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标题：Reflections on the Past; Looking to the Future
作者：Robert J. Hall
期刊名称：Parks Recreation
出版年度：2000
卷号：August 2000
出版社：National Recreation and Park Association

Reflections on the Past; Looking to the Future

Robert J. Hall

My term as association president is coming to a close, and while this will result in a less demanding personal schedule, our mutual efforts on a number of initiatives will continue. Putting the names and faces together and sharing ideas and accomplishments has been a great personal reward.

On the top of our national policy agenda has been the passage of the proposed Conservation and Reinvestment Act--legislation that would fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund--among a myriad of other programs. Our overwhelming success in the House, and hopefully by the time this message reaches you, the Senate as well, has been the result of aggressive state affiliate and membership actions.

The preparation of Vision 2010, soon to be circulated to association leaders and the Board of Trustees, will contain concise, measurable, and attainable goals. I also have been fortunate to be in office as our Governance Study, an assessment of how we function and how we can improve, moves toward implementation. We have had tremendous input from all segments of our organization on this issue, too. The Trustees' executive committee, as this is written, is reviewing all views on governance and will propose scenarios for further action by the Board of Trustees in Phoenix.

All of our work--on federal legislation, Vision 2010, and the governance study--could not move forward without you. When we have called on you for guidance, it has been forthcoming, and for this I am profoundly thankful.

I have had the opportunity to travel extensively and have met with members in all five regions. Without exception, regional and state leaders have been unwavering in their support of our association and our national initiatives. Our strength has always been and will continue to be the membership, and throughout the year you have stepped forward to strengthen and to extend our efforts.

I deeply appreciate the opportunity to serve you as your president. I hope my continued involvement will result in mutually valuable progress.