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March 23, 2016                         Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society
PRPS Webinar: Clearances Update
Join us Wednesday, March 30th for a one hour update on the PA child protective services law and how it affects your department. This webinar will teach participants how to properly comply with the PA CPSL and will learn new resources to lessen the burden of compliance. Register Now!
Playground Maintenance Workshops Are Back!
It's been a few years since we held these workshops. They are back and have been revised with lots of new information that pertains to safety surfacing, audits and inspections, risk control, playground hazards and priorities and much more. Dates are coming up fast! Register Today!
The Committee has spoken...Now its Your Turn to Tell Them How they Did!
Click the link below and share your thoughts of "Surviving" the 2016 PRPS Annual Conference.
Don't forget the deadline is March 31, 2016 for submissions.  The 2016 Co-Chairs and the 2017 Committee will be reviewing all of the comments, suggestions, and compliments on Friday, April 1.
This survey will help with the planning and decisions about the 2017 Conference.
 
Thank you once again for attending our 2016 event and we look forward to seeing you again at Hershey in 2017.
 
2015 PRPS Annual Report
Check out the 2015 Annual Report and review what all we have accomplished in a year, our ongoing partnerships and much more we have to offer.
TRI Awards & Scholarships Available
PTRS's Awards Program offers an opportunity to celebrate and share all the amazing things we do as professionals and also to honor those that help us achieve those victories. It also provides the opportunities for students and professionals to attend the TRI with no financial burden! Click here to review the applications.
Do you use Activenet?
The Mechanicsburg Recreation Department is looking for a department that uses Activenet League Modular for the development and implementation of leagues.  In the near future, the Department implements a 90 team grass volleyball league.  The recent change of employees is create numerous questions with this modular.  If you can be of any assistance, please call 717-691-4572 or email twbrown@mbgsd.org. Thank you in advance to anyone that could assist! 
Sympathy
One of our long time members recently passed away. Fred Walters passed away on March 12. Fred was past president of the Therapeutic Recreation Society and very involved in our Therapeutic Recreation Institutes. Click here to view the obituary.
 
The brother of Becky Slick, Manheim Township Recreation & Park Department, passed away earlier this month. Our sympathies to all.
Capital Campaign Examples
The Penns Valley Park Board in Centre County is looking to develop the first phase of a 65 acre park that includes a number of soccer fields and a capital investment estimated at $500,000. If you can share information about how you may have run a successful capital campaign for a similar level and purpose, please contact Pat Leary at patleary1@gmail.com.
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CPSI Course & Exam!
May 3-5 (Cranberry Twp.)
Dec. 13-15 (Horsham)
Register Early!Therapeutic Recreation Workshop
PTRS York College of PA 
April 6 - York College West Campus Community Center

For a brochure and to register go to www.prps.org.
Green $aves 
Stormwater Management Workshop 3/30
 
Come to this workshop in Chester County to learn about managing stormwater (and saving money) by working with nature. Registration Deadline March 25. Click here for more details.
Therapeutic Recreation Institute
 
May 31-June 3, 2016
DoubleTree Resort by Hilton
Lancaster, PA
More information will be available soon!

Quick Links

Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society  |  814-234-4272  |  eschnellbaugh@prps.org
2131 Sandy Drive, State College, PA 16803-2283  | prps.org