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Submit Your Session Proposal for the 2015 Conference
 
Be a part of the 2015 PRPS Annual Conference in Lancaster. The conference program committee is accepting educational session proposals through August 15, 2014.

Click here for the 2015 session proposal form.  

 

 

 
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Do you have an idea for a local recreation or conservation project? The National Park Service works with partners and helps communities advance their stewardship, conservation, and recreation goals. The Rivers Trails and Conservation Assistance Program extends and expands the benefits of the National Park Service throughout the nation to connect all Americans to their parks, trails, rivers, and other special places. Applications for 2015 projects are due by August 1, 2014. Visit www.nps.gov/orgs/rtca for more information and to apply.

 

   

2015 Greenways and Trails Summit - Host Request 

 

The Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society (PRPS) and the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) are currently seeking a host for the 2015 Greenways and Trails Summit. The Summit provides trail professionals, volunteers, and advocates with the essential information needed to build, manage, and maintain trails throughout the Commonwealth. It garners approximately 200-250 attendees and has been held in a number of locations with a variety of themes and sessions.

 

Proposals are being accepted from viable organizations interested in hosting the 2015 Greenways and Trails Summit. The selected host will work actively with PRPS and DCNR to determine the Summit's details. Please review the 2015 Greenways and Trails Summit Request Proposal for Host to obtain full proposal details. The deadline for proposals is August 30, 2014. Contact Emily Gates, PRPS Special Projects Coordinator, at egates@prps.org or 814-234-4272. 

 

 
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Respect-it's everywhere you want to be

It isn't image. It's not the money. And it isn't power, prestige or even political capital: What drives both progress and profits inside every organization is a simple thing called respect.

 

Universally recognized and traded ("It's everywhere you want to be!"), respect is the currency of people on the move, who know and work its profitable exchange rate in the commerce of getting things done.

 

Leaders in every industry deal primarily in social capital-networks of social connections, interpersonal relationships, and shared values and ethics, that enable and encourage mutually advantageous cooperation toward shared ambitions. And respect is the blue chip stock of social capital. Investing it in pays large and growing dividends.

 

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PRPS and Other Trainings

 

To view the PRPS Calendar, click here.

Online Registration will be available next week for the Swimming Pool Workshops and the CPSI Course and Exam.

 

September 16, 2014 - Cranberry Township

September 18, 2014 - Mechanicsburg

September 25, 2014 - Plymouth Meeting

 

Swimming Pool Management 101 Workshops

September 16, 2014 - Mechanicsburg

September 17, 2014  - Cranberry Township

September 23, 2014 - Plymouth Meeting

 

PA Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator Exams

September 17, 2014 - Mechanicsburg

September 18, 2014 - Cranberry Township

September 24, 2014 - Plymouth Meeting

 

Resource Operations Workshop

October 22, 2014 - Cabela's, Hamburg

More information will be available soon.

 

Fall Membership Meeting

November 19, 2014

Location TBD 

 

Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course and Exam

December 2-4, 2014 - Harrisburg

 

For a list of other training and upcoming events outside PRPS, click here.  

 
Member Request

  

Fireworks Vendor

I am currently completing my internship for Lower Providence Township. I am looking for information regarding fireworks events that Townships hold...both on July 4th as well as other times of the year. I would appreciate it if you could take a minute and answer the following questions. Also, if you would like a copy of the results let me know and I will be sure to forward them to you.

  • Name of Township/Borough/City/etc.

  • Do you host a fireworks event?

    If so...

  • What date is it held?

  • What vendors have you used?

  • How much do you spend on the fireworks portion of the event?

  • How long is the fireworks show?

  • How are they paid for? (Sponsorship/Operational Budget/Other)

Please email your response to Nicholas@LowerProvidence.org.