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If you have not already renewed, please renew today!

Don’t forget, you may join as many Section memberships as you’d like; simply use the Ctrl key to select more than one (when renewing online).

IPRA is excited to offer online renewals to our members this year, and we hope you find the process convenient and simple. This year IPRA is offering three ways to renew your membership. You can renew your own membership online, you can renew your staff memberships online, or you can print the invoice and send the payment via fax or mail.

• Begin by logging into the IPRA website at www.ilipra.org. If you have never logged on to the website, your user name is your email address all lower case, and your password is "ipra" all lower case.

• On your profile page, you can view your contact information, pay open invoices, view our event calendar and read news updates. Scroll to the bottom of the screen under "Accounting Information." In the Accounting Information section you can view your quote for membership renewal (or any open purchase orders). You can click on the invoice and proceed to the payment screen.

• If you want to pay renewals or invoices for additional staff, click on the view organization icon which is located under your name and photo. From your agency profile, scroll to the bottom of the screen to the Accounting Information section. Click on the box that reads show related invoices. You can select to pay all renewals or select specific memberships to renew.  

• In order to view and pay agency invoices, you must be logged into the site as a member. If you have an employee who will be managing online renewals and he is not a member, we suggest that he log in under a member’s account and view and pay the agency open invoices from his/her profile.

 

Please note that the IPRA Headquarters will be closed on the following dates:

• Monday, December 24
• Tuesday, December 25
• Monday, December 31
• Tuesday, January 1

Happy Holidays!

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:

• Registrations will not be accepted after January 18, 2013; registrations not postmarked or faxed by January 18, 2013 will be returned. However, onsite registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on January 24, 2013. Visit the conference website at www.ilparksconference.com to register.
• THE DEADLINE FOR RESERVING A TABLE AT THE AWARDS LUNCHEON IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013. This is done in conjunction with your conference registration. After this date, no more table reservations will be accepted. Reserve your table early as tables are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. All reserved tables will be tables of 12. You must have a full table or your agency may be combined with another. There will be no onsite table reservations taken. 
• Each registered delegate will receive his/her name badge, event tickets and CEU coupons (if applicable) onsite at the conference.
• After registering you will receive an email confirmation with a bar code – please bring this with you to conference. This confirmation as well as a photo ID will be required to pick up your registration materials.
• Once onsite there will be a $5 charge to reprint your name badge and EVENT TICKETS WILL NOT BE REPRINTED. You must purchase new tickets at the current onsite price in order to attend any ticketed events.
• You will not be permitted into the exhibit hall, conference sessions or workshops without the proper name badge.
• Cancellations were due to be submitted in writing and received by December 7, 2012 in order to receive a refund less a processing fee of $25. No refunds will be granted for cancellations received after December 7, 2012.
• ADA Compliance: Requests for special accomodations were due to Dina at IPRA on December 7, 2012.
• The cut-off date for room reservations is January 2, 2013. Reservations made after this date may pay a higher rate and are subject to availability. Visit the conference website at www.ilparksconference.com to make your room reservation.
• One night’s room and tax advance deposit by check or credit card must accompany each reservation. This deposit was fully refundable before December 17, 2012; however, after December 17, 2012 there will be no refunds for cancelled rooms. The Joint Conference Committee implemented this policy in 1999 due to the high rate of rooms cancelled at the last minute.

REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:

Email your question to ilparks2013@cteusa.com or call 847-759-4279. Be sure to reference the IAPD/IPRA Conference.

 

Here are some of the most recent job posts. To view the complete listing, click here!

• Program Manager - Cultural Arts, Elmhurst Park District
• Wellness Manager, Wheeling Park District
• Division Manager - Parks, Elmhurst Park District
• Meineke Recreation Center Manager, Schaumburg Park District
• Support Services Supervisor, Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA)

 

The staff at Bridges will do all the shopping, wrapping and also deliver the gifts. The money was raised at the annual Make A Holiday Wish Come True Golf Outing on November 18 when golfers from throughout the area played their final rounds of golf for the season on the Bridges' newly renovated golf course, and raised money for the cause.

