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Governmental Affairs Event - December 10th
  

Join the Governmental Affairs Committee on December 10th for a Legislative Breakfast at the Capitol. In an ongoing effort to educate our newest legislators on the efforts of PRPS and the importance of the Keystone Fund, PRPS will be hosting a breakfast for new legislators. We will also be meeting with local legislators after the breakfast who may not be able to attend the breakfast.

 

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.

 

PRPS Upcoming Trainings

    

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Free Webinar (repeat from November 7)

Get Outdoors PA: Discover Hidden Benefits!

Audience: Park and recreation organizations and land trusts interested in becoming Get Outdoors PA Community Partners, as well as 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!  

 

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PA Therapeutic Recreation Society Dementia Taskforce Workshops: 

A Practical Guide for Planning and Programming for Persons with Dementia

 

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 12, 2013

Norcom Community Center, Philadelphia, PA

 

Click here for more information or click here to register online.

  
 
Announcing the New PRPS Recognition and 
Awards Program
  
Our awards program has been revamped for 2014. Click here to see the revised awards and criteria, as well as our new, simplified nomination form.

Nominations are due January 31, 2014.
 
   
Call for Proposals - Therapeutic Recreation Institute
  
46th Annual TRI
Circle of Life
June 4-6, 2014
Double Tree Resort, Lancaster, PA
  
For the TRI session proposal form click here. The proposal submission deadline is December 31, 2013.

For information on exhibiting at the 2014 TRI, click here.
 
 
Student Scholarships
  
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.
 
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.

Conference Information 

 

SAVE THE DATE!

67th Annual State Conference

March 22-26, 2014
Seven Springs Mountain Resort
  
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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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 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.
  
 
NRPA News 
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Want More Resources for Your Out-of-School Time Programs? 

 

Tell us what you do!


We want to support your out-of-school time activities with more resources and content. To do so, we'd like to know a little bit more about the programs and services you offer to youth during their out-of-school times: in the morning, afterschool, on the weekends, and during holiday and summer breaks. The information you provide will assist NRPA in providing resources and content to support your efforts. This survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete. 

 

Take the Out-of-School Time Survey 

 

 

NRPA Parks & Recreation Magazine:

Looking for successful programs and solutions for homeless populations in parks

 

In the January issue of Parks & Recreation Magazine, we are planning to run a feature on park agencies that have developed successful solutions for compassionately handling homeless people in their parks. I'm looking for a few additional positive examples that we can work into this feature. In many cases, homeless people are seen as a nuisance, but some park agencies have developed systems in which their homeless "residents" are given jobs to help keep the park clean, for example. Others may work closely with their local shelter or provide meals to the homeless in conjunction with summer feeding programs for out-of-school kids.

 

If your park agency has come up with any good solutions for working with your local homeless populations, please let me know. 

 

Danielle Taylor, Senior Editor, Parks & Recreation Magazine

National Recreation and Park Association

dtaylor@nrpa.org

703.858.2172