July 2014 - Parks & Recreation - 23

MPRA was fortunate to raise
enough money during 2013 to offer
its first three scholarships for the 2014
Annual Conference and Expo. Seven members applied and three were
awarded scholarships covering registration, lodging and a travel stipend.
In order to make this an annual opportunity for its membership, MPRA
needed to raise even more money. The
solution? A brave commitment from
Roscoe Righter, past MPRA president, and Gary Gates, assistant executive director, who volunteered to have
their heads shaved if the membership
reached its goal. If MPRA fell short,
whoever raised the least amount of
money would lose his locks.
This became known as the " Mane
Event " of the 2014 Conference and
Expo. Teaser ads ran prior to the con-

Past MPRA Board President Terry
Robertson takes a little off the top of
Roscoe Righter.

ference indicating that something big
involving shaving cream was going to
happen. Conference delegates learned
all the details shortly before they arrived and donations started rolling in.
Anticipation grew as the week went on
and by the end of conference, MPRA

had met their goal of $25,000 and the
education fund was fully endowed.
After the annual awards banquet,
MPRA set up a makeshift barber shop.
Top donors earned the opportunity to
wield the shears to shave both heads.
Hopes are that MPRA's Education
Fund will continue to grow over the
years through charitable gifts, but for
now it's large enough to provide at
least three conference scholarships to
professional members of the association each year. In the future, grants
may also be made available for member agencies' special projects.
If you wish to contribute the MPRA
Education Fund, please visit www.
mopark.org or call 573.636.2838.
Sarah Veile is the Membership and
Marketing Specialist for the Missouri Park and
Recreation Association (sarah@mopark.org).

The hydrostatic-drive Bobcat® 3650, with its front-mounted, PTOdriven attachment capability, gives you a fast and powerful option
for mowing, sweeping, clearing snow and much more. Step inside an
air-conditioned, heated cab and comfortably do tough jobs all year.

Text UTV6 to 24587
for an online video that shows how
versatile Bobcat utility vehicles can be.

Standard message and data rates apply. Bobcat will not share your mobile number. To
unsubscribe at any time, text STOP to 24587.

Bobcat.com/MowToSnow6 1.877.745.7813
Bobcat
Bo
Bobc
b att ® andd th
the Bob
BBobcat
bcatt logo
logo
g aree reg
rregistered
giste
i t redd trad
ttrademarks
demar
emark
rks
ks of
of Bobcat
B bcat
Bo
bcatt Company
Comppanyy in
Com
in the
thhe
h United
Unititedd States
Unit
SSttate
t t s an
tates
aandd va
vari
various
rio other countries.
©20144 Bob
©201
BBobcat
Bo
bcatt C
Company
Com
ompany
pa y. All
All Ri
ghts
ht Reserved.
RRes
Reserve
eserve
ervedd. | 12
1257H1257H-0
57H- 0
57H
Company.
Rights

W W W. N R PA . O R G | J U LY 2 0 1 4 |

Parks
Park
Pa
r s & Re
rk
R
Recreation
ecr
crea
eati
t on
ti
n

July 2014 - Parks & Recreation

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of July 2014 - Parks & Recreation