Description

11th Annual PHPR Collaborative Summit 

Thriving Together: Let's Live Well, Live Long, Live Uniquely

Friday, March 7th, 2025

(Networking & happy hour to follow)

Location: Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling Street, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Join us for a transformative full-day experience designed to connect professionals from parks, recreation, public health, the built environment, libraries, and education to explore innovative approaches to improving quality of life. The summit will delve into the core elements of holistic health, longevity, and community connection, offering a collaborative space for cross-sector learning and actionable strategies. 

Through expert-led sessions, interactive workshops, and hands-on demonstrations, attendees will discover how to create healthier, more vibrant communities by fostering well-being, promoting nutrition, and building environments that support long, fulfilling lives. Whether you’re focused on public spaces, education, or health initiatives, this event offers the tools and inspiration needed to make a lasting impact on the well-being of individuals and communities alike.

Who Should Attend? This multi-sector event is designed for professionals, practitioners and community leaders who believe in the transformative power of human connection and want to take an active role in addressing the issues of loneliness and isolation. We encourage folks from public health, built environment, parks, recreation, healthcare, community organizations, education, libraries, community advocates, health related non-profits and commercial entities invested in their communities to attend.

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8:00am ~ Check-in is OPEN!  

• Welcome Everyone. Come in and explore, visit a sponsor table, find a new colleague 😉

8:30am – 9:00am ~ Welcome

• Thriving Together – Secrets of Living Well, Living Long, and Living Uniquely ~ We have choice –  Susie Anderson, City of Wheat Ridge and Jo Burns, PHPR Collaborative - What are the FAB 4 | POWER 9 

9:00am – 9:30am 

• Thriving Together - Exploring the 1000 Neighborhood Gatherings Project - Thomas Thompson and Brian Kates, City of Colorado Springs - CONNECT | BELONG + RIGHT TRIBE

9:35am – 10:05am

• Designing Places of Belonging – Emmanual Didier and Kate Davenport, Didier Design Studio - CONNECT | BELONG + LOVED ONES 1ST

10:10am – 10:40am

• Live Long and Prosper with Libraries – Baily Wallace and Bridget Kiely, Jefferson County Public Library - CONNECT | RIGHT TRIBE, BELONG

10:45am – 11:00am

• Healthy Snack Break – Grab some Coffee/Tea – Get Moving, Connect with Colleagues - EAT WISELY + MOVE | PLANT SLANT + 80% RULE, MOVE NATURALLY

11:00am – 11:40am

• Holistic Health Programming: Nurturing Mind Body and Soul – Lexi Bulich, City of Lafayette -MOVE + RIGHT OUTLOOK |MOVE NATURALLY, PURPOSE, DOWNSHIFT

11:45 am - 12:15pm

• Work Smarter, Play Together: Building Resilience and Connection at Work – Ashley DePaulis, Embodied Success - CONNECT | RIGHT TRIBE

12:20pm – 1:20pm 

• Longer Tables Lunch Experience with Tim Jones, Intro to Longer Tables, Grab your Box Lunch, Find your new Table - EAT WISELY + CONNECT | PLANT SLANT, RIGHT TRIBE, BELONG, LOVED ONES 1ST

1:25pm – 1:55pm

• Innovative Spaces: Creating Age-Friendly Outdoor Spaces for Longevity and Connection  - Sue Paul, Senior Scapes, Inc. - CONNECT | BELONG, LOVED ONES 1ST, RIGHT TRIBE

2:00pm – 2:30pm

• Healthy Eating in Your Community – Melinda Benz, Melinda Benz LLC - EAT WISELY |PLANT SLANT

2:35pm – 2:50pm

• Tai Chi Break - Pos Ryant, Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization (AOPYO) - MOVE + RIGHT OUTLOOK | MOVE NATURALLY + DOWNSHIFT

2:55pm – 3:15pm

• Building Communities for Longevity, Connection and Purpose a Data Driven Approach – Russ Carson, Community Impact Collaborative - CONNECT + RIGHT OUTLOOK | BELONG, RIGHT TRIBE + PURPOSE

3:15pm  - 3:35pm

• Arlo Soul Highlights and Reflection of the Day – Chris Chopyak, Pos Ryant + the Artists - RIGHT OUTLOOK | PURPOSE + DOWNSHIFT

3:35pm – 3:55pm

• Tea Ceremony with Cynthia Aki, Golden Lotus Foundation- RIGHT OUTLOOK | DOWNSHIFT

3:55pm - 4:00pm

• Closing Remarks-Let’s Thrive, Evaluation and Thank you! - Colorado PHPR Collaborative Crew – Jo Burns

4:00pm to 6:00ish

• Healthy Happy Hour at New Image Brewing, 9505 W. 44TH AVE, WHEAT RIDGE, CO  – (yes, they have multiple adult beverages and NA beverages) - EAT WISELY | WINE @ 5PM

NOTE: There is a maximum capacity of 150 people for this event. A waitlist will start once 150 registrations is reached. If you register and need to cancel, please contact cpra@cpra-web.org. Thank you!

Thank you for this year's PHPR Sponsors!

Gold Sponsor - Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO)

Silver Sponsor - MDH Law Group                   Bronze Sponsor - Altitude Recreation

Bronze Sponsor - Colorado Gives Foundation     I Luv PHPR Sponsor - Aging Dynamics

Program Partner - ArloSoul         I Luv PHPR Sponsor - AgeWise Colorado

Program Partner - Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization

Program Partner - Longer Tables

Host Sponsor - Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation