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Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 Today, we celebrate the remarkable freedoms that define our nation. While we cherish our individual rights, let's also remember the importance of looking out for one another and contributing to the greater good. Together, we can build a stronger, more compassionate community. ✌🏽#IndependenceDay #FreedomAndCommunity

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July is finally here! It’s time to celebrate our the importance and power of our profession! 🤘🏽🤙🏽👊🏽 #WhereYouBelong National Recreation and Park Association

🎉 Big News! 🎉 Oxbow’s new online merch store is now live! 🛍️✨ Shop exclusive merch and support our community—1% of all sales go to each of these amazing Roanoke nonprofits: Black Father Family Blue Ridge Off-Road Cyclists #FriendsofMountainView #RoanokeDiversityCenter #PathfindersForGreenways #RoanokeStarCycling The Wild Way #TreesRoanoke #RoanokeParksFoundation Local Environmental Agriculture Project (LEAP) 👉🏽 navigatetheoxbow.etsy.com Thank you for your support!

It’s the longest day of the year and Virginia Recreation & Park Society has organized a really cool initiative to get folks active all across Virginia. From their website, Play All Day VA is a statewide initiative to celebrate the longest day (the summer solstice) through PLAY! The mission is to provide FREE programs and services for the community from sunrise to sunset. The goal is for citizens to get involved in community programs that highlight what parks and recreation represents. To learn more about the initiative and to see if there’s something organized near you, follow this link: https://lnkd.in/eXhPVyQY Have fun! 🤙🏽👊🏽🤘🏽

Let’s start the week with a little unsolicited leadership advice: be careful with whom you place your trust. Someone too eager to please may have ulterior motives or simply lack depth and authenticity. More often than not, they’ll trade you for the next shiniest thing they see. I’ve seen it and experienced it firsthand. 👊🏽 “Do not trust all [people], but trust [people] of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.” ~ Democritus

Worried about staff burnout during these busy summer months? Check out this blog post from Xplor Technologies featuring strategies from Tabitha R. Martinez, M. Ed, CPRE, Brian Sousa, Tyler Agee, CPRP, CPSI, and me, Michael Clark, to ensure your staff feel supported, appreciated, and engaged in the worthwhile work you’re all doing! 👊🏽

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Keeping up with the Jones’ isn’t great for your mental and emotional health. Here are some tips on how to avoid “Comparison Culture.”

"I reach toward the shining mountains, beyond the fog of daily worries.” ~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie Have an awesome week, folks! ✌🏽