Congratulations to the winners of the 2006 Agency Showcase Competition. Listed below are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and People’s Choice winners (a = work is completed by a contracted designer, b = work is completed by in-house staff). Scans of the winning entries will be posted on the Agency Showcase page of the Illinois […]
IPRA’s new LocateAPark.com site was spotlighted in today’s Daily Herald with a rather nice story by Anna Marie Kukec who writes on the e-Buzz.
So your New Year’s resolution was to lose weight.
Are you keeping your promise?
If not, Oakbrook Terrace-based Illinois Park and Recreation Association wants to help.
The group has launched a mapping system at […]
This week, park and recreation professionals from across Illinois and neighboring states will be joined together in chilly Chicago for the annual IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference. This annual gathering is highlighted by great educational sessions, recognition of individuals and agencies for thier accomplishments throughout the year, and tons of networking amongst friends […]
The Agency Showcase Competition winners will be announced at the annual conference at both the Friday Awards Luncheon and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association’s Business Meeting (Fri @ 5pm). Nominated pieces will be on display near conference registration and the Silent Auction area so stop by and view the great creative work done […]
Did you know that as of January 15 there are over 1,700 people receiving The Blog Spot’s email notifications? Not too shabby…but there are still a lot of you not subscribed.
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Today the Illinois Park and Recreation Association’s CEO, Bill Wald, and his staff presented the 2007/2008 Strategic Plan to the Board of Directors at the Katherine Legge Memorial Lodge in Hinsdale.
The plan is a continuous working document that provides a clear direction for the work of the association as a unified, future developing organization. […]
Illinoisans looking for a way to recreate, get in shape, become more social and simply have fun now have a place to go online for help. LocateAPark.com is a resource of the Illinois Park & Recreation Association (IPRA) to assist people from all over the state in finding quality recreational opportunities.
The online mapping tool, […]
Please be sure to visit the IPRF Silent Auction, which will be held during the IAPD/IPRA Annual Conference. We have received over $19,000 in donated items and proceeds fund the Illinois Park & Recreation Foundation Student Scholarship program. Bidding begins Thursday, January 25 at 2pm, next to Conference Registration.
Click Silent Auction 2007 to view the […]
#19 - Professional Certification - It’s Your Choice
F, 1/26 from 8:30am-10:30am
Presenter(s): Dr. William McKinney, Associate Professor, University of Illinois; Michael Clark, Executive Director, Batavia Park District; Tracey Crawford, Superintendent of Recreation, NSSRA
Learn about the benefits of being certified and what certification is all about. Find out what it takes to become certified and how to […]
Mark your calendars for March 10-15 for the National Recreation and Park Association’s Revenue Development & Management School at Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in Wheeling, WV. Carrie Haupert, an Illinois Park and Recreation Association member and Director of Parks & Recreation for the Village of Hinsdale, is Chair of this year’s Revenue School.
For […]