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other drug paraphernalia that is
contaminating our parks.
I hope to share with you at this
year's conference several of these new
opportunities for advocacy and the
ability to draw down federal funding
in support of these initiatives.

Megan Phillippi,
Government Affairs Intern
Interning with NRPA's public policy
team has provided me with a wonderful opportunity to support member engagement in advocacy efforts
to preserve and expand the wealth
of resources offered by park and recreation departments. This summer,
I conducted outreach to congressional offices to promote Park and Recreation Month, attended several legislative hearings and briefings, and

drafted communications on pertinent legislative issues, including the
PHIT Act, National Summer Day
of Learning and the Pool Safely
program. I also prepared materials
to support NRPA members in inviting their members of Congress to
visit their local parks to see firsthand
the benefits of summer learning and
nutrition programs.

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I am particularly impressed with
the extent of NRPA's advocacy efforts through the Park Champion
initiative. The Park Champion Advocacy Toolkit is a unique resource,
offering easy-to-use templates and
tools to simplify the process of engaging elected officials and event
planning. If you have not already
signed up to become a Park Champion, I strongly encourage you to
take the pledge today and be part
of NRPA's efforts to preserve the
high-quality resources parks and
recreation offers to communities
across the country!
Kate Clabaugh (kclabaugh@nrpa.org) and Kyle Simpson
(ksimpson@nrpa.org) are NRPA's Senior Government Affairs
Managers. Jayni Rasmussen is NRPA's Advocacy and Outreach
Manager (jrasmussen@nrpa.org). Megan Phillippi is NRPA's
Government Affairs Intern (mphillippi@nrpa.org).

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