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NYSRPS 77th Annual Conference & Expo
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Hyatt Regency- Rochester NY
April 2-4, 2017
Deadlines Approaching!
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Conference Committee
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There is so much on offer at the Annual Conference. Over 50 sessions with CEU credits, a world-class keynote speaker, informative off-site explorations, great after-hour socials, the annual awards dinner and a line-up of vendors tailored to meet your needs.
You can preview all of this on the app specially designed for this conference.
Deadlines are approaching! Register now for the conference and then use this link to get your special delegate rate for hotels.
Our special Delegate hotel rates end March 1!
Only 20 exhibit spaces remain! Register today to secure your booth location.
A very special Thank You to our major conference sponsors to date-
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Friends Foundation Annual College Scholarship
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Calling all undergraduates and graduate college students majoring in the Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services field!
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Rosmarie Tibball
Past Recipient
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Are you a student pursuing a degree in leisure services? Would you like to receive a $750 scholarship to help with your educational expenses? If so read on for eligibility requirements.
Applicants must be residents of New York State and be attending an accredited college in New York State on a full-time or regular part-time basis.
Scholarship awards will be made upon verification of successful completion of one full semester in the current year. Applicants will be judged on their academic record, leadership, co-curricular and out of school activities, resourcefulness, personal philosophy, professional affiliations and involvement. Scholarship awards will be made on the basis of this application and supporting material. There will be no interviews.
Deadline:
March 3, 2017
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Governor Commits to Completing Erie Canalway Trail
Governor Cuomo has set out a vision to complete unfinished sections of the Erie Canalway Trail and the Hudson River Valley Greenway and connect the two by 2020 to create the Empire State Trail between New York City and Buffalo. Once completed, the Empire State Trail will be the nation's longest statewide multi-use trail, securing New York's place as a national and international destination for outdoor recreation and heritage tourism.
Trails Advocacy Day in Albany - March 2, 2017
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Cyclists on the Erie Canal
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Agency Performance Survey and Reporting
NRPA Park Metrics
, formerly known as PRORAGIS, is the most comprehensive source of data standards and insights for park and recreation agencies. Use this suite of tools to easily build customized reports and compare your agency to others to
gain more funding support, improve operations and better serve your community.
Not only will entering your data give you access to the Park Metrics tools, you will also be sent a
custom report
and you will be contributing to the
2017 NRPA Agency Performance Review
- the only national report that provides critical park and recreation metrics on budgets, staffing, facilities and more. This report will be available to you in April 2017.
Contact Daniel Espada of NRPA at (703) 858-4740.
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CEU Approvers Needed
Are you CTRS and/or CPRP certified? Are you familiar with the educational needs and learning outcomes desired that qualify educational sessions with credit towards certification? If so, NYSRPS would love for you to review abstracts submitted for CEUs. This strict approval process helps ensure our professionals receive proper administration of their CEUs so they may confidently re-certify when it comes time. Training will be provided.
NYSRPS is grateful to Laurie Penney-McGee and Peggy Kenyon for their terrific work approving our sessions and would love to add a few more dedicated members to their team. Many hands may help make work light for this important program.
Yes! I'd love to help approve CEUs!
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New York State CPO Classes
This spring send your aquatics team, parks and recreation professionals, building engineers and maintenance staff to work with the pros.
The Aquatic Council is partnering with facilities throughout the state to bring your team the nationally recognized standards, industry best practices and New York state codes that apply to the daily operation of your swimming pool.
The Aquatic Council is the nation's leading provider of the NSPF CPO program, with over 11,000 students to date. Add your team to the list of successful participants.
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GRANTS
NRPA is pleased to announce the availability of $1 million in funds from the Walmart Foundation to support children's health and wellness through park and recreation out-of-school time (OST) programs. Grantees will receive funding to support their efforts to:
- Increase nutritious meals served to youth through the USDA federal nutrition programs
- Implement nutrition education, and
- Implement healthy eating and physical activity standards.
Funding is expected to range from $25,000-$35,000 and can be used to support programmatic expenses like marketing, transportation, large equipment purchases, nutrition education materials and more! Full eligibility requirements are in the RFA.Join us for a webinar on Tuesday, February 14 at 2 p.m. ET to go over the goals of the grant and frequently asked questions during the RFA period.
