300 Parks and Recreation Leaders to Gather in D.C. for Legislative Forum
gengberg March 13th, 2010
Gary,I thought this might interest you. Please see the information below regarding the NRPA’s National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation, to take place next week in D.C. At Leg Forum, the group will be talking to Congressmen on Capitol Hill, and discussing bills such as No Child Left Inside, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and the Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act. We will also be honoring 5 Congressman for their contributions to parks and recreation.
The hook: parks and recreation budgets all over the U.S. are suffering, while visitation rates are souring ever higher. If you take away parks and recreation - you take away huge economic drivers, health rods, and alternative transportation for local communities.
Amy
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Media Contact:
Amy Kapp
National Recreation and Park Association
484.343.1652
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Adolfo Carrión to Address Gathering of Park and Recreation
Leaders from Around U.S. at National Legislative Forum
Hundreds to Convene in Washington, D.C., to Shape Park and Recreation Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 2010 - On Wednesday, March 17, 2010, White House Director of Urban Affairs Adolfo Carrión, Jr. will serve as keynote speaker at the National Recreation and Park Association’s (NRPA) National Policy Luncheon (12:30 to 2 p.m.) at the Grand Hyatt Washington, in Washington, D.C.
The luncheon is a key event for NRPA’s 2010 National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation, which takes place March 16-19, 2010. Roughly 300 people in the parks and recreation community will convene for four days to attend educational sessions and discussions, speak to legislators on Capitol Hill, and collectively influence legislative action on bills that focus on parks, recreation, children and nature, energy, transportation and more.
Biography for Adolfo Carrión, Jr.:
In 2009, President Obama chose Adolfo Carrión, Jr. to be the director of the newly created White House Office of Urban Affairs. Director Carrión is charged with coordinating the policies of 10 cabinet agencies into an effective agenda for urban America.
Carrión’s career began as a school teacher in the Bronx when, after becoming increasingly involved in the needs of students and their parents, he chose to pursue urban planning as a means to positively effect change. After earning his master’s in urban planning from New York City’s Hunter College, Carrión worked for three years in the Department of Urban Planning. He was elected to the City Council in 1997, and elected Bronx Borough president in 2001, which made him New York’s highest-ranking Latino elected official.
Carrión is a former president of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. He is also a former vice president of international affairs for the County Executives of America, and a former Aspen-Rodel fellow at The Aspen Institute.
The 2010 National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation is sponsored by Hershey’s Track & Field Games, the National Alliance for the Development of Archery, NBA FIT, PlayCore, Säjai Foundation, the United States Olympic Committee, the United States Tennis Association and Landscape Structures (In-Kind Donor).
Highlights - 2010 National Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Taking the Hill: First Timers’ and Seasoned Veterans’ Orientation
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Education Sessions:
Making the Case: Parks and Recreation as Essential Public Services
Creating Livable Communities Through Parks and Recreation
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: A Top Federal Priority
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. National Policy Luncheon
Keynote: Adolfo Carrión, Jr., Director, White House Office of Urban Affairs
2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Emerging National Policy Issues for Parks and Recreation Continue Reading »
