We got game: NRPA [National Recreation and Park Association] launches year-long celebration of sports via partnership with Sports Illustrated.July is Recreation & Parks Month, and hundreds of park and recreation agencies are celebrating the theme of "Enhancing the Quality of Sports through Parks and Recreation" along with NRPA NRPA National Recreation and Park Association NRPA Natural Resources Protective Association (Staten Island, NY) NRPA Niagara Regional Police Association (Canada) NRPA National Rifle and Pistol Association and Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. . NRPA is launching a year-long nationwide celebration of sports and health in America as Sports Illustrated commemorates its 50th anniversary. America's Sports Illustrated: 50 Years, 50 States, 50 Sports will encompass a wide-ranging multimedia program, and is the most ambitious initiative in the history of the franchise. The grassroots effort launches this month and continues through July 2004. (Sports Illustrated's official 50th anniversary date is Aug. 16, 2004.) The Sports Illustrated Anniversary program will feature: * 50 weekly state-specific sections in Sports Illustrated. * Four special 50th anniversary double issues. * The Toyota Presents Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Tour. * A comprehensive interactive Web presence on SI.com. * A community sports outreach program with NRPA and America's YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. to enhance the quality of sports in America. By the end of the year-long celebration, America's Sports Illustrated will have visited all 50 states. As part of the partnership to celebrate America's Sports Illustrated: 50 Years, 50 States, 50 Sports, NRPA will: * Implement Sportstown, a grassroots effort to identify one community in each state that enhances the quality of sport through parks and recreation. * Produce a series of ads promoting the health benefits of parks and recreation. * Assist in The Toyota Presents Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Tour. * Develop a Community Sports and Health Fund to sustain high-quality resource development. You Can't Win If You Don't Play Two hundred fifty park and recreation agencies from all 50 states responded to the mid-winter invitation to join the celebration of the Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary by seeking the unique designation of Sportstown. One community in each state will be selected by Sports Illustrated and NRPA as the 50th Anniversary Sportstown. The 50th Anniversary Sportstown applicants will be judged on philosophy, education/training, policies, youth development, innovations for community involvement, scope of programming and community commitment to parks and recreation. "The response was overwhelming, considering the very busy time of year agencies were asked to submit a very detailed application," says NRPA's Kathy Spangler. "A very special thank you goes to all of the applicants for illustrating the commitment to quality sports reflected in parks and recreation nationwide." To maintain the excitement of the year-long celebration, Sports Illustrated and NRPA will announce winners weekly to correspond with the state-focused editorial schedule in Sports Illustrated. Winners will be featured on SI.com and nrpa.org throughout the year. The state announcement schedule is available on www.nrpa.org. In addition, the winners from each state will be profiled at length in Parks & Recreation in the month following their selection. Look for the first profiles in next month's issue, with four or five winners to follow every month through the July 2004 issue. NRPA On the Road With Sports Ilustrated As part of the year-long celebration, The Toyota Presents Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Tour will touch communities nationwide by visiting many of the sporting events featured in the magazine, as well as a variety of other locations. Launched in Newport, R.I., with an elaborate kick-off celebration on July 11, and culminating in California with a dramatic event in July 2004, the tour will crisscross the country, beginning in the nation's smallest state and ending in its most populous. With stops ranging from regattas and rodeos to downhill skiing and mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. , the tour will reach more than 2.5 million people over the course of the year. The grassroots sports experience will cover nearly a football field's worth of real estate and will include a special showcase for parks and recreation as depicted in the display panels seen below. Here are the dates and locations for the first two months of the