This year’s Hershey’s Track & Field state meet on June 21 at the Hinsdale Central High School turned out to be a great event for kids from all over the state. Over 300 athletes, ages 9-14, competed in 42 track and field events in hopes of making it to the national meet.
A special thanks to […]
Countless children all over the world have little more than a crumpled water bottle to kick around. Meanwhile, in our own backyards and garages, old soccer balls and basketballs are going unused, wasting space and waiting to end up in a landfill.
What if you could tidy-up your garage, do something nice for the Earth […]
On June 28, the Illinois Park & Recreation Association hosted a one-day Dance Showcase event at the Fox Valley Park District’s Prisco Community Center.
The Dance Showcase was open to all park and recreation agency dance program students. This was not a dance competition but an amazing event allowing dancers to showcase their talents in a […]
Each year, the Illinois Park and Recreation Association coordinates a Cooperative Purchase Program designed for your agency to save staff time and valuable tax dollars by purchasing items in bulk with other agencies throughout the state.
Park districts, municipal recreation agencies, forest preserves, conservation districts, special recreation associations and private agencies throughout Illinois have seriously benefited […]
IPRA is again offering consignment tickets for select dates at Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor. Beat the heat this summer and take your daycamps out for a fun-filled day in the sun!
Choose from the following dates: June 24 & 26, July 9, 10 & 12, August 7 & 9.
Tickets ordered through IPRA are […]
Kudos to Sarah Stefan, of the Village of Algonquin, for including MARC card promotion in a recent email to the Recreation Section’s Teen Committee for their upcoming meeting.
Don’t forget that as a Professional Member you gain MARC Points for each IPRA-related meeting you attend. Points are tracked and can be used for discounts on […]
Have you ever heard of an “unsession”?
Matt Baehr recently talked about this on his blog and I think this is a neat idea that can really extend the learning and networking possibilities of our delegates at Conference.
I can see us using unsessions as a unique way for each of you, the members, to hold your […]
Apparently the IPRA staff can’t dance…but park district dance groups can.
Show us your stuff in the 1st ever Dance Showcase being held June 28 at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Get more information and hurry to register your team by June 9.
Note: IPRA staff was not hurt in the making of this video.
The IPRA now has a place for bands to learn about the annual Battle of the Bands competition in Springfield during the State Fair - as well as all the local and regional competitions.
Thanks to the dedication and help of Bobbi Nance of the Park District of Oak Park, we now have a great MySpace […]
We have experienced a number of member agencies tightening their email SPAM filters - resulting in legitimate association correspondence being blocked.
Please instruct your IT staff (or whoever maintains your computers) to allow the following domains:
*.avectra.info
*.ilipra.org
emailenfuego.net
If you do not allow legitimate IPRA correspondence from reaching your email you may not receive important association news, registration confirmations, […]