From Clemson (on play)

Hi everyone!

Now that summer has officially arrived I hope that you are all making time to get out and play! Speaking of play, the US Play Coalition is honored to be one of the partners of Play On! 2010 and I wanted to be sure you know about this exciting conference. Jill Vialet and the people at Playworks describe this conference as a hands-on, interactive conference brimming with useful information. It is designed for parents, teachers, coaches, youth workers, community advocates and everyone else who understands the value of play and wants better tools, techniques and strategies to make it part of their community. Play On! is scheduled for October 12-13, 2010 and will be held at Columbia University in New York City. It will be my pleasure to present on behalf of the US Play Coalition along with Joel Agate, who will be, at that point, a member of the coalition steering committee and Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University. Our session will focus on the value of play and the importance of nature and I will facilitate a panel discussion consisting of play experts. Below is the registration information that Playworks recently released. You can also find more information about Play On! at www.playworks.com/play-on-2010. I hope that many of you can make it to the conference and I look forward to seeing you there.

Thanks,
Fran