"Everyone had a great time at the golf outing raising money for a really worthy cause," said Brian Bechtold, General Manager at Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club. "Our staff really enjoy shopping for the gifts and wrapping them; we hope that we’ve brightened the holiday season for these families."

Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club is a championship 18-hole golf course open to the public. For more information on Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club, visit www.bridgesofpoplarcreek.com.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:   

• Eric Shutes, Director of Planning, 630-848-5014, eshutes@napervilleparks.org
• Sameera Luthman, Director of Marketing and Communications, 630-848-3570, sluthman@napervilleparks.org
• Robert Romo, Senior Program Officer, Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation,312-372-5191, bromo@illinoiscleanenergy.org

Date:        December 13, 2012

Naperville Park District Awarded Green Building Grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation - $255,693 Grant Awarded for Knoch Knolls Nature Center

The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation has awarded the Naperville Park District a $255,693 grant for energy-efficient design of the Knoch Knolls Nature Center. The grant, awarded through the Foundation’s High Performance Green Building Program, will support the Park District’s LEED Platinum design of the nature center, including a photovoltaic system and energy-efficient heating and cooling.

"The Foundation congratulates the District on its goal of designing a LEED Platinum building—the highest mark of sustainability. Nature Centers—and Knoch Knolls specifically—speak to all aspects of the Foundation's mission: preservation of natural areas; energy efficient buildings; and advancement of renewable energy," said Bob Romo, the Foundation's Senior Program Officer.

The Knoch Knolls Nature Center is in the design phase, with construction beginning in the summer of 2013 and continuing through summer of 2014. This project will bring the District’s first staffed nature center to Knoch Knolls, a 224-acre park featuring the East and West Branches of the DuPage River, acres of woodland, prairie, and wetlands, and a network of trails including Segment 4 of the DuPage River Trail.

"One of our goals for the future nature center at Knoch Knolls is that the community will be able to see practical examples of green technology at work," said Director of Planning Eric Shutes. "We are grateful to the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation for their support which enables us to include state-of-the art systems such as solar panels and a highly efficient HVAC in the design of the nature center."

The nature center will offer educational exhibits, an outdoor learning area, and two indoor classrooms for environmental programs from preschool through adult. The exhibits planned for the building will focus on the theme of water, as the center will overlook a pond and the West Branch of the DuPage River. Green features of the building will be integrated into the design, including solar panels, a partial green roof, a cistern to collect rainwater for reuse on site, a high-efficiency HVAC system, and many other energy-efficient improvements.

The District’s first "green" building, the South Maintenance Building at Frontier Sports Complex, also received funding from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation for LEED Silver Design and Commissioning.

The mission of the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation is to improve energy efficiency, advance the development of renewable energy resources and protect natural areas for people in communities all across Illinois. Since 2001, the Foundation has awarded more than 3,600 grants, totaling $212 million, to Illinois nonprofit organizations, schools, municipalities and other local and state government agencies.

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About the Naperville Park District: Created in 1966, the Naperville Park District is an independent municipal agency serving the recreation needs of its residents. An Illinois Distinguished Agency since 1994, the District is one of only 1% of park districts across the country to be nationally accredited through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). The Naperville Park District’s mission is to provide recreation and park experiences that enhance the quality of life for our community, including benefits such as community health, environmental education, social connections, and personal growth. The District maintains and operates more than 2,500 acres with 140 parks and facilities and provides more than 1,400 recreational, arts and environmental programs and special events annually. Included within the District’s operations are two championship golf courses, a multitude of playgrounds, trails, athletic courts and sports fields, two inline skating and skateboarding facilities, the Millennium Carillon, a paddle boat quarry, historic Centennial Beach, and the beautiful Riverwalk.

 

January 03, 2013, 10 a.m.-11 a.m.
Therapeutic Recreation Section PSD Meeting - TBD

January 17, 2013, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Recreation Section Meeting and Discussion, Elmhurst Park District, Wilder Mansion