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The cost savings are an obvious benefit of the program, but there are others: Go to www.ilipra.org to get started. Pricing for Agencies • $150 - EAV less than $100 million & SRAs Part of our commitment to the profession is ensuring future park and recreation professionals have tools they need to be successful. Each year, we hold a Silent Auction at the IAPD/IPRA Annual Conference to raise scholarship funds for students majoring in recreation administration and leisure studies at Illinois colleges and universities. You can help us reach our goal by donating a gift or service to Silent Auction 2011. All donations are tax deductible - IPRF is a 501-C-3 organization - and we also accept monetary gifts. More than 4,000 park and recreation professionals, commissioners and exhibitors will have the opportunity to bid on your donation at the conference. Please complete and return the donation form by Nov. 12. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Heather Weishaar at 630.376.1911x202. Thank you for your consideration! Gather your friends in a local park and have fun, improve your park and advocate for play! Our Play Day website makes it easy to plan with tools to invite people to your Play Day, ideas for games to play and instructions for improvement projects so you can leave your park more beautiful than when you arrived. In addition to registering on our website, include an improvement project during your Play Day and you could be eligible for grants of up to $10,000 thanks to the generous support of Mott's and NFL PLAY 60. To learn more about the Play Day program and the grants available, visit the Play Day website. If you have questions, feel free to contact Lia Jakubowitz, Play Day Intern, at ljakubowitz@kaboom.org or 202-464-6162.
Megan Holt Swanson, IDOT's Safe Routes to School coordinator, is holding two training sessions in Woodridge, Ill. on Sept. 1. The first session (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.) is designed for communities that intend to apply for Safe Routes funds this year. The second session (1 - 3 p.m.) is designed for communities that have already received funding and have questions about the funding process. If you're interested or have questions, please contact Heather Schady, Safe Routes to School manager at 312-427-3325 ext. 236 or heather@activetrans.org.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Event Date: Aug. 31, 10 - 11 a.m. Why is this topic important? It will help park and recreation professionals produce running events that meet quality standards and are a positive reflection of the district, facility or environment. Learning Outcomes: Participants will learn basic logistics of race management and understand the economic realities of running events. Speaker: David M Patt, CAE, Executive Director, Association of Running Events Directors David M Patt is executive director of the Association of Running Events Directors, providing information and training to parks and recreation professionals and to other paid and volunteer race organizers. He served 15 years as CEO of the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA), producing the LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle, America’s largest 8K race, administrating a metropolitan-wide circuit of local running events and recruiting corporate sponsors. A runner and veteran association executive, he also provides organizational assistance to membership associations and other not-for-profit organizations. Event Date: Sept. 2, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Join us for a full-day educational event for therapeutic recreation professionals. Sessions include internal customer service, CTRS study sessions, sucession planning, Special Olympic coaching and more! Full-day registration includes three sessions, 0.3 CEUs, lunch, social and two games of TopGolf. Half-day registration includes two sessions, 0.2 CEUs, social and two games of TopGolf. Contact: Heather Weishaar, 630-376-1911
Workshop Description: Want to improve your literacy in Hispanic marketing? Jim Bilello has more than 20 years of experience in niche marketing, with a focus on the Hispanic market. He’s been helping Illinois park districts like Round Lake and Waukegan with diversity, awareness training, market research focus groups and marketing execution. Participants will gain an overview of the Hispanic market in Illinois and see how this segment is actively interested in parks & recreation. Participants will take their learning and apply it to 2-3 concrete applications and programs based on other Illinois park district Hispanic programs. Speaker: Jim Bilello, President, US Marketing, Inc. Date: Sept. 21, 10 - 11 a.m. This webinar will help you energize your recreation programming through reviewing best practice approaches from agencies around the country. These approaches include marketing techniques, measurement systems, the program development process and popular program choices. Learning Outcomes: Participants will be provided with information relating to recreation programming lifecycles and will receive a listing of all necessary attributes involved in programming, such as standards, marketing support and aligning programs with community needs. Speakers: Barbara Heller, Principal Consultant, PROS Consulting; Neelay Bhatt, Senior Consultant, PROS Consulting Dates: Sept. 28 - 29 Supervisor Symposium is back again and better than ever! Join us at the Bartlett Park District for two days of educational sessions and professional connections. 0.5 CEUs per day. Date: Oct. 7, 2 p.m. Presentation will focus on the benefits of maintaining a park police force and how this department works within the community and in alignment with city/village law enforcement. Additionally, strategies for enhancing and maintaining park safety & encouraging citizen engagement in safety initiatives will be discussed. Participants will learn park safety strategies and initiatives they can evaluate for implementation in their own communities. Participants will gain an understanding of the ways in which park district police enhance park safety and how they integrate into the community and with other law enforcement personnel. Speakers: Ray McGury, Executive Director, Naperville Park District; Carl Schnibben, Park Police Chief, Naperville Park District Dates: Oct. 12 - 13 The Aquatic Facility Operator course is an 18-hour training program specifically designed to meet the needs of those working in public and semi-public recreational pool or water park facilities. The AFO program offers a unique risk management approach, rarely offered to operations personnel. The course provides information and training for both supervisory and operations personnel. In-depth instruction will be given on filtration, disinfections, water testing and treatment, design consideration, facility management, risk management, facility trouble-shooting and much more. The AFO