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Building Teams and Advancing
Careers at a Discount!

eed another reason to sign up
for NRPA's Premier Membership Package? With the
Premier Package, your entire team can
take advantage of membership benefits
with NRPA, including research, advocacy, networking and professional development at a discounted rate with the
Premier Certification Package.
When you sign up your agency as
a Premier member, you are investing
in your employees. Once a Premier
member, your agency will have access
to the Premier Certification Package.
This provides the opportunity to earn
the Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) and/or the Certified
Park and Recreation Executive (CPRE)
at the best group-rate pricing. By taking advantage of this great deal, you
are showing you value your employees
and your agency's overall success. Aside
from the monetary value your agency
will receive, the package discount en-

courages your team to apply, study and
test together for the certification. The
more candidates your agency has, the
larger the reduction in cost. Study materials such as the CPRP Study Guide,
CPRP Practice Exam and Management of
Park and Recreation Agencies text are also
included at a discounted rate.
Not a Premier member? Visit www.
nrpa.org/premier to learn more and
sign up today. Already a Premier member and ready to take advantage of the
certification discount? Complete the
Premier Agency Application at www.
nrpa.org/uploadedFiles/nrpa.org/Professional_Development/Certification/
CPRP/Premiere-Agency-Application.
docx and submit via email to certification@nrpa.org or fax 703.858.0794. For
questions about membership, contact
800.626.NRPA (6772) or customerservice@nrpa.org.
- Hayley MacDonell, NRPA's Membership Programs Manager

Call for NRPA Board
of Directors Nominations

ave you ever thought about
being a board member or
know someone you think
would excel as one? NRPA is looking for both professional and citizen
leaders who are passionate about
parks, recreation and environmental conservation. Candidates should
be active leaders who wish to further the mission of the association
and who have demonstrated talent
and expertise in the field or in their
community. NRPA values and seeks
diverse leadership as defined by race,
ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexu-

al orientation, nationality, disability,
appearance and geographic location.
We also encourage all types and sizes
of park and recreation organizations.
For more information and to apply, please visit www.nrpa.org/leadership, where you can find the Class
of 2018 Nomination Book. All nominations must be submitted or datestamped by January 30, 2015. If you
are interested in serving, know someone who is or have questions about
the nomination process, please contact Michele White at mwhite@nrpa.
org or 703.858.2144.

Test Your Park
and Recreation
Knowledge
The following is a sample Certified
Park and Recreation Professional
(CPRP) examination question:
The inclusion of a library and/or
resource center in a neighborhood
recreation facility should be based
in the belief that a park and recreation agency should do which of
the following?
A. Encourage leisure education
B. Improve the agency's image
C. Encourage democratic ideals
D. Promote self-directed activities
Calling all beginning to midlevel
professionals! The Certified Park and
Recreation Professional (CPRP) is the
national standard for all park and recreation professionals who want to be
at the forefront of their profession.
For more information on the CPRP
certification program and the answer
to the above question, please visit
www.nrpa.org/cprp.

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