http://blog.ilipra.org Advancing park and recreation professionals who advance the communities they serve. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:01:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://blog.ilipra.org/2008-hersheys-track-field-results/ 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 ... http://blog.ilipra.org/no-child-left-inside-your-help-is-needed/ 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 ... http://blog.ilipra.org/collecting-balls-for-children-in-need/ 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 ... http://blog.ilipra.org/dance-showcase-2008-rocked-our-world/ 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 ... http://blog.ilipra.org/want-to-save-time-and-money/ 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 & ... http://blog.ilipra.org/more-flags-more-funless-money/ If you've found yourself feeling guilty about the trees sacrificed for some project you recently printed, try the Environmental Defense Fund's new Paper Calculator 2.0. You may just rethink all that unnecessary printing you're doing. The Environmental Defense Fund just released this updated version which has helped over 3,000 businesses ... http://blog.ilipra.org/how-environmentally-friendly-is-your-printing/ 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 ... http://blog.ilipra.org/are-you-getting-marc-points/ 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, ... http://blog.ilipra.org/thoughts-on-conference-unsessions/ Celebrating over 75 years of service, Lamp Incorporated is a third generation family-owned business, which provides construction management, project management, general contracting, and design/build services to the complete satisfaction of their clients. They take pride in being the preferred construction manager for the Villages of Algonquin, Huntley, Lake in the ... http://blog.ilipra.org/advertisement-lamp-incorporated-4/