WISCONSIN PARK AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION

Founded in 1965, the Wisconsin Park and
Recreation Association is a statewide voluntary
organization dedicated to enriching the
professional and educational opportunities
available to leisure service personnel in parks,
recreation, therapeutic recreation and related
fields, so that they may better service the needs of
their communicates and or participants, and to
advocate and promote the benefits of parks and
leisure services to the general public.

WPRA represents over 1,600 individuals delivering
a broad spectrum of services in Wisconsin.
Members include Park, Recreation and Therapeutic
Recreation professionals in local, county, state,
school district, private and agency settings. WPRA
also represents public Park and Recreation Boards
and Commissions, students, commercial firms and
Emeritus (retired) members.

The mission of the Wisconsin Park & Recreation
Association is to provide professionals and
agencies with leadership, educational, personal
and professional development opportunities, in
order to promote the benefits of park, recreational,
environmental and cultural services to our State
and communities.

Juliene Hefter, Deputy Director and her husband
Alan are going to be raising a new Boston Terrier
that they will be bringing home on June 22, 2005.  
His name is Kirby and they will be getting him from
Brian and Heidi Kutina from “Brian’s Bostons”.  As
part of Juliene’s job as Deputy Director for WPRA,
she is in charge of the development and updating of
the WPRA website at www.wpraweb.org.  She is
also in charge of the monthly on-line newsletter
called PRMonthly, which, beginning in June has a
new special interest column called “Tails from
Kirby” which will include various topics regarding
bringing your new puppy home and housebreaking
your new puppy, as well as sharing with members
any pet stories that they would like to provide for
the column.
TAILS FROM KIRBY
BY JULIENE HEFTER
TAILS FROM KIRBY
Kirby and Dexter