the national recreation and park association 2019 premier ... · the national recreation and park...

The National Recreation and Park Association

nrpa.org

2019 PREMIER MEMBER CALENDAR

January:National Mentoring Month 5: National Bird Day7: Gold Medal and NRPA Awards Applications Open10: Free Premier Webinar13–18: Event Management School16-18: NRPA Innovation Lab - Miami, FL27–Feb 1: Park & Recreation Maintenance Management School

FebruaryBlack History Month American Heart Month 14: Free Premier Webinar

March:Women’s History MonthIrish-American Heritage Month1–2: National Day of Unplugging 14: Free Premier Webinar10–15: Revenue Development and Management School22: World Water Day29: Gold Medal and NRPA Awards Applications Deadline

April:National Garden MonthEarth Month11: Free Premier Webinar22: Earth Day22–26: National Community Development Week26: Arbor Day

May:Asian Pacific American Heritage MonthJewish American Heritage Month Older Americans MonthNational Arthritis Awareness MonthWater Safety Month9: Free Premier Webinar13: NRPA Annual Conference Registration Opens13–20: Infrastructure Week 201917: National Bike to Work Day18: National Kids to Parks Day18: National Learn to Swim Day29: Senior Health and Fitness Day

June:LGBTQ + Pride MonthGreat Outdoors Month1: National Trails Day5: National Running Day8: NRPA Family Health & Fitness Day8: National Get Outdoors (GO) Day13: Free Premier Webinar20: World’s Largest Swimming Lesson23: Olympic Day

July:Park and Recreation Month8-13: National Summer Learning Week11: Free Premier Webinar20: Park and Recreation Month Open House Day

August:2: NRPA Annual Conference Early Bird Registration Deadline 8: Free Premier Webinar9: Park Champion Day9-16: Park Champion Week18–22: NRPA Directors School26: National Dog Day31: Park Champion of the Year Award Deadline

September:Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) 12: Free Premier Webinar24–26: 2019 NRPA Annual Conference28: National Public Lands Day

October:Italian-American Heritage Month National Substance Abuse Prevention Month4: National Golf Day10: Free Premier Webinar10: National Walk to a Park Day/10-Minute Walk Anniversary24: Lights On Afterschool

November:Native American Heritage Month3-7: Supervisors’ Management School14: Free Premier Webinar15: America Recycles Day

December:3: Giving Tuesday 12: Free Premier Webinar

Celebrate Parks and Recreation in 2019

nrpa.orgFor more information on the Free Premier Webinar series, visit nrpa.org/Premier-Webinars

HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONSERVATION

SOCIAL EQUITY

Our Three PillarsThe National Recreation and Park Association is the nation’s leading non-profit working to assure

that everyone has access to a great park. Since 1965, NRPA has raised awareness of the role parks and recreation plays in enhancing communities. A key part of that is providing our over 60,000 members

with the tools and resources to make this happen through our three guiding pillars:

Parks and recreation create sustainable and resilient communities, protect natural resources and open space, and connect people to

the benefits of nature and the outdoors.

Parks and recreation improve the health of communities by increasing access to physical activity opportunities and improving

access to healthy foods.

All people should have access to programs, facilities, places and spaces that make their lives and communities great.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

January is National Mentoring Month

1

New Year’s Day

2 3 4 5

National Bird Day

6 7

Gold Medal and NRPA Awards Applications Open

8 9 10

Free Premier Webinar

11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

JANUARY 2019

IT’S TIME TO FILL THE TROPHY CASE! GET RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR HARD WORK BY APPLYING FOR AN NRPA AWARD OR GOLD MEDAL AT NRPA.ORG/AWARDS

Riverside Art Float on Lake Evans in Fairmount Park.

City of Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Riverside, California

Park & Recreation Maintenance Management School

Event Management School

NRPA Innovation Lab - Miami, FL


February is Black History Monthand American Heart

Month

1

National Wear Red Day

2

Groundhog Day

3 4 5

Chinese New Year

6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14

St. Valentine’s Day


15 16

17 18

Presidents Day

19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28

FEBRUARY 2019

USE NRPA PARK METRICS TO ANALYZE YOUR AGENCY’S PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVE OPERATIONS. LEARN MORE AT NRPA.ORG/METRICS

A young boy ice skates during part of the Winter Try-Athlon Series at Tanana Lakes.

Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation Fairbanks, Alaska


March is Women’s History Month

and Irish-American Heritage Month

1 2

National Day of Unplugging

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

Daylight Saving Time Begins

11 12 13 14


15 16

17

St. Patrick’s Day

18 19 20

Spring Equinox

21

Magha Puja Day

22

World Water Day

23

24 25 26 27 28 29

Gold Medal and NRPA Awards Applications Deadline

30

31

MARCH 2019

BECOME AQUATIC FACILITY OPERATOR (AFO) CERTIFIED TO LEARN HOW TO RUN AQUATIC FACILITIES SAFELY, EFFICIENTLY AND CONFIDENTLY. LEARN MORE AT NRPA.ORG/AFO

Champaign, IllinoisChampaign Park District

Revenue Development and Management School

National Day of Unplugging

Kids Zone at Taste of CU event, Photo credit: Issac Kim

Champaign Park District Champaign, Illinois1998 Gold Medal Winner

Sleep Under the Stars Family Campout at Billy Dunlop Park.


April is National Garden Month

and Earth Month

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11


12 13

14 15 16 17

Mahavir Jayanti

18 19

Good FridayPassover begins at sunset

20

21

Easter

22

Earth Day

23 24 25 26

Arbor Day

27

28 29 30

APRIL 2019

GET READY FOR PARK AND RECREATION MONTH BY DOWNLOADING THE FREE TOOLKIT NOW. VISIT NRPA.ORG/JULY FOR MORE INFORMATION

City of Clarksville, Parks and Recreation Clarksville, Tennessee

National Community Development Week

The ceremonial first cannonball at the brand new Fitzmorris Recreation Center.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYMay is

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Jewish

American Heritage Month,Older Americans Month,

National Arthritis Awareness Month

and Water Safety Month

1 2 3 4

5

Ramadan begins at sunset

6 7 8 9


10 11

12

Mother’s Day

13

Registration Open!

14 15 16 17

National Bike to Work Day

18

National Kids to Parks Day National Learn to Swim Day

19

Vesak

20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27

Memorial Day

28 29

Senior Health and Fitness Day

30 31

MAY 2019

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2019 NRPA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OPENS ON MAY 13. LEARN MORE AT NRPA.ORG/CONFERENCE

Apex Park and Recreation District Arvada, Colorado


June is LGBTQ + Pride Month

and Great Outdoors Month

1

National Trails Day

2 3 4

Eid al Fitr begins at sunset

5

National Running Day

6 7 8

National Get Outdoors (GO) Day

9 10 11 12 13


14

Flag Day

15

16

Father’s Day

17 18 19 20

World’s Largest Swimming Lesson

21

Summer Solstice

22

23

Olympic Day

24 25 26 27 28 29

30

JUNE 2019

GET YOUR COMMUNITY INVOLVED WITH FAMILY HEALTH & FITNESS DAY. LEARN MORE AT NRPA.ORG/FAMILYFITNESS

Kids enjoy the first signs of summer with the sprayground at Jacobson Park.

Lexington Parks and Recreation Lexington, KentuckyCAPRA Accredited

Watching fireworks over Lake Kittamaqundi.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1 2 3 4

Independence Day

5 6

7 8 9 10 11


12 13

14 15 16

Asalha Puja Day

17 18 19 20

Park and Recreation Month Open House Day

21 22 23 24

Pioneer Day

25 26 27

28 29 30 31

July is Park and Recreation Month

JULY 2019

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PARK AND RECREATION MONTH AT NRPA.ORG/JULY

Howard County Recreation & Parks Columbia, MarylandCAPRA Accredited

National Summer Learning Week

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1 2

Early Bird Registration Deadline

3

4 5 6 7 8


9

Park Champion Day

10

Eid al-Adha begins at sunset

11 12 13

Obon begins

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21

Senior Citizens Day

22 23

Krishna Janmashtami

24

25 26

National Dog Day

27

Paryushana Parva begins

28 29 30 31

Park Champion of the Year Award Deadline

AUGUST 2019

BRING CAPITOL HILL TO YOUR PARKS! TO LEARN HOW TO HOST A PARK CHAMPION EVENT AND ADVOCATE FOR THE BENEFITS OF PARKS AND RECREATION, VISIT NRPA.ORG/PARK-CHAMPIONS

Teens and counselors having a blast at summer camp in Field Park.

