Wheaton Park District’s Lincoln Marsh is doing their part to challenge kids and grown-ups alike to take a break from their computer screens, TVs and cell phones and go out in nature to run, jump, play and explore.
For tens of thousands of years, kids went outside and played in nature. In the space of only […]
If you’ve waited to the last minute to register for the 3rd annual IPRA Park Pursuit on September 14…it’s the last minute! Registration ends this Wednesday, August 29! Go to ILipra.org/ParkPursuit to register your team now.
This year we already have an unbelievable 32 teams registered for the Park Pursuit! Thank you to […]
Registration for the Communication & Marketing Section’s Boot Camp has been extended until noon on Monday, August 27 due to the recent storms forcing numerous power outages at park and recreation facilities.
The C&M Section is bringing you the sponsorship industry’s most sought-after talents will teach you everything you need to make even the most cut-throat […]
Fluorecycle Inc. is a pioneer and leading recycler of fluorescent lights and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps containing mercury, a dangerous substance that can pose serious health hazards. In 1997, Illinois legislators passed a law deeming it ILLEGAL to dispose of these lights in landfills or incinerators. To ensure public safety, Fluorecycle became the first […]
Since 1960 the Illinois Association of Park Districts and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association have combined resources to hold the largest state conference for professionals and officials of park, recreation, conservation, municipal and special recreation agencies.
But, until now, members of the IAPD and the IPRA have often felt they had to toggle between both […]
The strangest thing happened today…
A ticket scalper came to the IPRA office trying to sell some tickets to the Park Pursuit on Friday, September 14 in Wrigleyville. He told us this was the coolest scavenger hunt around - loosely based off the show Amazing Race - and that it was also a great way […]
Congratulations to IPRA members for their successful efforts to actively involve thousands of citizens of Illinois and hundreds of future professionals in the field of parks and recreation by organizing and running a variety of amazing competitive activities throughout the summer.
August 4 marked a special day because three main events were going during this day:
National Hershey Track and Field North American Finals- Illinois […]
On this episode of theVOICE, Wheeling Park District's Director of Park & Recreation Services, Ron Salski, talks to us about how he got started in parks in recreation, what IPRA means to him, and his plans in 2009 as Chairman of the Board.
It doesn’t matter what rank you hold within your agency - at any given time you may be called upon to recruit sponsorships for your home agency…are you ready?
As we get ready for the first ever Communications & Marketing Section Boot Camp this August 28 and 29, I couldn’t help but think of the great […]
Registration for the IPRA Cooperative Purchase Program begins Wednesday, August 8.
Each year, IPRA coordinates a Cooperative Purchase Program specifically for park districts, municipal recreation agencies, forest preserves, conservation districts, special recreation associations and private agencies throughout Illinois. The program is an excellent way for your agency to save staff time and valuable tax dollars by […]