March 2024 - Parks and Recreation - 16

WE ARE PARKS AND RECREATION
A New Season of
Open Space Radio
N
For the
Record
RPA's official podcast, Open Space Radio, is a biweekly
podcast for park and recreation professionals and
outdoor advocates that aims to share inspiring and engaging
stories about community, connection and the impact of
local parks and recreation. We have a wide range of topics
planned for 2024 to support NRPA's theme, " Where You
Belong, " and hope you'll become a listener! Tune in to the
episode " Entering the Next Era of Open Space Radio " to
learn more about our plans for the year ahead (tinyurl.
com/2ck575en). And, be sure to check out our first two episodes
of this new season:
* Imposter Syndrome Is Real - Episode 149 (tinyurl.com/mpuwdnef)
* Make an Impact by Leading With a Mentoring Mindset - Episode 150
(tinyurl.com/bdfpc6zw)
Subscribe to Open Space Radio on your favorite podcast player (tinyurl.
com/yrrcvkze) so you never miss an episode!
T
he article " Designing a Destination
Dog Park " by Brian
" BK " Koehler, published in
our March 2023 issue, has been
retracted. We have been advised
that the author copied text from
the work of " Benefits of Dog
Parks, " published by Playground
Professionals in 2016, and DogOn-It
Parks' " Tips for Building
Successful Dog Parks in Your
Community " guide, published in
2014 and updated in 2020, without
proper attribution or citation.
-Ed.
Member Benefit: Fun Express
Makes Camp Planning Easy
M
any of you know about Fun
Express/Oriental
Trading
Company from a product standpoint
since
it
offers
more than
60,000 items and a huge variety
of event essentials and everyday
items, including:
* Arts and crafts supplies (including
self-contained craft kits for
each camper)
* Holiday, seasonal and everyday
fun items
* Toys, games, rewards and prizes
* Educational products and classroom
supplies
* STEM activities and active play
* Personalized staff/camper T-shirts,
accessories and supplies
While products are important, it's
just as important to have a partner
who understands the full buying process
and can save you time, money
and headaches. Nearly every agency
is short-staffed, and what you need
now is a strong partner to help you
kick off a great camp season. Fun
Express/Oriental Trading is ready to
help make your camp planning easier
than ever. With more than 50 themes
available
(tinyurl.com/msmyjm36)
and more added every year, our staff
also can help you with:
* Vendor registration, high-volume
quotes and bids
* Keeping tax-exempt status on file
* Credit lines for purchase orders
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* Managing authorized users/buyers
* Reminder calls and emails on
seasonal
purchases
(complete
with prior year's item history,
quantities and shipping details)
* Program ideas, inventory reservations,
substitutions and future
ship dates so you can plan and
order now, then pay/ship later
* Quantity and budget planning to
stretch your dollars
NRPA members have access to
Fun Express! Learn more and access
outstanding support by contacting
Tammy Jensen at 888.999.0387 or
TJensen@FunExpress.com. You
also can visit our camps page at
funexpress.com/camp.
http://tinyurl.com/2ck575en http://tinyurl.com/2ck575en http://tinyurl.com/mpuwdnef http://tinyurl.com/bdfpc6zw http://tinyurl.com/msmyjm36 http://www.funexpress.com/camp
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