tour: * July 10-13: Newport Yachting Center, Newport, R.I. * July 18-20: Frontier Days, Cheyenne, Wy. * July 25-26: All-American Soap Box Derby The Soap Box Derby also called coaster car race[1] is a youth soapbox car racing program which has been run nationally since 1934. World Championship finals are held each July at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio. , Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of * July 30-Aug. 9: United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Lifeguarding Championships, Cape May Cape May, city (1990 pop. 4,668), Cape May co., S N.J., on Cape May peninsula and the Atlantic Ocean; settled in the 1600s, inc. 1857. One of the nation's oldest beach resorts, it became known in the mid-19th cent. , N.J. * Aug. 13-17: Ocean City Lacrosse lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. Tournament, Ocean City, Md. * Aug. 27-31: Southern 500 Race, Darlington, S.C. For a full schedule of The Toyota Presents Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Tour, visit www.SI.com. Parks and Recreation Shines in Sports Illustrated As part of the year-long anniversary, NRPA will run, at no cost to NRPA, 18 full-page advertisements in Sports Illustrated. This media placement, valued at $5 million, will run throughout the year. A series of four health-focused advertisements have been developed, all having the tagline, "It Starts in Parks!" In the ads, NRPA will emphasize the role of parks and recreation in pursuing healthy lifestyles and livable communities while asking Sports Illustrated readers to be active, volunteer and support funding for parks and recreation. Take a peek at left. Read About the Celebration Every Week in Sports Illustrated NRPA and Sports Illustrated want the park and recreation community to benefit from this nationwide effort to enhance the quality of sports in America's communities. Sports Illustrated is offering NRPA members an introductory subscription offer. Receive 6 months (24 issues) of Sports Illustrated for a donation of $10 to the NRPA Community Sports and Health Fund. To take advantage of this special opportunity, go to www.si.com/supporttheNRPA. Log On for Logo Don't forget to leverage the national visibility of this unique NRPA partnership locally by using the customized 50th anniversary logo, seen above, which profiles parks and recreation. Visit www.nrpa.org to obtain the logo file. Thanks again to the agencies that applied. They were: Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, S.D. Albany Recreation and Parks Department., Ga. Alpharetta Recreation and Parks Department, Ga. Ames Parks and Recreation Department, Iowa Annapolis Recreation and Parks Department, Md. Appleton Parks and Recreation Department, Wis. Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Resources, Va. Athens Parks and Recreation, Tenn. Aurora Recreation Services, Colo. Bend Metro Park & Recreation District, Ore. Billerica Recreation Department, Mass. Birmingham Park and Recreation Board, Ala. Bismarck Park and Recreation District, N.D. Blacksburg Parks and Recreation Department, Va. Bloomingdale Park District, Ill. Bloomington Parks and Recreation, Ind. Blue Spring, Missouri Parks and Recreation Department, Mo. Blue Valley Recreation Commission, Kan. Boise Parks & Recreation Department, Idaho Bolingbrook Park District, Ill. Boulder Parks and Recreation Department, Neb. Boulder Parks and Recreation, Colo. BREC BREC Busqueda y Rescate en Estructuras Colapsadas (Guatemala) BREC Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge BRec Bachelor of Recreation BREC Birch Run Expo Center (Birch Run, Michigan) , the Park and Recreation Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge Baton Rouge (băt`ən r  zh) [Fr.,=red stick], city (1990 pop. 219,531), state capital and seat of East Baton Rouge parish, SE La. , La. Bridgeport Parks and Recreation, W.Va. Broken Arrow Broken Arrow a series depicting Indian–white man exploits. [TV: Terrace, I, 122] See : Wild West (communications) broken arrow - The error code displayed on line 25 of a IBM 3270 terminal (or a terminal emulator emulating a 3270) for Parks and Recreation Department, Okla. Brookfield Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, Wis. Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department, Maine Burlington Recreation & Parks Department, N.C. Campbell County
