clarion - February 26

 

Click here for more information or to register. Pre-registration is required.

 

For questions about these events, contact Linda Manning at linmanning@pa.gov or call (717) 783-4736.