NEWS & NOTES

Foundation of the Virginia Recreation & Park Society

FOUNDATION FRENZY!

Help us celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Virginia Recreation and Park Society!

Members of the Foundation are very proud of the Scholarship Program that has awarded close to $150,000 in scholarships and assisted local students and professionals with their education including the 2015 VRPS Annual Conference. You can contribute to the Foundation three ways.

1. VOLUNTEER

We will be recruiting new and returning members at our "FOUNDATION FRENZY" campaign during the 2015 VRPS Annual Conference. We need your help to achieve our goal of recruiting 30 new members! Please consider volunteering in our efforts by SIGNING UP and selecting one or more volunteer shifts.

2. SUPPORT

Join us at the Exhibit Hall Adventure on Monday, November 9, from noon to 4:30 p.m. Stop by the Foundation Frenzy table and visit with other members. All new and continuing Foundation members will be eligible to spin our fabulous PRIZE WHEEL! You can also support the Foundation by bidding on items at the Silent Auction. 50% of all funds raised will go to supporting Foundation scholarships.

3. DONATE

In addition to your membership, please support the Education Endowment Fund. Our goal is to raise $1,000,000 in the interest of funding continuing education for parks and recreation professionals. Public funds for staff training are difficult to obtain. The Education Endowment will help talented, hardworking parks and recreation professionals stay current with continuing education.

With tremendous thanks,

The Foundation of VRPS Membership Committee:

Charles Hester, CPRP

Susan Van Patten, Ph D

Beth Wood-Whitley, CTRS

JOIN THE FRENZY HERE!

Annual Conference Scholarship Recipients

The Annual 2015 VRPS Conference will be held November 7-10, 2015 in Virginia Beach. Through the diligent fundraising efforts of the Service Areas, Resource Groups, and Foundation, we were able to fund 41 full and partial scholarships to attend the conference.

Please help us in congratulating our student and professional scholarship recipients!

Tresa Walko	Radford University	Brianne Baglini	City of Fairfax
Kayla Monticue	Radford University	Brittany Boone	City of Suffolk
Lasheena Harden	Old Dominion University	Justin Bullock	Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation & Public Facilities
Rebecca Lackey	Old Dominion University	Patricia Copeland	Chesapeake Juvenile Services
Gabrielle Hudson	Old Dominion University	Gina Craig	Danville Parks and Recreation
Lawrence LaPell	Old Dominion University	Cindy Jo Daniel	Henrico County Recreation and Parks
Philip Kuenzer	Old Dominion University	Teresa Funkhouser	Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation
Katelynn Sparks	Old Dominion University	Kristen Hamill	City of Newport News Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Michelle Whitehead	Old Dominion University	Amy-Jo Hendrix	Town of Vienna
Tishauna Brevard	Old Dominion University	Karen Hibbard	Danville Parks and Recreation
Anna Weishaar	Old Dominion University	Jered Hoover	Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation
Elizabeth Rodriguez	Old Dominion University	Dianna Johnson	Town of Elkton
Taylor McIntosh	Virginia Wesleyan College	Joy Johnson	James City County Parks & Recreation
Hannah Parent	Virginia Wesleyan College	Deborah Kennedy	Grayson County Parks and Recreation
Tenley Scott	Virginia Wesleyan College	Abby Kimble	Herndon Parks and Recreation

Jessica Kronberg	Goochland County Parks, Recreation and Facilities	Rebekah Reynolds	Goochland County Parks, Recreation & Facilities
Karen Lussier	City of Fairfax	Brandi Rhinehart	Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation
Nicole Marko	Fairfax County Park Authority	Ben Stine	Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation
Rita Miller	Virginia Department of Health	Michelle Swalin	Goochland County Parks, Recreation & Facilities
Allison Morris	Elkton Area Community Center	Margaret Thorne	City of Portsmouth
Tim Moubray	County of Orange

2016 Jesse A. Reynolds Memorial Scholarship

Jesse A. Reynolds was a parks and recreation director for the City of Richmond. He was instrumental in establishing professional parks and recreation "registration," which was the predecessor to Virginia's CPRP program. Upon his passing, Jesse's family, including son Ron Reynolds, a former director in Campbell County and a former VRPS Foundation Board member, established this scholarship in his name.

Designed to assist professionals currently employed in leisure services (preferably public recreation), this $1000 scholarship is awarded to assist in graduate level education, either on a part-time or full-time basis.

For information on the scholarship and the 2014 winner, Rebecca Flaherty, click HERE.

For more information and to apply, click HERE. Deadline is Thursday, March 3, 2016, at 5:00 p.m.

Scholarship preference will be given to those individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to the profession through membership in VRPS and the Foundation of VRPS.

The Foundation of the Virginia Recreation & Park Society
6372 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Suite 109 | Mechanicsville VA 23111 | vrps.com