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Congratulations
to Kansas
City
Parks
and
Recreation
and
Missouri
Divison
of State
Parks!
Kansas
City
Parks
and
Recreation
and
Missouri
State
Parks
are
both
finalists
for
the
National
Gold
Medal
Award!
This
year's
finalists
will
compete
for
Grand
Plaque
Award
honors
this
summer,
and
the
six
Grand
Plaque
recipients
will
be announced
live
during
NRPA's
Annual
Congress
&
Exposition
in Atlanta,
GA in
November.
Additional
information
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Jog
for Joplin 5K
Warrensburg
Parks and Recreation
is having a Jog for
Joplin 5K on June 9
at 6:30pm. All proceeds
will go to the Joplin
MO Parks and Recreation
Department. Warrensburg
would like to encourage
other departments to
hold their own "Jog
for Joplin" event
to raise funds for Joplin.
Contact Heather Birchard
for additional information.
Heather.birchard@Warrensburg-mo.com
July
is Park and Recreation
Month! NRPA has a great
section for July on
their site. There
are five weekends in
July - make each and
every one of them count!
NRPA
also has a "Rock
Your Park" Flash
Mob Contest! There will
be one park and recreation
agency and one citizen
group chosen as winners.
Entries are due on or
before August 1, 2011.
Click
here for rules and
entry form.
MPRA
State of
the Association
CLICK
HERE FOR
THE May
2011 REPORT
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
OF MPRA
Quick News
from MPRA
1:
Congratulations
to Assistant Executive
Director, Gary Gates,
who is one of the
graduating class
of
2011 for
Leadership
Jefferson City!
2: The
Board meeting on
June 17, 2011 will
include the Board's
consideration of
the proposed 2011-2012
budget. Once approved,
the materials will
be available on
the MPRA website.
Also, watch for
the inaugural issue
of the MPRA Annual
Report - a quick
summary of the accomplishments
for the year, which
is a testimony to
the terrific efforts
of our volunteer
leaders, members
and staff.
3: NRPA
CEO Barbara Tulipane
is scheduled to
visit Missouri at
the end of June
- touring in St.
Louis and even spending
some time biking
on the KATY. She
will also be in
Jefferson City for
a locally-hosted
reception along
with MPRA.
MPRA Room Block
for 2011
NRPA Congress
and Exposition
Although
it seems
very far
away, plans
are well
underway
for the
2011 NRPA
Congress
and Exposition,
November
1-3 in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Go
to www.nrpa.org
to find
the details
so far.
Missouri
has established
a room block
at the Sheraton
Atlanta,
and between
now and July 29,
2011,
reservations
are being
taken. After
that date,
rooms will
be released
to the general
public.
Click
here for
details.
Enter the "Together We Play" Essay
Contest!
One
grand prize will be
awarded. The Grand Prize
winner will receive:
$100,000 in inclusive
playground equipment
from Landscape Structures
Inc. and $50,000
vaule in inclusive playground
design, project development
and comprehensive educational
program services from
Shane's Insipration.
Five runner up winners
will each receive: $10,000
in inclusive playground
equipment from Landscape
Structures Inc. and
$50,000 vaule in inclusive
playground design, project
development and comprehensive
educational program
services from Shane's
Insipration.
Click
here for information
Entries
must be received by
August 1, 2011
Past
Missouri Park and Recreation
Publications Online
Did
you know that past issues
of the MPR Magazine
are available online?
You can find every issue
back through Spring
of 2008 here.
Prior eNews issues can be found here.
Synopsis of NRPA 2010 Research Papers Now
Available
National Recreation and
Park Association (NRPA) understands that research
is a vital part of moving the field into the future. We also
understand with time being limited you may not get to explore all the research
we have available. As a result we have compiled a comprehensive synopsis
of all five cutting-edge research papers that were released in late 2010.
Reading the Synopsis
will provide you with a quick overview of each research paper, allowing you to
determine which papers are of most value to you. The Synopsis highlights
the latest research on the endless benefits that parks provide to physical
health, mental health, social functioning, youth development, environment, and
the economy. In addition, learn why one-third of the public believes too
little is spent on parks and recreation.
Take
advantage of this simplified research summary, the “Synopsis of 2010 NRPA
Research Papers,” and find out how the research papers will provide
you with insight to the future.
Download Your Copy Today!
Mizzou's Parks,
Recreation and Tourism
Department Had a Busy
Spring!
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Third
Annual Flashlight
Easter Egg
Hunt
Mizzou's
Parks, Recreation
and Tourism
department
in cooperation
with Columbia
Parks and
Recreation
hosted the
Egg Hunt
on April
15. The
event was
a great
success
and provided
students
in the PRT3215
class an
opportunity
to plan,
implement
and evaluate
an event.
Children
ages 3 to
10 searched
for 1,500
eggs.
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Annual
Spring Picnic
On
May 5, students
of Parks,
Recreation
and Tourism
enjoyed
their annual
spring picnic.
BBQ, raffles
and lots
of fun were
enjoyed
by all.
The event
was a great
success
due to student
support
and all
the prizes
donated
by local
businesses.
Almost everyone
won something.
Special
thanks to
Columbia
Parks and
Recreation
for their
support
and giant
BBQ grill
that was
needed to
cook for
over 125
students
that were
in attendance.
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Rho
Phi Lamda
Honor Fraternity
The
national
Rho Phi
Lambda Honorary
Fraternity
inducted
six new
Parks, Recreation
and Tourism
members
in May.
The newest
members
included
Chase Whisenhunt,
Leslee Moon,
David Meeker,
Laura Thal,
Steven Eanet
and Adam
Hancox.
Mizzou is
one of the
founding
members
of this
long standing
fraternity
and they
are very
proud of
the newest
inductees.
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