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.

The 2016 Midwest Regional Park and Recreation Conference is in Omaha, Nebraska from April 11-12 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center. To register for the conference, visit webtrac.cityofomaha.org and search 2016.

Ramada Plaza Hotel & Convention Center: $79.00 nightly rate, Nebraska Recreation & Park Group Rate. Call 402-393-3950, ext 0 to book rooms. Must book by 03/11/16 for group rate.