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2007 SDPRA Goals:
Students
Internships – Get information on any internship to Keith to be posted on the web site – include contact information/ web site/ e-mail / amount of pay / duties
Universities with park and recreation programs to get together and meet as a group
Round table discussion at conference or another type of session that gets students more involved with other professionals
Get information from colleges that provide degrees in parks and recreation for everyone to have to handout as a recruiting tool
Involvement, Membership, Communication
Try to get involvement from the Senior Center recreational programs
Quick Hits – get information to Becky Graff
1 issue per year information due February 15th
Send copies to universities for the students
SD Hall of Fame – get a plaque in the center each year with the name of our Hall of Fame Winner for SDPRA
Goal of having at least 25 students from the universities attend the conference each year. Provide lodging for students that attend the conference.
Continue using the banner for all of the SDPRA events also use at college career days
Find a TR Branch representative to serve on the board
To work through the Municipal League to promote our SDPRA classes and activities
Try to submit items for their newsletter
Try to increase the number of items we send to them
Place an ad with them in their newsletter
To promote the certification process among young professionals of our organization and strive to have our colleges get creditidation
To have an installation of new officers ceremony at the awards banquet to help people recognize who the new officers are for the organization
To secure more members from the community recreation branch through university recreation centers, YMCA and Boys and Girls Clubs
Keep sending letters to all past members encouraging them to join our organization again after the conference each year.
To have a maintenance school in 2007 with a new coordinator
Continue to outreach to local communities to increase participation in the Hershey Track Meet
Explore ideas of having activates at four large fairs (State Fair, Sioux Empire Fair, Brown County Fair and Central States Fair) with Game, Fish and Parks
To pursue new statewide events for Healthy SD – Great Day of Play – Aug 15th
Support the Midwest Conference in Sioux Falls this year
Provide Aquatics workshops each year
Explore opportunities in the SD Outdoor Expo