Park District of Oak Park Oak Park, IllinoisCAPRA Accredited, 2015 Gold Medal Winner

NRPA Directors School

Park Champion Week

Park Champion Week

How happy she looks running for a touchdown! Youth Flag Football at Butterfield Crossing. Photo credit: Shreffler Photography

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1 2

Labor Day

3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12


13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23

Fall Equinox

24 25 26 27 28

National Public Lands Day

29

Rosh Hashana begins at sunset

30

September is Hispanic Heritage Month

(Sept. 15-Oct. 15)

SEPTEMBER 2019

EARN CEUs, NETWORK WITH THOUSANDS OF YOUR PEERS AND ATTEND THE LARGEST PARK AND RECREATION TRADE SHOW. LEARN MORE AT NRPA.ORG/CONFERENCE

Town of Castle RockCastle Rock, Colorado CAPRA Accredited, 2018 Gold Medal Winner

2019 NRPA Annual Conference - Baltimore, MD

West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta at the Lake of the Commons.


October is National Substance Abuse

Prevention Monthand

Italian-American Heritage Month

1 2 3 4

National Golf Day

5

6 7 8

Dasara

9

Yom Kippur begins at sunset

10


National Walk to a Park Day/10-Minute Walk Anniversary

11 12

13 14

Columbus Day

15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24

Lights On Afterschool

25 26

27 28 29 30 31

Halloween

OCTOBER 2019

LEARN HOW TO KEEP YOUR PLAYGROUNDS SAFE BY GETTING CPSI CERTIFIED AT NRPA.ORG/CPSI

City of Tualatin Tualatin, Oregon

Iroquois Park (Olmsted Park) Natural Area atop the Hill.

Louisville Parks and Recreation Louisville, Kentucky CAPRA Accredited, 1994 Gold Medal Winner


November is Native American Heritage Month

1 2

3

Daylight Savings Time Ends

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11

Veterans Day

12

Guru Nanak Jayanti

13 14


15

America Recycles Day

16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28

Thanksgiving Day

29 30

NOVEMBER 2019

BECOME A CERTIFIED PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONAL (CPRP) TO KEEP YOUR EXPERTISE CURRENT AND DEMONSTRATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE PROFESSION. LEARN MORE AT NRPA.ORG/CPRP

Supervisors’ Management School

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1 2 3

Giving Tuesday

4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12


13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Winter Solstice

22

Hanukkah begins at sunset

23 24

Christmas Eve

25

Christmas

26 27 28

29 30 31

New Year’s Eve

DECEMBER 2019

DO YOU WANT TO STAY CONNECTED TO MORE THAN 60,000 OTHER PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS, GET DISCOUNTS ON CERTIFICATION AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, AND STAY INFORMED OF NATIONAL TRENDS? RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP AT NRPA.ORG/MEMBERSHIP

Oliver has learned to “hike” in the Evans Creek Preserve and it has provided endless hours of exploration!

City of Sammamish Sammamish, Washington

And much more!

nrpa.org/Premier

NRPA Premier Member Benefits and Resources

22377 Belmont Ridge Road Ashburn, VA 20148-4501

800.626.NRPA (6772)

Free Monthly Premier Webinars ▪ Join monthly webinars (free to all Premier members)

that address timely and relevant topics. CEUs providedfor select webinars.

Grant Opportunities▪ Access to approximately $4.5 million annually.

Member Discounts ▪ Accessibility Audits▪ Background and Volunteer Screenings▪ Cooperative Purchasing Program▪ Fun Express/Oriental Trading▪ Insurance Programs▪ Emergency Network Platform

Bulk Purchasing ▪ Annual Conference Registration▪ Certification - CPRP/CPRE▪ Online Learning▪ Publications

Park Metrics: Agency Performance Resources▪ Use the dashboard, survey and annual report to more

effectively manage your resources and facilities.

Facility Market Reports▪ Learn more about the community served by your

agency’s facilities.

the national recreation and park association 2019 premier ... · the national recreation and park...

Documents