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NRPA Congress - Register before August 1!

October 14-16, 2014

Charlotte, NC

 

Register before August 1st and receive $150 off the Member Full Package price!

 

We have reserved a block of rooms at Le Meridien for our Pennsylvania delegates. The deadline to reserve a room in this block is August 1st.
 

To make a reservation, click here.  

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Please stay tuned for information on opportunities to connect with your Pennsylvania colleagues while in Charlotte.

 

 

Recreation Therapy in Rehab Setting -

H.R. 4755 Access to Inpatient Therapy

 

The Federal Public Policy (FPP) Committee is holding several conference calls to help prepare members to respond to this Action Alert. Dial in to
1-646-307-1300 with the access code 9930759# on either of the following dates: 
  •   August 4, 12:00 pm (noon) EST 
  •   August 5, 7:00 pm  EST
If your congressperson is a Republican, request that they co-sign with Congressman Thompson (R: PA); if a Democrat, ask them to join Congressman Butterfield (D: NC). The FPP Committee has compiled several resources to aid members:

Let's Move PA

 

 

At the Let's Move! Pennsylvania conference, participants will find tools and information needed to promote healthy food, beverage, and physical activity environments for children in homes, schools, and communities.

 

Nearly one third of Pennsylvania's children are overweight or obese. The rates have tripled in the last 30 years. These children will suffer from many chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease as a result. Lifestyles have drastically changed since decades ago; instead of walking to school or playing outside, kids are riding to school and have much more screen time.

 

At this conference, you will:

  • Learn about the latest research findings from Penn State University that impact this issue
  • Gain knowledge of best practices from PA Communities
  • Encourage partnerships that enable individuals and communities to utilize best practices to contribute to policy change that makes an impact on this issue 

Click here for more details and to register.
 

Early Registration Fee Deadline: September 15, 2014 

 

 
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.  

 

 

   

Member News

 

Congratulations to Chris Lessig!

Chris recently accepted a new position as Activity Project Manager with the County of Volusia, Florida!  

 

Gary Smith, PRPS long time member and retired from PA Bureau of State Parks, volunteers as a bone marrow courier with the National Marrow Donor Program.  He has made over 118 trips and they have taken been all over the United States, Canada, Europe, and even Africa.

 

Gary signed up to participate in By The Mile for Be The Match® to raise funds to help match volunteer marrow donors with patients who have blood cancers, like leukemia or lymphoma. Most patients needing a marrow transplant need to turn to the Be The Match Registry® to find an unrelated donor. But, Be The Match doesn't stop there. The organization also helps cover uninsured costs for patients, like co-pays or transportation to and from the hospital, and they fund research projects to improve transplant success.

 

This summer Gary is pledging to ride for patients in need. Please click here if you are interested in helping Gary reach his goal.

 

 

   

PRPS D2 Fall Social

 

Moon Dancer Winery

Friday, September 12

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

 

Click here to download the flier.

 

RSVP by Wednesday, September 10 to Christine Kaufman.

 

 
PRPS and Other Trainings

 

To view the PRPS Calendar, click here.

Online Registration is available 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.