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Board of Directors
Nominations

fter three years of transition, N R PA now has a 21
member at-large Board of Directors. The Nominating Board Development Committee is actively seeking
candidates to fill open positions for the
2010-2013 term. Take advantage of the
opportunity to help lead the national association by becoming a candidate or
nominating a candidate for the Board of
Directors. You can make a difference.
We want to hear from you. NRPA is
your association. Your participation
in the identification and nomination of
skilled and dedicated leaders is integral to the health and success of NRPA.
Please help NRPA identify and encourage involvement and participation of
members who can actively lead the
association.
For detailed Nomination and Election information, visit the NRPA website
at http://www.nrpa.org/leadership
under Related Information.
If you are interested in serving, or
k now of potential board members,
please contact Jodie Adams at jadams@

The benefits of being
on the board are many:

✱ A significant role in
advancing the field and
the movement

Aquatic Facility Operator
Course Schedule
7-8

Indianapolis, Indiana

7-8

College Station, Texas

12-13 Whitewater, Wisconsin

✱ An opportunity to enhance
the value of NRPA

23-34 Akron, Ohio

✱ Access to up-to-date
information about the
challenges facing parks

Playground Safety Inspector
Certification Training
11-13

and recreation

✱ The chance to exchange
ideas and perspectives with
other volunteer leaders

springfieldmo.gov, Robert Ashcraft at
ashcraft@asu.edu or Brenda Beales at
bbeales@nrpa.org. Nominations must
be received no later than February 12,
2010.
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11-13 Greenburgh, New York
13-15 Landover, Maryland
18-20 Lafayette, Indiana

Northern New England Conference
5-7

Camp 2 Grow Leadership and
Environmental Stewardship
Program Grants Available Through
the American Camp Association

amp 2 Grow is a leadership
and environmental stewardship program developed by
the American Camp Association (ACA)
through funding from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to teach youth fundamental
leadership, knowledge, and skills to
provide youth with a framework for implementing environmental stewardship
applications in their camps, homes,
or communities. Camp 2 Grow is designed to be integrated into a typical

camp schedule and completed within
a one week (or more) session. Based
on a solid educational model and tied
to national education standards, each
lesson includes learning objectives
and applications, step-by-step instructions for easy delivery, and an intentional scope and sequence that help
youth develop essential leadership
competencies. Camps can customize
Camp 2 Grow by selecting additional lessons most appropriate to achieve

www.NRPA .ORG

Los Angeles, California

Bartlett, New Hampshire

Park and Recreation Maintenance
Management School
31-
2/05

West Virginia

camp-specific goals.
A limited number of 2010 Camp 2
Grow Program Grants (valued at $1,400)
are available for camps meeting specific
criteria. Camps affiliated with NRPA are
encouraged to apply.
Visit www.ACAcamps.org/camp2grow/ for more information about
Camp 2 Grow and to access a program
grant application. Application must be
completed by January 25, 2010, at 5:00
PM Eastern Time.
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