Westmoreland County
Parks and Recreation Alliance

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Our Mission:

To unite and support area professionals and promote parks & recreation services in Westmoreland County through cooperation, networking, joint programming efforts and regional development.

WCPRA Current News and Events

Westmoreland
Baseball Clinic 2009

Hosted by Murrysville Recreation Department, June 15, 16, 17, 18, 2009, capped by a special bus trip to see the Washington Wild Things play on June 20th.

For more info, click the Flyer image above or download our PDF Flyer.  You may register online at www.Murrysville.com or call 724-327-2100, ext 115.
 

Benefits of WCPRA:

• Work with other municipal representatives to solve issues impacting the progress of parks & recreation in the county

• Work together to develop new recreation facilities and enhance existing areas

• Access the expertise of countywide parks & recreation professionals

• Share resources

• Exchange ideas, successes and works in progress

• Learn about new resources and opportunities within the County

• Avoid duplication of services

• Make new friends in the profession

• Have access to bulk purchasing opportunities

• Participate in regional development projects

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

Westmoreland County Parks & Recreation Alliance 2009 Meeting Schedule Meetings Held on The 2nd Thursday of Every Other Month Committees Meet The 3rd Tuesday Of Every Other Month As Needed WCP & RA - Thursday, May 14, 2009, 9:15a.m. - Host Agency: Murrysville Committees Meet In June Tuesday, June 15, 2009 – Executive Committee Meeting 11:30a.m. WCP & RA - Thursday, July 9, 2009, 9:15a.m. - Host Agency: Greensburg Committees Meet In August Tuesday, August 17, 2009 – Executive Committee Meeting 11:30a.m. WCP & RA - Thursday, September 10, 2009 - Host Agency: Derry Committees Meet In October Tuesday, October 19, 2009 – Executive Committee Meeting 11:30a.m. WCP & RA - Thursday, November 12, 2009, 10:15a.m. - Tentative Green Luncheon Host Agency: Westmoreland County.  Committees Meet In December Tuesday, December 21, 2009 – Executive Committee Meeting 11:30a.m. WCP & RA - Thursday, January 14, 2010 - Host Agency: Latrobe-Unity Committees Meet In February

Current Members: Derry Denise Swarner DCNR Tracy Stack and Ken Earnest Greensburg Frank Lehman and Trudy Ivory Hempfield Dean Minerva and Patrick Karnash Jeannette Nancy Peters Latrobe-Unity   Jeanne Ashley, Jake Blank, John Scaglione, Craig Shevchik and Vanessa Whipkey Mount Pleasant Donna Polakovsky Murrysville Rob Hunter and Carrie Martin North Huntingdon Township Dan Miller Penn Trafford Cheryl Kemerer and Lisa Black PRPS Kim Woodward Westmoreland County   Malcolm Sias, Wayne Johnson, Dan Carpenter. Angela Rose-O’Brien and Claude Petroy     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

WCPRA Current News and Events

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.

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.  March for Parks will be held Saturday, March 28, 2009 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 jeannelpr@msn.com for information.