IPRA has largest voting membership of all state park and recreation associations in the country With countless opportunities to volunteer within IPRA, channeling each member's involvement and drawing in new members is very important. Each time a park and recreation professional volunteers, it provides a positive public relations boots for the profession, and it makes our collective presence stronger, and our place in each community more secure. The board's goal is to find a place in IPRA for each and every park and recreation professional in the state. Maintaining and increasing this strong, active membership gives each of us a solid professional base with substantial opportunities for continuing educaiton and networking support. Illinois leadership in park and recreation means leisure oportunities and environmental leadership in towns and cities, small and large, across the state.
Partnerships broaden our financial and provide opportunities for positive public relations.
We can do more because our resources are multiplied, our value is added to existing services, new revenue streams are Kay Kastel Forest, CAE IPRA Executive Director We are indeed at a turning point in the history of parks and recretion in Illinois. The steps we take now will determine the history we are writing for future generations in the field.