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LAST CHANCE to 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.  


 

 

 
PRPS Fall Work Day - Save the Date!

 

Join the Park Resource Branch on Thursday, September 25 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at the PRPS Office as we clean the landscape beds. No prior training is required...we'll teach you everything you need to know. Lunch is also provided. Please contact Rob Lewis if you are interested in helping.

 

 
Deadline Approaching: 2015 Greenways and Trails Summit Host Applications!      

 

The Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society (PRPS) and the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) are 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. 
 

Art in Parks - Less than Two Weeks to Submit Your Story!

 
This fall, the Art Association of Harrisburg (AAH) is hosting a park and recreation themed exhibit, September 12 through October 16, 2014.  In order to educate exhibit visitors on how park and recreation departments have used art to enhance their parks, PRPS is accepting case studies from agencies that have success stories to share. The case studies will be mounted and displayed at the exhibit. Broadcast your organization's good work by completing this Case Study Template (tips included)! Submit your case studies to Emily Gates at egates@prps.org by Monday, August 25th.

 

 
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 - Playworld Systems, Inc., Lewisburg

 

Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course and Exam

December 2-4, 2014 - Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey, Harrisburg

 

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

 

If You Can't Make it to NRPA This Year, You Can Virtually Join Live

 

Top Reasons to Attend NRPA's Virtual Congress Live!:

  1. No travel costs required
  2. Presentations from top rated session leaders
  3. Earn 1.0 CEUs-half of the CPRP renewal requirement
  4. Attend from the comfort of your home or office
  5. Receive and share great ideas along with thousands of your park and recreation colleagues

Click here for more details. 

 

   

Member Question

 

Recreation Software

Does anyone have any suggestions for software that would be used for registration, facility booking, online registration, report generation, tracking of participants, etc. We are currently using Class, and there will be no more updates to the program. Active is the company that bought Class and we are not entirely thrilled with the price increase that would occur. Is anyone currently using a program that they are happy with that would accomplish the things we are currently doing in Class?

 

Please respond to Dave Hutner at dave.hutner@cranberrytownship.org. 

 

 

Volunteer in a State Park

 

Check out the Conservation Volunteer website and the handy calendar and project list to browse volunteer opportunities.