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 […]
Have you seen this interview with the Florida mother of a special needs child who was voted out of his classroom by his peers? Alex, you are a great little kid and we wish you the best.
Although this happened at his kindergarten, what is being done in the park and recreation world to prevent […]
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.
When was the last time you stepped foot on the field of a major league baseball field? Make plans this June 19 and August 14 to spend an afternoon at US Cellular Field to watch the world champion Chicago White Sox!
Every year, hundreds of park and recreation professionals and day camp groups get together […]
After 13 years of providing exceptional service to the membership of the IPRA, Polly McKee is celebrating her last day with the association today. As IPRA’s Membership & Certification Assistant, she saw the association grow and evolve over the years…always with a smile on her face. She is a class-act and will be […]
If you didn’t get a chance to watch IPRA’s Bill Wald and Dean Comber present the Balanced Scorecard live online today you can watch a recorded version here. We apologize for starting the recording a little late…we’ll get more polished as we do more of these live shows. If the show doesn’t start […]
More than 80,000 service men and women have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq with severe head, neck, back, or limb injuries. Many stay in the Armed Forces (Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, National Guard) but many choose to return home. The Illinois Park and Recreation Association believes that the benefits of recreation should […]
The Health & Wellness Taskforce, led by LoriKay Paden, received news that their “No Employee Left Behind” project was unanimously approved at the April 2008 IPRA board meeting. The goal of the project is to have park and recreation professionals buy into the concept of healthy living by practicing what we preach - with […]
We’re baaack! It’s time to start preparing and training for the 4th annual Park Pursuit! We are totally psyched about this year’s event. It’ll be like no other Park Pursuit you’ve experienced! We aren’t releasing the details yet but your agency isn’t going to want to miss out on this one.
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The 2008 Soaring to New Heights Conference awards luncheon was a top-notch ceremony recognizing agencies and individuals who have truly advanced the field of parks and recreation this past year.
Watch the complete video of the luncheon below.
Don’t forget to nominate deserving individuals and agencies for next year’s Conference. Most nominations are free! […]