Get outside, pack a picnic, play on a playground, compete in a sport and enjoy the sunshine! Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson has joined with the Kansas Recreation and Park Association (KRPA) in declaring July as Park and Recreation Month in Kansas and wants all citizens to join in the celebration. July has been designated as National Park and Recreation Month by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) since 1985 as recreation facilities and parks across the country kick-off summer programs, promote outdoor physical activities, and pull together community volunteers to make outdoor space a better place for all.

KRPA Tomorrow’s Leaders - A Professional Development Institute

September 14-16, 2010 - Tall Oaks Conference Center Near Linwood, Kansas 

Who should attend? – KRPA’s professional development institute is open to anyone who wants to enhance their leadership skills, network with other professionals in a relaxed atmosphere and gain management knowledge that relates to the park and recreation industry. While the target audience is young KRPA professionals, any one at any stage of their career will benefit from their experience at Tomorrow’s Leaders.

What is the purpose of Tomorrow’s Leaders? – Our goal is to provide an educational opportunity to help growth and development as a professional. Each year, the institute will focus on two aspects of management training, with a pair of three-hour presentations from highly-skilled trainers to provide instruction.

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 Leaders of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) have joined a broad coalition of experts to support the National Physical Activity Plan, a sweeping initiative to improve public health.  The Plan, which officially launched early in May at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., outlines strategies for motivating people in every community to become and stay physically active and to remove the barriers that may stand in their way. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . For more information on the Plan, go to www.physicalactivityplan.org.

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Fran Mainella, former director of the National Park Service, member of the Board of Directors for the Children and Nature Network and current co-chair of the US Play Coalition, will serve as the keynote speaker of the 2010 Built Environment and Outdoors Summit, scheduled for October 19-20 at the Wichita Marriott Hotel.  

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Ahoy me mateys!  Tis time once again to begin a plan for the 43rd Annual Kansas Recreation and Park Association Conference.  Ye are invited to attend all the swashbuckling fun.  Hearty sessions will be held throughout the day with information fit for a pirate, a concert with dancing and treasure chests full of ye best pirate loot awaits you on Tuesday eve where we shall find which of ye holds the key to unlock the treasure.  Wednesday eve ye shall be given a map to see if ye can find the pirate’s booty.  Dust off ye peg leg as a pub crawl will also be on ye list.  It shall be a conference that includes all of ye best, pillage an’ plunder awaits.  Ye landlubbers keep ye eye out for future information, savy?