Last week, the House Education and Labor Committee passed HR 3036, The No Child Left Inside Act (NCLI) but OMITTED local and state park and recreation agencies as entities eligible to receive grants for developing environmental education programs.
This bill still needs to be voted on by the full House of Representatives. Here’s what you can […]
A recent article in the Daily Herald reported that due to the poor economy teens were scrambling for summer jobs. A report by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University predicted the teen employment rate will drop below even last year’s historically low level of 34.5 percent.
Despite this unsettling news, the article […]
Take Me Fishing™ is a national initiative to grow participation for recreational boating and fishing, reconnect youth with the outdoors, create lifetime anglers and support environmental conservation efforts. The National Recreation and Park Association and the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation are partnering to bring resources and support to communities who are committed to growing […]
It is important for the dialogue to continue regarding the future of the park and recreation profession between professionals, educators and students. It may be your time to step forward and be a part of the discussion. Join in on this interactive experiece, the annual College and University Relations Summit. Discussion will center around current projects as well as projects […]
The KaBOOM! National Campaign for Play recently announced New Lenox as one of the 31 founding members of the Playful City USA initiative. The certification process to receive this designation was started and successfully completed by the New Lenox Community Park District. With this designation, comes a possible financial gain for the park development […]
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.
We have received several inquiries from people as to the safety of our children involved in sport and community leagues. Is it standard practice for your leaders and coaches to be screened through the interview processes, given background checks, or physically attend specified trainings at your agency? We know that some groups require this on […]
On Saturday, Gary Balling, executive director of the Park District of Oak Park, and his dancing partner, Charity Luter, early childhood and seniors supervisor at the Park District, wowed two audiences of about 160, by performing at the Park District’s Annual Dance Recital held at Beye School. Balling agreed to do a number at […]
Morgan Selep, a third grader from Woodview Elementary School in Bolingbrook, decided to go to work with her dad, Mike Selep - Professional Services Director at IPRA, today as part of National Take Your Child to Work Day. A lot of schools and organizations encourage it, even the National Institutes of Health.
This is Morgan’s story of her day…
I started my […]