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eDItoR'S LetteR

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I	Resolve
UR COVER STORY THIS MONTH opens a window on the workings of the NRPA's

Board of Directors, which has undergone a major revamping that portends
good things for the organization and the members it serves. Any time an
organization can take a hard, honest look at itself and resolve to make things better is
a good day.

It's a better day when that organization can implement improvements, even when the process entails considerable stress. But that's exactly what the
NRPA Board has done. It has shrunk its size from 70
to 21, required its directors to represent all members rather than specialty constituencies and, importantly, the Board has crafted a work plan for the
coming year by which it can be measured. Few associations approach governance this way. This puts
NRPA on the front line of innovation.
Each of us in our own way can similarly make
our organizations better. Parks & Recreation magazine is no different. As such, here are my resolutions for 2011.
1. To understand the field better, by interacting
more with readers and by reading up on the
subject matter as much as possible.
2. To better leverage the magazine to engage NRPA's new public partners arriving through the
America's Backyard initiative.
3. To visit more parks in the new year.
4. To volunteer some of my time on behalf of parks
in my hometown community.

5. To work with my friends who use parks but,
more often than not, take them for granted. Just
as everyone should know where the food on
their tables originates, so should everyone know
the source of their community services.
6. To visit my hometown Congressional representative at least once in 2011.
7. To continually improve the magazine-adding
new features and departments, tweaking what
works, and eliminating what doesn't. I welcome
your suggestions on this.
8. To thank the advertisers in Parks & Recreation.
Without them, you would be devoid of a source
of information on the field and have one less
way of learning about the the many goods and
services that can make for better parks and
recreation.
9. To remember that even though work isn't called
work for nothing, we at the magazine are fortunate to be working in such a fun and worthwhile
field. And that's as much fun as a person can expect professionally.
10. And you?

Best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year,

Phil hayward
editor

10	 Parks & Recreation

DECEMBER	2010

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