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The Future of Parks & Recreation in Westmoreland County is Brighter than Ever!

Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation Alliance

Jeanne Ashley, President
WCPRA
c/o Latrobe-Unity Parks & Recreation
901 Jefferson Street
Latrobe, PA 15650

Phone: 724-537-4331

Email: jeannelpr@msn.com

Cheryl Kemerer,
Vice President
WCPRA
c/o Penn Trafford Area Recreation
P.O. Box 452
Harrison City, PA 15636

724-744-2171 ext 205

Email: ckemerer@penntwp.org
 



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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


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, Colleen Holanider, Secretary, Frank Lehman, Treasurer


Westmoreland County Parks & Recreation Alliance
2010 Meeting Schedule

Meetings Held on The 2nd Thursday of Every Other Month
Committees Meet The 3rd Tuesday Of Every Other Month As Needed
President will contact the Committee if there WILL be an Executive Committee Meeting

  • WCP&RA - Thursday, January 14, 2010 9:15a.m 
    @ Latrobe - Unity Parks & Recreation
    Committees Meet in February
    Tuesday, February 16, 2010 – Executive Committee Meeting 11:30AM

  • WCP&RA – March – Group Will Meet At The (PRPS Conference - 3/20 To 3/24)
    Specific Date, Time And Location To Follow.

  • Committees Meet in April
    Tuesday, April 20, 2010 – Executive Committee Meeting 11:30AM

  • WCP&RA - Thursday, May 13, 2010 9:15AM
    Host Agency: Sewickley Township
    Committees Meet in June
    Tuesday, June 22, 2010 – Executive Committee Meeting 11:30AM

  • WCP&RA - Thursday, July 8, 2010 9:15AM
    Host Agency: Hempfield
    Committees Meet in August
    Tuesday, August 17, 2010 – Executive Committee Meeting 11:30AM

  • WCP&RA - Thursday, September 9, 2010
    Host Agency: Derry
    Committees Meet in October
    Tuesday, October 19, 2010 – Executive Committee Meeting 11:30AM

  • WCP&RA - Thursday, November 11, 2010 10:15AM Tentative Green Luncheon
    Host Agency: Westmoreland County
    Committees Meet in December
    Tuesday, December 21, 2010 – Executive Committee Meeting 11:30AM

  • WCP&RA - Thursday, January 13, 2011
    Host Agency: Latrobe-Unity
    Committees Meet in February


Current Members:

Derry Colleen Holanider and Keegan Watson
DCNR Tracy Stack
Family Services of Western PA ParentWISE Julie Cawoski
Greensburg Frank Lehman and Trudy Ivory
Hempfield Dean Minerva, Patrick Karnash and Andy Grobe
Jeannette Nancy Peters
Latrobe-Unity
 
Jeanne Ashley, Craig Shevchik, Vanessa Whipkey and Brandon Simpson
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
Sewickley Township Lori Waryanka
Westmoreland County
 
Malcolm Sias, Dan Carpenter. Angela Rose-O’Brien, Claude Petroy and Matt Bruno

 
MULTI-USE RECREATIONAL COMPLEX

 

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

PRPS District 1 Workshop

PRPS District 1 Workshop; Friday, February 12, 2010 from 8:30a.m. - 3:00p.m., at The Upper St. Clair Community Center.  RECREATION: Paying for itself and more.  For more information and to register go to www.prps.org

Westmoreland County DCNR Grant Workshop

Westmoreland County DCNR Grant Workshop; March 2, 2010 from 9:00a.m. - 12:00 Noon, at The Latrobe Municipal Building.  Free of charge for WCPRA members, $10 Non-members.  To register contact Jeanne Ashley at jeannelpr@msn.com.

Contact your local member recreation department
for Mommapalooza activities on Mother's Day
and Father Fest activities on Father's Day!

 

 

The Future of Parks & Recreation
in Westmoreland County is Brighter than Ever!

 

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