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N R PA U P DAT E

There's Power in
Partnership
Hot Topics
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NRPA Connect is an online network with more than
62,000 professionals who are willing to answer
your questions, share their experiences with similar
challenges you may be facing and discuss trending
topics in the field. Check out a topic that's being
discussed:
Non-Traditional Sports Programs and Activities
- I'm looking for ideas and suggestions of nontraditional sports and activities, not to replace current popular offerings but to expand programs and,
perhaps, gain new participants.
Several NRPA members offered the following suggestions:

We just opened a small parkour gym and the programs are
blowing the roof off the facility. We also have had more birthday
parties with parkour as a theme than all our other birthday parties combined.

ational IPA and U.S. Communities are now OMNIA
Partners, Public Sector - the largest, most-trusted
cooperative purchasing organization for public-sector
procurement.
The collective buying power of these unified cooperatives delivers superior value and savings for your park and recreation
purchases and projects.

Value You Can Trust
Portfolio
OMNIA Partners has the most robust portfolio of quality contracts in the cooperative space. Our agreement portfolio has everything your government entity/educational institution needs
to run efficiently and effectively.

People
OMNIA Partners has the most experienced cooperative team
in public procurement, cooperative purchasing and contract
management. With more than 200 combined years of public
procurement experience and over 300 years of cooperative purchasing experience, you can trust that you are in good hands
with our team.

Process
We hold a chicken curling tournament before we take our ice out
at our rink and people love it!

Our contracts are competitively solicited and publicly awarded
by a government entity acting as the lead agency. Awards are
made utilizing this best practice, ensuring maximum value and
absolute security with complete transparency of the process.

Saving You Time and Money
If you have land available, disc golf is a wonderful option. We
opened an 18-hole course seven years ago, and it has brought in
thousands of people who would never have set foot in the park
where it is located. All ages and demographics play!

Are you currently hosting a unique program that
has been successful? Log in to NRPA Connect (www.
nrpaconnect.org) today to share! Don't forget to
download the NRPA Connect App to either post or
answer questions or view responses on the go.

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With no cost to participate and no minimum order requirements, government entities/education organizations of any
size can purchase the products, services and solutions they need
at volume discount prices that would be nearly impossible to
attain individually. You'll be able to leverage our cooperative
purchasing standards and supplier commitments to deliver value and savings to your organization.
For general information,
visit www.nrpa.org/
membership/Mem
ber-Discounts/
omnia-partners.

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