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Alabama Recreation & Parks AssociationApril 30, 2012
In This Issue
Intent to Bid Deadline
Education Workshop Ideas
Dist. V Golf Tournament
Landscape Structures Learning Academy
AFLAC Supplemental Insurance
Intent to Bid Deadline
2013 State Tournament Intent to Bid Deadline - May 1 
The deadline to submit your Intent to Bid letter to the ARPA State Office is May 1, 2012. If you have intentions to bid on any ARPA State Tournament for 2013 your Intent to Bid must be received by May 1st.

You may e-mail this to the state office at Ldean@arpaonline.org or you may fax your letter to 334-279-9161.

 
Educational Workshop Ideas?
Professional Development Committee Seeks Your Ideas 
The Professional Development Committee is seeking your thoughts or suggestions for future educational workshop opportunities. We have heard from many members of ARPA that they would like more small, affordable, one-day workshops. What topics would you like ARPA to offer?

Please send your suggestions to the ARPA office via e-mail at Ldean@arpaonline.org or to the Professional Development Committee Chair, Robin Brothers, at rbrothers@annistonal.gov.


District V Golf Tournament 
May 15, Lagoon Park 
 
District V will host their annual golf tournament at Lagoon Park on Tuesday, May 15th. The tournament will be a 4 player handicapped scramble with a 10:00 a.m. shotgun start.

The cost is $75 per person and includes:
range balls & goodie bags
2 individual mulligans
free drinks on the course
closest to the pin prizes on all par 3's
2 long drive prizes (1 male/1 female)
cash prizes awarded to 1st, 4th, & 7th place finishers

For more information or to enter your team, please contact Bill Little at blittle@auburnalabama.org or 334-501-2935.

Registration deadline is Friday, May 11th.

Landscape Structures Learning Academy
3 Different Locations: Huntsville, Birmingham & Montgomery
 
Landscape Structures would like to invite you to attend a Learning Academy to earn Health, Safety, and Welfare CEUs, expand your knowledge base and learn practical information to provide solutions for your community. There is no cost to attend.
Huntsville - May 8
Birmingham - May 9
Montgomery - May 10
9:00 a.m. - Session I: Designing Fitness-Focused Playgrounds
10:45 a.m. - Session II: Beyond Accessibility: A Higher Level of Inclusive Play
Lunch will be provided
 
For detailed information on each city, please visit the ARPA website at www.arpaonline.org and click on "Upcoming Events". There will be a link for each city.
 
Please RSVP to Max Maxwell:
Max@playscapesms.com or by calling 601-278-2450
 

Aflac Supplemental Insurance

ARPA Member Benefit

As a benefit of being a member of ARPA you are entitled to receive supplemental insurance through Aflac at a discounted rate. This was voted on and approved by the ARPA Board of Directors in September 2011. After a very long process, this is finally in the works and on it's way to you.

Please be on the look-out for information coming to you in the mail directly from Aflac.  If this is something you are interested in, there will be contact information in the information packet.
 
 
This email was sent to teresa.lee@prattvilleal.gov by ldean@arpaonline.org |  
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