2024 Community Parks and Programs Exchange: Oil City

$15 PRPS Members/$20 Non-members

Location:
Former PennWest Clarion - Venango Campus
1801 W 1st ST
Oli City, PA 16301

Join us for this in-person learning and networking experience. The Community Parks and Programs Exchange is designed for local municipal managers, elected officials, recreation boards, volunteers, and park champions who wish to increase or improve their local community’s park and recreation offerings. 

State and local experts will facilitate interactive sessions on Agro- and Eco-Tourism, Successful Recreation Programming, and Grant Writing. In the afternoon, there will be roundtable discussions with local professionals to delve deeper into topics such as parks, open space, programming, and funding opportunities in a small-group setting. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to take a walk along the West End Trail, a grant-funded project, to spark your imagination about what grant funding could provide to your community. 

Tentative Agenda
8:30 am - Arrival and Registration with networking over coffee and refreshments
9:00 am - Introductions and Agenda Review
9:15 am - General Session: Agro- and Eco-tourism
                  Speaker: Katie Wickert, PA Department of Community & Economic Development
10:15 am - Coffee Break
10:30 am - General Session: Successful Recreation Programming – Tyler Walker, Township of Pine Parks & Recreation Department
11:30 am - Tips for Successful Grant Writing – Representatives from PRPS and DCNR
12:15 pm - Lunch
1:00 pm - Walking tour of West End Trail Gap - Kelly Amos Ryen, Oil City Community Development Department
1:45 pm - Round Table Discussions
* DCNR Grant Writing Tips – Cheri Matter, DCNR
* PRPS RecTap Grants and Membership – Dan Hendey, PRPS
* M&G Small Community Program Specialist - Trish Newdeck, DCNR
* Greenways Block Funding Program - Jen Feehan, Northwest Commission
2:45 pm - Overview of Resources, Evaluations, and Feedback
3:00 pm - Program Evaluations / Adjourn

Attendees can earn .3 CEUs (Continuing Education Units)!

This event made possible through funding by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.

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