certification course is the most comprehensive program available for those responsible for operating clean, safe and efficient aquatic facilities. Upon successful completion of the AFO course and exam, the National Certification Board of NRPA will officially certify participants. Certification is valid for three years and is renewable. This course includes a copy of the NRPA’s Aquatic Facility Operator Manual, the most complete and comprehensive publication available on pool operations. Author Kent G. Williams has more than 30 years of experience directing beginners and experienced pool managers through the often complex process of aquatic operations. Who Should Attend? Aquatic Directors, Recreation Directors, Water Park Directors, Aquatic Supervisors, Aquatic Facility Managers, Pool Managers, Aquatic Design Professionals Date: Oct. 19 - 21 Click here for more information! According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 205,000 children are treated for playground accidents annually, with approximately 15 resulting in death. Of these, 70 percent occurred at public parks and schoolyards. Does your equipment measure up? How many preventable injuries occurred in your parks? Sponsored by the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), this course is the most comprehensive training program offered on playground hazard identification and risk management methods. Advanced reading and 10 hours of training will prepare you to take the Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) Exam on the last day. The National Playground Safety Institute (NPSI) promotes children’s rights to play and the importance of play in a child’s development. NPSI provides the most current comprehensive training program on public playground safety, including the development and distribution of playground training and safety products. NPSI provides input to help develop a responsible public policy which guarantees the safety of our children. At the same time, NPSI advocates sound fiscal responsibility to provide resources for the ongoing maintenance and support of the policy. Resource materials developed especially for this course are included in the registration fee and will be mailed to all pre-registered participants. Who Should Attend? Administrators; Supervisors; Public Works Departments; Building and Grounds Maintenance Staff; Engineers; Architects; Playground Equipment Representatives; Operators and Caretakers of Playgrounds in Parks, Schools, Summer Camps, Day Camps, Hotels/Resorts, Day Care Centers; Agencies such as YMCA/YWCA, Head Start, Boys and Girls Clubs, Police Athletic Leagues; others responsible for playgrounds Registration Deadline: To receive pre-course study materials via USPS., register by Sept. 17. You may register after this date, but you will be required to pick up materials from the IPRA office or cover the cost of express delivery. YOU WILL NEED TO STUDY THESE MATERIALS THOROUGHLY BEFORE THE COURSE. Date: Nov. 6, 9 a.m. This session will offer two sessions and a networking break. Understanding the Child with Autism, Presented by Brian Houzenga, CTRS, SEASPAR What Can My Young English Language Learners Do in English? Presented by Tammy King, Bilingual Teacher from Illinois Resource Center. CALENDAR/UPCOMING EVENTS
Event Date: Aug. 26, 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Date: Sept. 8, at 7:30 p.m. Special offer for IPRA Members - click here for more information! The Twilight Run features the largest contingent of runners with a physical or visual impairment, divisions for runners, manual wheelchairs, track chairs and handcycles and awards by division and age categories. Stay for the post-race party featuring live music by the local band 341, great food and cool beverages for the whole family - fresh barrel root beer provided by Sprecher's and Flatlander's micro-brew beer. All proceeds benefit GLASA, the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association, which provides year-round sports and recreation programs for children and adults with physical or visual disabilities in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Date: Sept. 13, 10 a.m. Join the IPRA Facility Management Section for a day of golf, networking, lunch & fun. This outing is for golfers of all abilities and will follow a best-ball format. Registration fee includes nine holes of golf, cart, hole contests, raffle prizes and lunch. The Lake Bluff Golf Club is located near I-94 and Skokie Valley Road (Hwy 41) in beautiful Lake Bluff on the North Shore. The course has hosted the Lake County Amateur for 42 years as well as many other tournaments and outings. The course offers mature tree-lined fairways and challenging greens set in a tranquil environment. Registration Deadline: Tuesday, Sept. 7 Sponsored by Gold Medal Products: A Leading Manufacturer of all of your Concession Needs. Date: Sept. 24, 10 a.m. Join the Administrative & Finance Section for a great day of networking and golfing. This outing is designed for golfers of all abilities to participate and will utilize a scramble format. Registration fee includes 18 holes of golf, cart, outing awards, hole contests, door prizes, lunch and steak dinner. The Village Greens of Woodridge Golf Course is conveniently located near I-355, I-88 and I-55. Golfers find the Village Greens’ tree-lined fairways and golfer-friendly atmosphere an ideal layout. The course features 6,638 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par 72 and has a course rating of 71.2 with a slope of 121. Fairways are blue grass with bent grass tees and greens. Village Greens of Woodridge Golf Course first opened in 1959, was purchased by the village in 1963 and has been managed by the Woodridge Park District since 1996. Rated best value for golf in Chicago, the course hosts more than 90 outings annually. The staff at the course believes the tree-lined holes and water features provide for a rewarding and peaceful golf experience for golfers of all levels of play. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY, SEPT. 13 Thank you to our sponsors! Save the date for the third annual Fall Connection in Peoria. Don't miss this fantastic networking and professional development opportunity. Contact LoriKay Paden, 217-265-5296, for additional information. CONFERENCE
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Job Title: Operations Director (RJKCCC) Job Title: Executive Director – Round Lake Area Park District Job Title: Athletic Supervisor Job Title: Inclusion Coordinator Job Title: Recreation Supervisor Job Title: Senior Center Director SECTION/COMMITTEE INFO
Event Date: Aug. 20, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Elk Grove Park District, 499 Biesterfield Rd., Elk Grove Village, Ill. Contact: Marla Pineiro, CPRP, 847-996-6932 Event Date: Aug. 20, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Carol Stream Park District, 849 W. Lies, Carol Stream, Ill. Contact: Ryan Jastrzab, CPRP, 630-773-2257 Date: Sept. 16, 11:30 a.m. |
