PRPS eNews March 16, 2016

Conference Evaluation

If you attended the conference, please take some time and fill out the evaluation by clicking here.

ACT NOW - RT Licensure!

RT Licensure in Pennsylvania will be coming to a end soon. We need your help now! Please complete the postcard information for your Representative or Senator. It will then be given directly to them. Click here for postcard drive instructions and click here for the template. Send the information to: Dr. Heather Porter, Temple University, 1700 N. Broad St., Suite 304, Philadelphia, PA 19122.

Request for Proposals to Host

2017 PA Greenways & Trails Summit

The Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society (PRPS) and the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) are currently seeking a host for the 2017 Greenways and Trails Summit. Proposals are being accepted from viable organizations interested in hosting the event. The selected host will work actively with PRPS and DCNR to determine the Summit's details. Review the 2017 Greenways and Trails Summit Request for Proposal for Host to obtain all proposal details.

The deadline for proposals is April 22, 2016.

Contact Emily Gates, Grants and Training Coordinator, at egates@prps.org.

Get Certified as a Certified Youth Sports Administrator (CYSA)

PRPS and NAYS is offering a new CYSA training on September 8 at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, PA. This one-day academy is for Youth Sports Administrators. Click here to download the flyer.

To learn more about earning the CYSA credential in September, join us for a webinar on July 14 at 9:30 am. Register here.

Policy Assistance Needed

Willistown Township is looking for samples of MOUs, use agreements, policies, or some kind of documentation between a little league or similar user and a township/borough/city/county for use of a park owned by the governmental body. Willistown has a Little League that for the most part exclusively uses a small park with two ball fields. They run the concession stand and make improvements to the property. The Township mows the grass, pays the electric and water, and manages any issues with the concession stand/potty pavilion: that is the extent of Township involvement. The Little League is asking about naming rights for parking spaces and dugouts, and posting signage on fences to raise money for park improvements and maintenance, so any fundraising guidelines or agreements would be helpful too. Send responses to: mhundt@willistown.pa.us.

Sympathy

Fred Walter, 53, passed away on Saturday, March 12. Click here for the obituary.

Professional Opportunities through State Parks

Pennsylvania State Parks offers numerous development opportunities for educators and professionals in the recreation and park field. Our trainings provide you with lessons and resources to help you educate your visitors about environmental and ecologic topics. Several of these opportunities are nationally recognized environmental education curricula such as Project WET and Project Wild while others were created by state parks or with partners such as; Watershed Education or PA Songbirds. If you would like to be made award of upcoming educator workshops and trainings that are happening in Pennsylvania State Parks please email Carissa Longo at calongo@pa.gov so you can be added to the PA State Parks Teacher Workshop email distribution list. We do not share your information and e-blasts go out about once per month. Most of our professional development courses are free or low-cost and are offered for Act 48 hours through the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Click here to find out about upcoming PA State Park workshops.