Canton Leisure Services, Mich. Carrollton Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department, Ga. Cary Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department, N.C. Casper Leisure Services Department, Wyo. Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, city (1990 pop. 108,751), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it is named for the surging rapids in the river. Recreation Department, Iowa Centre Region Parks & Recreation, Pa. Champaign Park District The Champaign Park District is the municipality association responsible for the award-winning parks in the city of Champaign, Illinois. With over 500 acres (2 km²) of parkland within the city limits, Champaign has one of the highest ratios of park land to developed land of any , Ill. Charleston Metro Sports Council, S.C. Chesapeake Parks & Recreation Department, Va. Chicago Park District The Chicago Park District is the oldest and (financially) largest park district in the nation, with a $385 million annual budget. The park district also has the excellent reputation of spending the most per capita on its parks, even more than Boston in terms of park expenses per , Ill. Cincinnati Recreation Commission, Ohio Citiparks Pittsburgh BIG League Sports, Pa. City of Atlanta Bureau of Recreation, Ga. City of Ballwin Parks and Recreation, Mo. City of Bartlett Parks & Recreation, Tenn. City of Billings Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands, Mont. City of Carrollton, Texas Carrollton is a city in Texas, partially in Dallas County, partially in Denton County, and partially in Collin County. As of 2005, census estimates the city's total population to be 122,699.[1] Carrollton is a suburb of Dallas. City of Cerritos, Calif. City of Clearwater Parks and Recreation Department, Fla. City of Coral Springs Coral Springs, city (1990 pop. 79,443), Broward co., SE Fla.; inc. 1963. Largely residential, it is a city that has grown rapidly along with the southern Florida and Fort Lauderdale area. The population of Coral Springs nearly doubled between 1980 and 1990. , Fla. City of Deerfield Beach Deerfield Beach, town (1990 pop. 46,325), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1925. The development of high-technology industry and commerce expanded the town and more than doubled its population between 1970 and 1990. Community Service Department, Fla. City of Dover Parks and Recreation, Del. City of El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. de Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
City of Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. Parks and Recreation Department, Fla. City of Gardena Recreation and Human Services Department, Calif. City of Gilroy Community Services Department, Calif. City of Glendale Parks and Recreation Department, Ariz. City of Lakewood, Calif. City of Laredo, Texas City of Los Angeles
City of Mesa Parks and Recreation Division, Ariz. City of Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. , Calif. City of North Miami North Miami, city (1990 pop. 49,998), Dade co., SE Fla., a growing suburb of Miami, on Biscayne Bay; inc. 1926. It is mainly residential, but has considerable retail development. Manufactures include boats, wooden furniture, and aluminum products. Parks and Recreation Department, Fla. City of O'Fallon, Mo. City of Ormond Beach Ormond Beach, resort and residential city (1990 pop. 29,721), Volusia co., NE Fla., on Halifax River (a lagoon) and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1880. It was founded (1873) as a health resort and was the winter home of several famous people, including John D. Leisure Services Department, Fla. City of Oxnard Recreation & Community Services, Calif. City of Petal Recreation Department, Miss. City of Ruston, La. City of San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, Calif. City of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, , Calif. City of Torrance, Parks and Recreation Department, Calif. City of Unalaska Parks, Culture and Recreation Department, Alaska City of West Des Moines West Des Moines (də moin`), city (1990 pop. 31,702), Polk co., S central Iowa, a growing suburb W of Des Moines; inc. 1893 as Valley Junction, renamed 1938. Products manufactured there include cement, metal items, and pumps. Parks and Recreation, Iowa City of Westminster Noun 1. City of Westminster - a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey Westminster , Colo. Clayton Parks and Recreation, Mo. Clearfield City Parks & Recreation Department, Utah Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, Colo. Colstrip Parks and Recreation District, Mont. Columbus Parks & Recreation, Ga. Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, Ohio Conejo Recreation and Park District, Calif. Corvallis Parks and Recreation, Ore. County of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Department of Parks and Recreation, Calif. Dare County Parks and Recreation, N.C. Decatur Park District, Ill. Denver Parks and Recreation, Colo. Division of Recreation and Cultural Affairs, Newark, N.J. Dothan Leisure Services, Ala. Dyess Air Force Base Dyess AFB (IATA: DYS, ICAO: KDYS, FAA LID: DYS) is a military airport located five miles (8 km) southwest of the central business district (CBD) of Abilene, a city in Taylor County, Texas, USA. Sports Programs/Youth Programs, Texas East Greenwich East Greenwich is the name of:
