eNews May 26, 2016
 Last Chance to Register!
Therapeutic Recreation Institute (TRI) 
May 31: Pre Conference - Creating a Vision for Positive Leadership
The PA Therapeutic Recreation Institute begins June 1 - June 3, at the DoubleTree Resort in Lancaster, PA. If you can't make the Institute, you can attend the Pre-Conference: Creating a Vision for Positive Leadership on Tuesday, May 31. Don't miss out on this opportunity to network and gain new ideas to take back to your workplace.
Registration includes at least 1.6 CEU's or 16 contact hours (1.6 full conference plus .6 pre-conference on May 31). Register here.
Creating a Vision for Positive Leadership Don't miss this workshop!
This workshop is for anyone to attend!
Join us on May 31 at the Doubltree Resort in Lancaster. This workshop will provide both leaders and future leaders the knowledge and skills required to challenge motivate and grow their employee's careers and much more. Member fee is $115, and the non-member fee is $140. Register today! 
PA's Outdoor Recreation Plan Recognized as Nation's Best for Second Time
Pennsylvania has earned top national honors for its work to transform outdoor recreation planning and get residents to spend more time outdoors, DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced recently. Click here to read more.
PRPS Event Coordinator
The PRPS Event Coordinator is a take-charge professional who manages events from conception to clean up. He /she manages the administration, budget, and logistics of numerous one-time events as well as ongoing professional development and technical assistance programs, statewide conferences, institutes and summits, and training workshops and webinars.
Creative Strategies for Financing Parks & Recreation
Recent economic hardships have brought about financial challenges for many government-sponsored programs, including parks and recreation. One of the oft-repeated concerns expressed by park and recreation administrators is the availability of sufficient financial resources for operational and capital expenses. Read more...
Membership Directory & Buyers Guide
The 2016-2017 Membership Directory and Buyers Guide will be published 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."
Upcoming Workshops
Registration is OPEN for the December Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course (CPSI) and the Fall Swimming Pool Workshops.
Quick Links
Academy for Youth Sports Administrators
September 8, 2016
Spooky Nook Sports Complex, Manheim 
D2 Fundraising Event
Join District II and other volunteers for a day at Hersheypark. Click here.
PTRS Branch
Strategic Plan 
2016-2020 updated
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 DCNR Civil Service Testing 

Civil Service testing is available for opportunities to work for the Bureau of Recreation and Conservation for three classifications including Recreation and Conservation Trainee and Recreation and Conservation Advisors I & II.  Interested, qualified professionals are encouraged to take the exams through the State Civil Service Commission website. The closing date for testing is June 25.
Other Upcoming Events

Tree Tenders on-site classes - June 23