VRPS
The Virginia Recreation and Park Society The Virginia Recreation and Park Society is a private, non-profit professional organization, founded in 1953 and incorporated in 1956. Its purpose is to unite all professionals, students, and interested lay persons engaged in the field of recreation, parks and other leisure services in the Commonwealth of Virginia, into one body.
President’s Newsletter
October 2015
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Save the Date
to the Beach, November 7 - 10! Exhibit Hall Adventure page
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VRPS meetings
Hard at work - for you!
All things VRPS can be found at vrps.com. Is your Service Area or Resource Groups meeting listed?
Your VRPS Board members are working to serve YOU! Here’s the latest update and how you can get involved.
Developing a Roadmap for the Future of VRPS Session page
VRPS Board
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Bring It to the
Opening Session on Sunday at 10AM
VRPS Annual Business Meeting with Keynote Speaker, Tom O’Rourke
Tom O’Rourke is a 1978 graduate of Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, is the Executive Director of the Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission and responsible for the oversight of the over 10,000 acre park system consisting of a wide array of parks, programs and services. Be sure to attend the entire opening session to hear about the work of your VRPS Board of Directors in 2015. There will be an update on the strategic planning work that has taken place this year, induction of the 2016 VRPS President, Margaret Thorne, and her Board of Directors, as well as a memorial service for those very special VRPS members who have passed away since our last meeting.
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