OFFICE SUPPORT MEETING HOSTED BY:
Baraboo Parks & Recreation Department
Baraboo Civic Center
124 2nd Street – Room 12/14
Baraboo, WI 53913
608-355-2760
“Walk on the Wild Side”
Friday, April 17, 2015
Casual Dress – Wear your favorite animal prints, wild outfit or accessories.
Optional $5.00 gift basket exchange:
Bring your favorite items that help tame you after a “Wild” day to exchange with fellow attendees.
AGENDA
9:30–10:00
Breakfast includes: Assorted rolls, muffins, fruit, Coffee & Juice
10:00–10:15
Brochures – Please bring samples new spring & summer brochures. Who prints them? How
many do you print? Do you sell ads and how much are they? Do you mail or distribute them
yourselves? How many brochures do you print a year? What computer program to you use
for your book?
10:15 – 10:30
Does any department have a recognition program for employee, sponsors, volunteers?
Do you just send a Thank you letter or what other ways to you say Thank you?
10:30 – 10:45
Refunds for Programs, refunds for shelters use? Early Bird registrations? Late Fees?
10:45 – 11:00
Campground programs the pro and cons of the campground programs you have?
Who got a new online registration program? How do you like it ? What don’t you like? For online
registrations do you let them register up to the first day of class or do you cut it off a week early? If
your programs are grades verses ages how do you put it in the online program? Sportsman doesn’t
recognize grade.
11:00 – 11:15
Memorials programs, donating trees, benches etc for memorials? How do you recognize them?
11:15 – 11:30
Contracted Programs – Rembrandts, Dane County Engineer Classes etc. What others do you use?
What contracted programs have you tried that you don’t like?
11:30 – 11:45
What idea have you taken back from Office Support and implemented? Monroe has tried reserving
shelters once year in advance. The public love it! What have you tried?
11:45 – 12:00
What’s your question you have today?
12:00 – 12:30
Lunch includes – Fajita Bar catered by Jose’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant
Jose has promised not to disappoint with Chicken, Beef and Veggies as well as all the fixings for a
great lunch. Please email Wendy Grant at Baraboo if you have a special dietary need.
12:30–12:45
Tour the Baraboo Civic Center – We’ve done several upgrades recently or take a stroll on the
Baraboo Riverwalk will give you a look at some of parks as well our “Gem” Mary Rountree Field
which was chosen as the 2007 STMA “Field of the Year” and Field of Excellence”
Afterwards – feel free to check out Downtown Baraboo’s great selection of shops. All within
walking distance of the Baraboo Civic Center.
WPRA Office Support Workshop
Friday, April 17, 2015
Hosted by Baraboo Parks and Recreation Department
Please return the form below and payment by Monday, April 13, 2015 to:
6737 West Washington Street Suite 1300 Milwaukee, WI 53124
Name______________________________________
Department ____________________________________ Title ______________________________________________
Department Address ______________________________________________________________________________
Work Phone ____________________________________ Home Phone _______________________________________
Email Address ____________________________________________________________________________________
I PAID LAST SPRING FOR THE WORKSHOP THAT GOT CANCELED IN 2013 ____________________________
Trish Marks, Ann Marie Franck, Susan Knueppel, Lauren Schulz, Sara Cummings and Charlene Donohue or your
department still have credit from the canceled event in 2013.
PLEASE STILL REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP SO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING FOR LUNCH
Credit Card # __________________________________
Circle One:
Visa
MasterCard
Expiration Date________ / ______
Discover
Fee for Office Support Member $20 and $35 for Non-Member ________________________________________
* You must be a member of the Office Support Section, yourself, to qualify for the member rate.
*Please remember, there are no refunds or credits once the registration is processed.
Please fax in your registration to WPRA, Fax 414-423-1296
PAYMENT CAN COME LATER
Visa/MasterCard/Discover accepted or mail in payment to WPRA before Monday, April 7th. Cost includes refreshments
in the morning and lunch. Refunds are not available once you have registered. If you have any questions contact Marge
Klinzing, Recreation Director at the Monroe Parks and Recreation Department at 608-329-2465 or email her at
[email protected].