PRPS Weekly News

Nominate YOUR Favorite Community Park!

Last day to vote! Vote now and help choose which parks should get a $20,000 grant!

Click here to vote!

Update Membership Record

The 2015-2016 PRPS Membership Directory and Buyers Guide is in the beginning stages, and you will be receiving it in June. Please click here and login to verify that your address and contact information is correct. If you have not previously logged in to the system. Your default password is "Password1."

If you are interested in submitting an ad or would like to be listed in the Buyers Guide, please contact Emily Schnellbaugh at eschnellbaug@prps.org

by May 11, 2015. Or click here for the 2015 Media Kit.

Therapeutic Recreation Institute and PTRS Award Nominations!

47th Annual Therapeutic Recreation Institute

June 3-5, 2015

DoubleTree Resort, Lancaster, PA

To download the Registration Guide click here and Register Today!

Here are a few educational sessions being offered on Wednesday, June 3.

Dancing with Wolves-How to Deal Superbly and Creatively with Difficult People
TR Programming for Traumatic Brain Injury
No Greenhouse? No Problem! Therapeutic Horticulture for the Recreation Therapist
Enhancing Your Residents Nutritional Status through Therapeutic Recreation Programming.

PTRS Awards Nominations! Deadline is May 8, 2015.

The Awards will be presented at the luncheon on Thursday, June 4.We have two Scholarships available. The PTRS Memorial Scholarship and the William Dayton Scholarship They both are good for a full TRI Registration and double occupancy hotel room to a PTRS member. The William Dayton Scholarship is for a PTRS student member. For a listing of all awards, click here. Contact

Karen Hammond, Recognition and Awards Committee Chairperson, at

412-741-1400 x3906 or email khammond@masonicvillages.org.

For information on exhibiting or sponsorship at the 2015 TRI, click here.

PA Proud!

The New York Times recently featured the Great Allegheny Passage as a trail of history starting in Visit Pittsburgh. Click here to read the article.

PRPS Work Day - Thank you!

On Friday, April 17 we had our spring work day at the PRPS office. We thank Kurt Uhler, John Mikowychok, Mike Gable, Jim Bobeck, and the PRPS staff for their time and dedication to the PRPS building maintenance.

They accomplished a lot in one day.

Installed the new bronze fish in the Memorial Garden
added a fence in between the parking lot and basketball court (skateboarders were using this area as a ramp)
Removed two basketball goals from the court
New plantings
Removal of trees and bark wrap
Pruning
Storage shed cleaned and painted

The next work day will be scheduled in the Fall.

Member Request

Moon Parks and Recreation is looking at some new scoreboards for baseball & softball fields. The installation fees seem very high. Does anyone know of a good company/vendor that they have recently used with reasonable installation fees.

Please contact Amy Ottaviani, at info@moonparks.org.

Register Now! Get Outdoors PA Webinar: Using Social Media to promote your outdoor recreation programs

May 21

1:00 - 2:00 pm

This free webinar features communication professionals who will provide guidance and strategies for success in connecting with partners and your desired audience using social media. Hear from the experts on selecting the best site for you, managing time and being effective in your social media activity.

Encourage greater participation in your programs today by registering for this webinar and learning the tricks of the trade in communication and promotion by social media!

Upcoming PRPS/PTRS Trainings

To register online for these workshops, click here.

May 5-7, 2015 (Registration is Full)

Certified Playground Safety Inspector Certification Course

Middletown Township - Bucks County

May 11, 2015

No Health Without Mental Health

MossRehab, Elkins Park, PA

October 22, 2015

Resource Operations Workshop (registration not yet available)

Cabela's, Hamburg

Greenways & Trails Summit - Save the Date!

Take a Walk on the Wilds Side

Holiday Inn & Allegheny Community Center

Warren, Pennsylvania

September 20-22, 2015

The 2015 Greenways and Trails Summit logo was created by the Warren County Career Center and AllImage Graphics.

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