Upcoming Webinars
Get Outdoors PA Best Practices for Outdoor Recreation Programs
January 21, 2015
2:00 - 3:00 pm
This webinar will explore best practices for various activities which can help partners improve the quality of their outdoor recreational events. A best practice is known as a technique, method, process, activity or incentive which has been clearly defined, refined, and evaluated through repeated delivery and proven to be most effective in providing a desired outcome by a substantial body of research. They may change over time. Register here!
DCNR's BRC Grant Funding for Recreation and Conservation Projects:
January 28, 2015
10:00 - 11:30 am
This webinar is designed for new applicants interested in obtaining grant funding for public recreation and conservation projects. Participants will receive an overview of our grant program, our new on-line application process, eligible types of projects and applicants, matching fund requirements, and strategies on how to create a "ready-to-go" competitive grant application. This webinar will also provide participants with the opportunity to ask questions of BRC staff.
Grant Funding for Partnership Projects:
February 3, 2015
10:00 - 11:30 am
This webinar is designed for those interested in obtaining grant funding to support public recreation, conservation or heritage initiatives across a state-wide or regional landscape. Partnerships Program project categories include: Convening, Education and Training; Special Purpose Planning; Implementation; and Mini-Grant programs. This webinar will provide a general Partnerships Program overview to include: eligible project activities; funding sources; matching requirements; and strategies on how to create a competitive grant application. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask general Partnerships Program questions.
To register for the two DCNR webinars click here. For additional information, contact Linda Manning at linmanning@pa.gov or call (717) 783-4736.
The 2015 DCNR Grant Funding application period will open January 14, 2015 and close April 16, 2015.
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PRPS Recognition and Awards Program
If you have not submitted your nominations, please do so now.
Categories:
- Outstanding Achievement Award in Honor of Fred Coombs
- PRPS Distinguished Member Award in Honor of Robert D. Griffith
- Outstanding New Professional Award
- Community Champion Award
- Excellence in Recreation and Parks
Click here for Awards Program Entry Information. Nominations are due before January 31, 2015.
Additional Awards Programs
Local Government Award
This award recognizes an elected or appointed individual or group of individuals for outstanding and significant contribution(s) or leadership in support of some facet of the profession. (Not required to be a member of PRPS.)
Please send any nominations with a brief explanation of the contribution or leadership to Karl Lukens, Interim Chair, Governmental Affairs Committee at: klukens@lowerprovidence.org. Click here for award criteria and application. The deadline is January 13, 2015.
Green Parks Award
Do you have a park in your community that you think deserves to be recognized for outstanding "green" practices?
You can nominate that park for the annual DCNR/PRPS Green Parks Award. To review award criteria and application, click here. The deadline is January 24, 2015.
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Leadership Living
The MasterPoint™ Series for the ascendant professional
Envisioning and crafting a custom-built future 
using the "eyepieces" of a well-focused vision statement
My eyes are extremely near-sighted. That means they are able to focus only a very short distance from my retinas. It's particularly helpful when I need to remove a splinter from my finger; I can bring it right up to my eyeballs, detect the minutest detail, and nimbly extract the problem. But if I ever attempt to pilot a plane in that unfocused, cross-eyed condition, I'll most definitely crash and burn. Big time!
Click here to continue reading.
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PRPS Conference
by Karen Hammond, Conference Publicity Committee
Are you ready for more?
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Show Me The Money! Seriously? Is it possible? It seems like a daunting task, but with the right tools you too can be successful with Fundraising & Sponsorships - A Whole New Ballgame. Thomas J. Blomstrom will help you understand what it takes and how you can do it! This session will be held on Monday, March 23 at 9:00am.
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They're here! The Baby Boomers are starting a new phase in their lives and you must be prepared! Learn the keys to helping them ease into retirement with the right tools and knowledge. Monica Hoffman is walking through this change herself and is willing to share what it takes to go from Boomer to Zoomer: Launching The Right Way. Be at this session at 10:30am to hear a frank but humorous way to see what they/you will need!
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Ugh! It's mid-summer and your team has run out of creative programs for your youth. What to do? Tiffany Herron is ready to provide you with fresh ideas, and you will live them! Be prepared to experience Games, Games and More Games at 2:00pm on Monday, March 23.
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So you have some staff that have been around the block a few times, and then there are these youngsters...how to you get them to benefit from the experience of working together? Lori Hoffner will lead the discussion on Creating Effective Multi-Generational Teams at 3:30pm Monday, March 23. This session is great for anyone that sees a generation gap in any aspect of their world.
For more details on the Conference, click here.
Online registration is OPEN - Register Now! Early Bird price for members is $325 for full conference, and must be paid in full by January 30, 2015.
  
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It's almost here...the Get Outdoors PA Mini-Grant Program
In early 2015, the Get Outdoors PA Mini-Grant program will be launched for Get Outdoors PA Community Partners. Grants of $1,500-$3,000 will fund equipment and training related to outdoor programming. Some match is required. Applicants must be Get Outdoors PA Community Partners approved in 2014 or earlier and be a local government entity or 501c3 non-profit. The grant round will be open from February 1, 2015 to March, 31, 2015. The program is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Start thinking about how your programs could benefit and if you're not currently a Community Partner, apply online today!
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PRPS and Other Trainings
To view the PRPS Calendar, click here.
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Call for Proposals - Therapeutic Recreation Institute
47th Annual PA Therapeutic Recreation Institute
June 3-5, 2015
DoubleTree Resort, Lancaster, PA
Call for Proposals!
The 2015 TRI session proposal form is available. The submission deadline is January 15. For more information about the TR Institute, click here.
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