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WEB EXCLUSIVES

It's finally here! Park and Recreation
Month lasts through the whole month
of July, and it's an opportunity for
your agency to share its park and rec
pride. The May issue of Parks & Recreation included a fill-in-the-blank poster
where your program participants and
involved community members can
share why they love all that you do,
but you can also download it and other materials online. For a full
toolkit to help
you celebrate,
suggestions on
how to share
the love, a listing of events
and more, visit www.nrpa.
org/july.

Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy

ParksandRecreation.org

Two NRPA staffers recently attended an event at the White House where Michelle
Obama spoke about her Let's Move! initiative and thanked local leaders and organizers at the community level for the great work they do to combat childhood
obesity. During her speech, she spotlighted several parks departments that have
launched innovative programs and show promising progress. To read more about
the First Lady's comments and her vision for the future, check out Associate Editor
Danielle Taylor's entry on the NRPA Now blog at www.nrpa.org/blog.

Each month, we ask members of
NRPA Connect to share their opinions on a timely topic, and we pick a
few noteworthy responses to include
in the next issue of the magazine
(page 52). Next month's question:
As the economy has begun to pick
back up, has your agency seen an
increase in play and revenue at your
golf courses? In what ways are you
seeing people return to golf and other
leisure opportunities that come with
an expense? Share your thoughts
on www.nrpaconnect.org/vb/show
thread.php?t=288 (log in first).
Intrigued by the parks and recreation-related news stories recounted
in Briefly Noted (page 12)? Each
month, we put more than we can fit
in the print issue of the magazine
online. Check out this month's overflow at www.parksandrecreation.
org/2013/July/Briefly-Noted.
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Parks & Recreation

Check out
our digital
edition at
digital.parks
andrecreation
.org

We're getting excited about this year's upcoming
Congress and Exposition in Houston, particularly in terms of our keynote speaker. Marketing
and Communications Specialist Roxanne Sutton
spoke with trendhunter Jeremy Gutsche about
ways park and recreation professionals can take
advantage of our quickly evolving world, which
you can read about starting on page 50. He also
prepared a short preview video in which he introduces himself and discusses his plans for his
address to the NRPA membership. Check
it out on www.nrpa.org/Congress2013/
keynote-speaker.

Stay in touch!
NRPA website: www.nrpa.org
Parks & Recreation website: www.parksandrecreation.org
Digital edition: http://digital.parksandrecreation.org
NRPA Connect: www.nrpaconnect.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NationalRecreationandParkAssociation
Twitter: www.twitter.com/NRPA_news
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