NRPA's Fund Your Park projects will end on August 24th at 11:59 pm. If you haven't checked out the 3 PA projects, please look now. Click below to make your contribution TODAY, any donation size helps.
*Centre Region Parks & Recreation Authority - To expand the Millbrook Marsh Center with a funding goal of $25,000. Click
here to donate to Centre Region.
*Greater Elizabethtown Area Recreation & Community Services - To build a more modern playground unit that is safe enough for 2-5 year olds with a funding goal of $5,000. Click
here to donate to Elizabethtown.
*Richland Township Parks & Recreation - To install 20 new interpretive nature and environmental signs to replace the current system with a funding goal of $2,000. Click
here to donate to Richland Township.
New PRPS Website and Association Software
We will be launching our brand new website soon. We can't wait for you to see our new look! In order to access all of the features and registration options on the new website, you will need sign in using your primary email address as your username and click on "forgot password" to access it for the first time and select your permanent password. An instructional email will be sent to all members when the website is active.
Register by 8/31 and $ave at the Greeways & Trails Summit!
Are you an early morning riser? Get up and get active with a Hike to the Pagoda on Tuesday, September 26th at the 2017 PA Greenways and Trails Summit in Reading, PA from 6:30am to 8:00am! If you are not up for hiking we have many other mobiles to select from. If you're planning on registering for the entirety of the 2017 PA Greenways and Trails Summit, don't forget discounted lodging is available provided by the DoubleTree by Hilton until August 24, or until it is full. Check out the Registration Guide to learn more.
Fall Swimming Pool Workshops
Did you know?
Pool chemical-related injuries send more than 5,000 people to the emergency room each year, according to the CDC.
Now is the time to get your pesticide certification credits. They are scheduled for next month. If you don't have your certification and need it, this is the place. Click
here to find out more.
Do you have an unused iphone or laptops?
One of our longtime members David Broida, (retired from Upper Merion Township), is making this request to help legal refugee families resettle in Philadelphia.
The most important items needed are iphones and laptops (password disabled) so they can call and Skype family back home and in refugee camps, to search for jobs, and do homework. The hard drives will be erased. Send to David Broida at 601 Montgomery Ave. # 101, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010. Questions, email dbroida@gmail.com. This is a great way to assist those who assisted our military in time of need, and a great way for PRPS members to come together for a worthy cause.
Don't forget to make your voice be heard
There is still time to take the survey! The survey is available by paper, and in English and Spanish and available in all PA state parks, or visitors can participate by clicking
here. The survey consists of just over 40 questions and is accompanied by a 12-page informational booklet. Surveys are being collected until
October 31.
This is a great opportunity for your voice to be heard! Information collected will help shape the direction that PA State Parks will head in coming years. DCNR encourages you, or anyone you know who visits PA State Parks, to take some time and answer this survey.
