KRPA has released a new 5-year Strategic Plan. To view click here.

We have been given a great opportunity to send some of our members to a Kansas Leadership Center Training (KLC). If you have not been to a KLC training before, it focuses on leadership as an action not a position.

The lasting impact we hope to achieve is to have a motivated and well equipped membership with the ability to reposition their agency in the community focusing on their contribution to the health, economic vitality, conservation, and community connection.

There are a limited amount of scholarships for this training and we would like to send a diverse group. If you are interested, send in a short paragraph on why you want to go to this training. Paragraphs are due by Friday, November 18th. I will contact all of the people who are interested to make sure they know what they are committing to, answer questions and make sure they understand the goal for KRPA. Then we will make our final decision on who will be able to go to the training. This is a fairly large time commitment and a different learning experience that will help move our profession forward.

Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Erika Devore
erika@krpa.org

Click Here for more information and application timeline

BlueCHIP Applications are now available. 

Scenic cliffs, clear water and miles of trails for walking and biking...find your #HealthyAdventure at a State Park on Healthy Trails Adventure Day on this Saturday, October 1st! http://bit.ly/2b42iKZ #HealthyKSTrails #BCBSKS #KDWPT

Emails have been sent out with the 2017 Board of Directors Member. Voting deadline is September 30, 2016. 

NRPA Conference is less than a month away. We are very excited to see Fort Riley and Johnson County representing Kansas at the NRPA Gold Medal Award Program in October. To learn more, visit http://www.nrpa.org/goldmedal/. Good luck to both agencies!

Congratulations to Chanute, Wichita, Leawood and Cheney for being chosen to receive grants from our Healthy Communities Funding Initiative. Thank you to all who applied, and a special thanks to Gametime and Playcore for bringing this opportunity to Kansas. We are looking forward to seeing how these projects bring health and wellness to our local communities.

Congrats Johnson County Park and Recreation District - JCPRD for being a 2016 National Gold Medal Award finalist for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management!  nrpa.org/Press-Releases/2016-Finalists-Announced-National-Gold-Medal-Awards-Parks-Recreation

2016 Young Professionals Lunch and Learn

 Thursday, April 28, 2016
11:30-1:00PM

NEW LOCATION!!!
Emporia Recreation Commission
313 W 4th Avenue
Emporia, KS 66801
(Planet Sub lunch provided if you RSVP.)

                       
2016 Summer Hiring Trends

Professionals: Join us a learn recruiting strategies and network with fellow professionals.
Students: Join us and discover protential summer jobs & internships and meet protential employers. 

RSVP to Sean Thomas at sthomas@cityofshawnee.org.

Click here to learn more about being a Young Professional Committee member.

Save the date! The KRPA Golf Tournament will be held August 26, 2016. More information to come.