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CPRS
Register as a volunteer Room Host here.
The Room Host’s job responsibilities include but are not limited to introducing the speaker and session, distributing and collecting evaluations, taking attendance, and completing CEU forms. Floor captains support Room Hosts by adding an additional layer of assistance while sessions are in progress.
Registering and your acceptance as a Room Host serves as your registration for the day you are assigned.
CPRS Job Highlight
The CPRS Job Center currently has over 40 job announcements; here is a current job announcement that may interest you.
Parks Superintendent, Carlsbad, California — Click here for details.
CPRS Member Highlight
New director named for RivCo Parks
The Board of Supervisors today appointed Kyla Brown as the new director for the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District (RivCo Parks). Brown has been the RivCo Parks Assistant Director for the past nine years, overseeing a workforce of more than 100 employees.
Click here for the full article.
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Los Angeles Times
But for a broken leg from a surfing mishap, Diana Abruscato of Huntington Beach might never have picked up a pickleball paddle. “I found I couldn’t cover the tennis court like I used to after my accident,” said Abruscato, 54, who is an “ambassador” for the USA Pickleball Assn., teaches classes and runs the annual Surf City Pickleball Tournament that’s held each July in Huntington Beach.
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Manteca/Ripon Bulletin
With thousands of homes just waiting to be built, the City of Lathrop is drastically changing.
And city is looking the public’s input to help draft a document that will shape the way that the city will provide facilities and amenities suitable for a mid-sized California city.
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Los Angeles Patch
The Rotary Club of Los Angeles (LA5) is proud to announce that it will welcome the holiday season by bringing health education resources to South Los Angeles at the 10th annual Angel City Celebration. Now in its 10th year, Angel City Celebration serves more than 3,000 children and their families in South Los Angeles. With a focus on families with children between the ages of 4 and 13 years old, the event provides support for the South Los Angeles community by creating a festive experience that both physically and emotionally benefits families.
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San Francisco Chronicle
A 150-foot-high Ferris wheel — a smaller version of the behemoths in London and Las Vegas — will be spinning round and round in Golden Gate Park, starting next year.
The giant wheel will hoist riders aloft in six-passenger cabins for a 12-minute ride that will cost $18 a head, the mayor’s office announced.
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UGA Today
Three decades after she began working as a landscape architect with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Katherine Bridges is right back where she started.
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Parks with irregular shapes may boost longevity
More and more studies are emphasizing the importance of green spaces for longevity. New research adds an important nuance to the mounting evidence — the shape of these parks also plays an important part in staving off mortality risk.
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Grant Funding Available: Environmental Education Projects
Application Deadline: Jan. 6, 2020
Contact: EEgrants@epa.gov
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking proposals for locally focused environmental education projects to receive funding under the 2020 Environmental Education Grant Program. A pool of $3 million in funding is available, and EPA will award three to four grants in each of the agency’s 10 regions.
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Kick Off Your 2020 Education Plan!
Each professional has the responsibility of keeping her/his knowledge of the park and recreation process current and effective. Learning faster and performing more efficiently is a must. Here is a partial list of training events to help you plan 2020:
CPRS Hosted Training for Park & Recreation Professionals (partial list)
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