Park and recreation professionals and supporters from Illinois will be in attendance this week in Seattle, WA for the annual National Recreation and Park Association Congress. There are to be over 10,000 people in attendance from all over the country and from countries as far as Japan!
Park and recreation supporters attend this national event to […]
Need a new way to get your park district message out to your community, county, state, country or world? Try posting your video commercials online at either of the hugely popular sites, YouTube or NBC5’s MyVideo. A recent search of Illinois park districts on YouTube resulted in a rare commercial from the Peoria Park District […]
Congratulations to the following Illinois Park and Recreation Association members who were randomly chosen as winners in the “Are You Clean?” membership promotion.
Mark Purcell, CPRP - Buehler YMCA
Dave Haring, CPRP - Schaumburg Park District
Shirley Braglia, CPRP - New Lenox Park District
Dan Malartsik, PPRP - Lincolnwood Parks and Recreation Dept.
Carolyn Nagle, CPRP, CTRS - Fox Valley […]
The Illinois Park and Recreation Association is trying to determine an appropriate date for the annual “IPRA Day” with the Schaumburg Flyers. Our current option is a June 21, 2007 game.
Question: Will your agency’s daycamp program have begun by this date?
Let us know your feedback by posting a comment to this posting below!
Tim Dimke, the newly appointed executive director of the Rockford Park District, sat down recently with the Rockford Register to discuss his plans for the district. Among his top goals was getting his staff accredited through the Illinois Park and Recreation Association’s comprehensive certification program.
“For the long-term well-being of the district and the community, […]
Older adults, those age 65+, are the fastest growing segment of our population and by 2030 this group will double in size! As we age, our physical and mental abilities tend to decline but there has been proof that being physically active can improve our happiness and health.
What are you doing at your agency […]
The Illinois Park and Recreation Association will co-host a reception at the NRPA Congress in Seattle Washington with the Arizona Parks and Recreation Assocation and the California Park and Recreation Society. This is a great opportunity for those attending the NRPA Congress to network with professionals and elected officials from other states. Education […]
The “Are you clean?” membership promotion ends today, October 2. If you are a member of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association and have not done so already, login to the Member Only page and update your contact information so it’s sparkling clean!
In an attempt to have the most accurate membership data, before converting […]
Some leaders in the association world, the ASAE blog “Acronym” and Ben Martin, are convinced that “email is for old people.” Speakers at a Boston technology conference said that both email and word processing are at thing of the past. The tech saavy people out there are now using instant messaging and […]