Learn More
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Employment
City of Geneva Recreation Department-Recreation Supervisor
Starting salary $36,981, plus benefits package
Appointment provisional, pending Civil Service Exam.
Candidate must be legal residents of Ontario, Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne or Yates County to apply and be eligible for examination.
Deadline: February 24, 2017
Full information
City of New Rochelle-Recreation Supervisor II
Salary Range $58,943-$84,231
Must be a Westchester County Resident (preference to New Rochell residents)
Deadline February 16, 2017 4:00PM
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Roohan Realty Interactive Map
- Top Blog Post for 2016
In 2016, NYSRPS partnered with Roohan Realty (based in Saratoga Springs) to give our member agencies the opportunity to be featured on their interactive map.
This initiative gives new home-buyers a wonderful way to search for parks and see recreational opportunities across New York State. In their latest winter newsletter, Roohan shared their most most popular blog post of 2016 was this interactive map- giving NYSRPS a nice plug for participating!
A digital copy of the announcement reached 2,656 recipients, and hard copy mailed to 3,950 people from Maine to Hawaii.
View the Interactive Park Map
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2017-2018 New and *Renewed Members
Thank You!
A very special welcome to our newly joined BPP members Amilia, Eaton Ephesus Lighting, Myrec & RecDesk Software. Thank you also to our new commercial members Gaga Court and Cousineau Forest Products, as well! We appreciate your support!
*Renewed for February 2017-January 2018 membership cycle
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PROFFESSIONAL CONTINUED
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Vermont Systems
Parkitects, Inc.
Musco Lighting
Morgan Recreational Supply Inc.
Myrec
RecDesk Software
Amilia
Eaton's Ephesus Lighting
SealMaster - Buffalo
Franklin Paint Company
Advantage Sport & Fitness, Inc.
BigToys Playgrounds
Velvetop Products
Playsites + Surfaces, Inc.
Schoolscapes Incorporated
Mateflex
G&G Fitness Equipment Inc
Deschamps Mat System Inc
Stageline Mobil Stage
WonderWorks
Rochester Jet-Blak Sealers, Inc.
Gaga Court
Cousineau Forest Products
PROFESSIONAL
Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center
Camillus Parks & Recreation
Canandaigua Parks & Recreation
Canton Recreation
Cheektowaga Parks, Recreation & Youth Services
Chemung County Youth Bureau/Recreation
City of Plattsburgh Recreation Department
City of Rochester, Department of Recreation
Clark Sports Center
Clay Recreation & Human Resources
Cornwall Recreation Dept.
Fulton Parks & Recreation
Glen Cove Parks & Recreation
Grand Island Recreation
Hamburg Youth, Recreation & Senior Services
Huntington Parks & Recreation
Kingston Parks & Recreation
Lewisboro Parks & Recreation
Long Beach Recreation
Middletown Recreation & Parks
Newburgh Recreation
North Elba Park District
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NYSOPRHP
Onondaga Parks & Recreation
Ontario Parks & Recreation
Orange County Parks
Port Chester Recreation
Town of Poughkeepsie
Queensbury Parks & Recreation
Radisson Community Association Inc
Riga Recreation Department
Southport Parks & Recreation, Town of
St. Joseph's College
Sullivan Parks & Recreation
SUNY Brockport
Sweden/Clarkson Recreation
Town of Amherst Youth and Recreation Department
Town of DeWitt Parks & Recreation
Town of East Greenbush
Town of North Castle
Town of Onondaga Parks & Recreation
Town of Patterson
Town of Penfield Recreation
Town of Plattsburgh
Town of Van Buren Parks and Recreation
Vestal Recreation
Victor Parks and Recreation
Village of Horseheads
Village of Manlius
Village of North Syracuse
Walworth Parks & Recreation
Watertown Parks & Recreation
Westchester County Dept of Parks, Rec & Conservation
White Plains Parks & Recreation
Wilton Parks & Recreation
Jodi Adler, Professional Member
Anita O'Brien, Professional Member
Arne Abramowitz, Retired Member
Paul Blake, Retired, Past NYSRPS President
Joseph Burden, Retired Member
Kyle Derry, Student-University at Brockport
Ryan Metz, Student-University at Brockport
Matthew Roorda, Student-University at Brockport |
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