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81st Vermont Conference on Recreation + Trails Symposium
September 25 & 26, 2024 We are excited to welcome parks and recreation professionals from around Vermont at the 80th VT Conference on Recreation! We are thrilled to be partnering with Vermont Trails & Greenways Council (VTGC) to offer a Trails Symposium in tandem with our long-running conference. The Trails Symposium adds an outdoor recreation angle to the traditional municipal parks and recreation focus of the conference. VRPA's event is a great place for networking, sharing ideas, learning about current trends, and getting a pulse on what is happening throughout the state. This two-day conference and trails symposium boasts over 27 educational sessions, networking events, an awards luncheon, and an exhibit hall. This is a don't miss annual event for parks and recreation professionals and service providers alike! Attendee Registration will open in May |
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| 2024 Keynote Speaker: Kelly Brush was born and raised in Charlotte, VT. She attended the Green Mountain Valley School in Waitsfield for high school before enrolling at Middlebury College. During her time at Middlebury, Kelly was an accomplished ski racer and a member of the alpine ski team. In February 2006, while racing for Middlebury, Kelly fell, striking a lift tower, sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI) and leaving her paralyzed from the chest down. Determined not to let her SCI define her, Kelly went on to graduate from Middlebury in 2008, and completed graduate school at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2013, becoming a Nurse Practitioner. Kelly also started the Kelly Brush Foundation shortly after her injury to empower others with SCI to lead active and engaged lives through sport and recreation. The KBF is now a national leader in adaptive sports and recreation for the spinal cord injury community. Today Kelly lives in Charlotte, VT with her husband and two daughters. She works as the founder of the Kelly Brush Foundation (KBF) and worked for 10 years as a pediatric nurse practitioner. And she is the ultimate weekend warrior, always finding a way to be outside and active with her family. 2024 Conference schedule available soon! |
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Thank you Landscape Structures for the Keynote Speaker Scholarship! |
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2024 Silent Auction (Online!)
Bidding for the 2024 Silent Auction will start in August. Contact us if you would like to donate items to the Silent Auction! | A portion of Silent Auction proceeds support Conference Scholarships! |
Just a tiny sampling of what is normally available!
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2024 Conference Scholarship Application
Scholarships are available for up to 50% of either the one-day or two-day conference registration fee, through proceeds from the Silent Auction. To be considered for a conference scholarship, submit the scholarship application form, completed and signed, with your conference registration.
Priority will be given to applications received by Sept. 1 from VRPA members and first-time conference attendees.
Scholarship awards will be announced prior to the early registration deadline in September.
2023 Conference Sponsors
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