Benefits:
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Work with other municipal representatives to
solve issues impacting the progress of parks &
recreation in the county
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Work together to develop new recreation
facilities and enhance existing areas
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Access the expertise of countywide parks &
recreation professionals
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Share resources
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Exchange ideas, successes and works in
progress
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Learn about new resources and opportunities
within the County
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Avoid duplication of services
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Make new friends in the profession
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Have access to bulk purchasing opportunities
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Participate in regional development projects
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Seated Left to Right:
Vanessa Whipkey, Kim Woodward,
Cheryl Kemerer, Vice President
Middle Row, Left to Right:
Chandra Sheftic, Secretary
Frank Lehman, Treasurer
John Scaglione, Craig Shevchick
Top Row Left to Right:
Malcome Sias, Dean Minerva
Jeanne Ashley, President |
Officers:
Jeanne Ashley,
President
Cheryl Kemerer,
Vice-President
Michele Clarke,
Secretary
Frank Lehman, Treasurer
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Meetings 2008:
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Greensburg Recreation on July 10
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Derry
Recreation on September 11
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Westmoreland County Parks on November 13
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Membership Registration. If
your organization would like
to join the Westmoreland
County Parks and Recreation
Alliance, please download
the PDF Membership
Registration Form. (Adobe
Acrobat Reader is required
to view and print the form.)
Complete and mail the form,
along with your membership
fee of
$50/organization/year, to:
Jeanne Ashley, President
WCPRA
c/o Latrobe-Unity Parks &
Recreation
901 Jefferson Street
Latrobe, PA 15650
Download Registration Form
Adobe Acrobat Required
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WCPRA Current News and Events
2008 DCNR
Grant Application Deadline April 25th
The deadline for all types of 2008 DCNR grants will
be April 25th. The next workshop is February 21 at Four
Points Sheraton Pittsburgh North, 910 Sheraton Drive,
Mars PA 16046. Register at
www.prps.org. DCNR
will be focusing on implementing the new Westmoreland
County Greenway Plan and Comprehensive Recreation Plan.
Contact Tracy Stack at
trstack@state.pa.us for more information.
Peach Plaza Skate Park is Now Open!
Park hours are 9:00am to Dusk. To access Peach
Plaza, turn left on George's Station Road from
Donohoe Road in Greensburg. The entrance to the
plaza is on your right. Enjoy your new Skate Park!
Please check out the
Park Rules.
The skaters, bladers, and bikers
in our community now have a place away from public
streets and buildings to call their own! This
project is a joint effort between the Westmoreland
County Bureau of Parks and Recreation and its
Citizen’s Advisory Board in conjunction with the
Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation Alliance
and the Westmoreland Street Park Alliance.
Click Here for more information on Peach Plaza
Skate Park.
Westmoreland County Parks & Recreation Alliance to
sponsor Summer Youth Leadership Seminar
WCPRA, in conjunction with
PRPS, is conducting a county-wide training workshop for
summer playground and day camp leaders. In order to
provide consistent leadership training for all seasonal
staff in the county, this workshop will provide the
knowledge and skills necessary to operate a successful
summer playground or day camp program, as well as the
opportunity to interact with other leaders in the
county.
This seminar is scheduled for Saturday, May 31, 2008,
10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. at the Hempfield Parks & Recreation
Athletic Center at the Hempfield Park, just off of Route
66 Business North, Greensburg.
PRPS is providing professional staff to assist with this
training. Daphne Sebelist of West Reading Borough will
be our guest trainer. Topics will include: general
playground management, special needs and inclusion,
local emergency management, first aid, dealing with
troubled youth, games, arts & crafts, and leading fun!
Registration information may be obtained through Cheryl
Kemerer, Penn Trafford Recreation at 724-744-2171 ext.
205 or
ckemerer@penntwp.org.
Westmoreland County Parks & Recreation Alliance partners
with ParentWISE, Inc. to sponsor Mommapalooza and Father
Fest activities in honor of Mother’s & Father’s Day
WCPRA and ParentWISE, Inc.
have joined to offer Westmoreland County families an
inexpensive, fun experience to honor mothers and fathers
on their special days in 2008. Activities will be
scheduled at county parks as well as several municipal
parks. At each site, participants will receive free
information from ParentWISE. Participating
municipalities should contact the ParentWISE office at
724-837-5410 with information on the events they will be
offering and to schedule a Parent Wise representative at
their event.
WCPRA to sponsor March for Parks Team
Each March, the Westmoreland County Parks Department
sponsors a March for Parks to raise funds to support the
parks and recreation facilities provided in Westmoreland
County. In 2008, March for Parks will be held on
Saturday, March 29 at Twin Lakes Park. This year, WCPRA
is forming a team to participate! All you have to do is
collect donations, bring them to the event, walk and
have fun! If interested in participating on WCPRA’s
team, contact Chandra Scheftic at
cscheftic@nhtpa.us.
WCPRA Website to include County Wide
Park Inventory
WCPRA is asking all recreation departments in the
county to complete a park inventory spreadsheet to
appear on our website for all to use. The
information on each park will include: park name,
location, acreage, contact phone, webpage link, maps
and facilities. Contact Jeanne Ashley at
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