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9. March 2009

We Need More Recreation Programming Products

At the conference I attended last week there was an Expo. The expo hall was filled with companies vying for our attention, commitments to buy and business cards. As I meandered through the aisles and aisles of vendors I was specifically looking for programming products. Unfortunately there were only a couple of vendors that offered ...

4. March 2009

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One of the Best Things About the Recreation Community is the People

Today I was at the CPRS conference and as I saw people I knew I couldn't help but smile. After a day of workshops and social gatherings I thought about how lucky I was to be in such a great industry. When I go to work I am juiced (on most days) about seeing my ...

2. March 2009

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Flashcards - A Rainy Day Activity

Its been raining off and on here in Northern California so I decided to dig up some of my reference books and find some rainy day activities that I knew were good and have used in the past. Below is an excerpt from a book called Camp Program Ideas, edited and compiled by Janet Gibson, ...

1. March 2009

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Sign Language Program for Kids That Anyone Can Run

The other day I was talking on the phone with a friend of mine, Susan, who is the director of an after school YMCA site. We were discussing programming, as we always do, and she mentioned that she started running a sign language program. I ...

24. February 2009

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15 Interview Questions for Recreation Postitions

It won't be too long before summer staff interviews begin, if they haven't already. You most likely have an interview sheet already created with specific questions on them. Here are some that you might want to add to that sheet, if they are not already on there.

22. February 2009

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How to Design The Cover of Your Activity Guide

I see a lot of parks and recreation department and YMCA brochures. Most of them have one thing in common, the cover is not as engaging as it could be. I would show you examples but I don't want anyone getting offended. Just take a look at yours or the city recreation departments and YMCAs ...

18. February 2009

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The Rules For Being Human

1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period of this time around.

17. February 2009

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Jump Rope as an After School Program? Really?

When the youth programs supervisor told me she wanted to do an after school program called Spinners I was intrigued. "Spinners? Is that where you spin the paper and drop paint on the paper making cool designs." "No Curt, it's a jump rope program." "Huh? You want kids ...

11. February 2009

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The Whole Office Can’t Attend the Conference

You would think in this economy the fees to attend conferences would be a bit more reasonable. Unfortunately, that's not the case.

9. February 2009

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Parks and Recreation - A New Show Coming to NBC

I'm sure most of you have heard by now that there is a new show coming to NBC in April called Parks and Recreation. It's filmed in the same mockumentary style as the Office. Now I am a big fan of the Office, I think Amy Poehler is hysterical and of course I love the ...

8. February 2009

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Starting an Office Praise Wall

A while ago I took my car in for some auto repairs. You know how hard it is to fine a good mechanic, don't you? Well, there was a shop that was recommended to me. I went to the auto shop and was pleasantly surprised ...

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