East Hartford Parks & Recreation Department, Conn. Eau Claire Parks and Recreation Department, Wis. Eden Prairie Parks and Recreation Department., Minn. Edina Park and Recreation, Minn. Edmond Convention and Visitors Bureau, Okla. Elmhurst Park District, Ill. El Paso Parks and Recreation Department., Texas Fargo Park District, N.D. Farmers Branch Parks and Recreation, Texas Fayetteville Parks and Recreation, Ark. Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Department, Colo. Fort Richardson Directorate of Community Activities, Alaska Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department, Ind. Fortuna Parks and Recreation, Calif. Frederick County Parks and Recreation Department, Va. Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities, Va. Gainesville Parks and Recreation Agency and Hall County Parks and Leisure, Ga. Gaithersburg Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, Md. Garner Parks and Recreation Department, N.C. Germantown Parks and Recreation Department, Wis. Grand Junction Parks and Recreation, Colo. Grand Prairie Parks and Recreation Department., Texas Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District, W. Va. Greenbelt Recreation Department., Md. Greenfield Parks and Recreation, Wis. Greensboro Parks & Recreation, N.C. Greenville Recreation and Parks Department, N.C. Greer Parks and Recreation Department, S.C. Grove City Parks and Recreation Department, Ohio Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation, Ga. Hamburg Recreation Department, N.Y. Heflin Parks and Recreation Department, Ala. Henderson Parks and Recreation Department, Nev. Hill Air Force Base Services, Utah Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation, Hawaii Houston Parks and Recreation Department, Texas Howard County Recreation and Parks, Md. Hutchinson Recreation Commission, Kan. Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Department, Ind. Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department, Iowa Jackson Recreation and Parks Department, Tenn. Johnson City Parks and Recreation Department, Tenn. Johnson County Park & Recreation District, Kan. Johnson Recreation Department, R.I. Juneau Parks and Recreation, Alaska Kent Parks, Recreation & Community Services, Wash. Kernersville Parks and Recreation, N.C. Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department, Ohio Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Air Force Base is located in the southeast quadrant of Albuquerque, New Mexico, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. The base is the third largest installation in Air Force Materiel Command, covering 51,558 acres (209 km²) and employing over 23,000 people, , N.M. LaCrosse Park and Recreation, Wis. Lafayette Parks and Recreation, La. Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation Department, Ariz. Lakewood Department of Community Resources Recreation Division, Colo. Lan-Oak Park District, Ill. Las Cruces Recreation, N.M. Las Vegas Parks and Leisure Activities, Nev. Lebanon Recreation & Parks Department, N.H. Lee County Parks and Recreation Department, Fla. Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation, Mo. Leroy Springs Recreation Complex, S.C. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks & Recreation, Ky. Libertyville Parks and Recreation Department, Ill. Logan Parks and Recreation, Utah Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Va. Lubbock Parks and Recreation Department, Texas Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation Department, Ga. Madison School & Community Recreation, Wis. Manalapan Township Parks and Recreation, N.J. Manheim Township Parks & Recreation Department, Pa. Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department, N.C. Menomonee Falls Recreation and Community Services, Wis. Mentor Department of Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, Ohio Metro Parks Athletics-Louisville, Ky. Metro Parks Tacoma, Wash. Miami-Dade Parks, Fla. Michigan City Parks and Recreation, Ind. Middleburg Heights Recreation Department, Ohio Milwaukee Public Schools Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is the largest school district in the state of Wisconsin. As of 2006, it has an enrollment of 97,762 students and employees 6,100 full-time and substitute teachers in 223 schools. Department of Recreation and Community Services, Wis. M-NCPPC M-NCPPC Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Department of Parks & Recreation, Md. Munster Parks and Recreation, Ind. Muskogee Department of Parks and Recreation, Okla. Myrtle Beach Cultural and Leisure Services Department, S.C. Naperville Park District, Ill. Neenah Park and Recreation Department, Wis. Newark Parks & Recreation, Del. Newport Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, R.I. Nome Recreation Center, Alaska North Platte Recreation Department, Neb. Oak Lawn Park District, Ill. Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department, Md. Ogden City Recreation, Utah Olivette Olivette may refer to:
Orangetown Parks & Recreation Department, N.Y. Owensboro Parks & Recreation, Ky. Oyster Bay Department of Parks, N.Y. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Park City Recreation, Utah Parsons Child and Family Center, N.Y. Peoria Community Services, Ariz. Perinton Recreation and Parks Department, N.Y. Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department, N.C. Plantation Parks and Recreation Department, Fla. Plymouth Parks and Recreation, Minn. Portland Parks & Recreation, Maine Post Falls Parks and Recreation Department, Idaho Recreation District #1 of St. Tammany Parish, La. Reno Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Nev. Robins Air Force Base Services Division, Ga. Rockford Park District, Ill. Rockville Recreation & Parks Department, Md. Rocky Hill Parks and Recreation, Conn. Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Department, N.C. Rolling Meadows Park District, Ill. Saint Paul Division of Parks and Recreation, Minn. Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation, Utah San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. Parks and Recreation Department, Calif. San Ramon Parks and Community Services, Calif. Schaumburg Park District, Ill. Scottsdale Parks, Recreation & Facilities, Ariz. Sheboygan Area School District Sheboygan Area School District is a school district in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It has about 1,500 teachers and other employees and about 10,000 students. Dr. Joe Sheehan is the Superintendent. Community Recreation Department, Wis. Shelbyville Parks & Recreation Department, Ind. Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation, La. Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation, S.D. Skokie Park District, Ill. South Bend Parks and Recreation Department, Ind. South Burlington Recreation Department, Vt. South Suburban Parks and Recreation, Colo. Spalding County Parks and Recreation, Ga. Spartanburg County Parks and Recreation, S.C. Spokane Parks and Recreation Department, Wash. Springfield-Green County Parks and Recreation, Mo. St. Charles Park District, Ill. St. George Leisure Services, Utah Statesboro Bulloch County Parks & Recreation, Ga. Sterling Park District, Ill Strongsville Recreation Department, Ohio The Colony Parks and Recreation Department, Texas The Harris Youth Foundation Park, Mo. Town of Marana, Parks and Recreation, Ariz. Township Recreation Department, N.J. (Piscataway) Tri-Valley School District, Ill. Troy Parks and Recreation, Mich. Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District, Ore. Tulsa Park and Recreation Department, Okla. Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation, Wash. Village of Scarsdale Recreation Department, N.Y. Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation, Va. Webster Parks and Recreation Department, N.Y. West Palm Beach Department of Parks and Recreation, Fla. West Valley City Parks and Recreation Department, Utah Western DuPage Special Recreation Association, Ill. Westerville Department of Parks & Recreation, Ohio Westlake Recreation Department, Ohio Wheaton Park District, Ill. White Sands Missile Range White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), formerly known as the White Sands Proving Grounds, is a rocket range in New Mexico operated by the United States Army. The range covers an area of almost 3,200 mi² (8 287 km²), approximately three times the size of Rhode Island, making it , N.M. Wicomico County Recreation, Parks and Tourism, Md. Wolfeboro Department of Parks and Recreation, N.H. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is the air force's main research and development base, and the headquarters of the Youth Sports Program, Ohio Youth Tennis San Diego/Barnes Tennis, Calif. Yuba City Parks and Recreation, Calif. |
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