What is the Plant Pool Recreation Association (PPRA)?
The PPRA is a non-profit, community-based organization, drawing membership from citizens city-wide. Some members are concerned about community development, while others are past and present users of Plouffe Park, the pool and recreation facilities.
Membership is open to all interested persons, and involvement can be geared to your schedule. Some members are signed on in a support-only category, or for specific programs/events, while others take an active role in programs, meetings and advocacy.
PPRA at Work...
The PPRA also provides free swim passes to the Plant Recreation Centre pool for families in our community.
Partnering with local schools to provide swimming lessons for school age children at the Plant Recreation Centre pool is another PPRA initiative. Along with increasing access to the pool and weight room for local non-profit programs.
In the summer, PPRA volunteers assist with maintaining the street view garden.
Finally, the PPRA is also partnered with the City of Ottawa’s affordable fitness program for women, “Women Alive”, and the “Seniors Connection” program.
PPRA programs are supported by fundraising/donations and invaluable volunteer efforts.
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Our missions
Swim Vouchers
PPRA manages a swim voucher program for the Elizabeth Arnold Plant Pool Fund. We provide free swim vouchers to schools, organizations and programs for children and adults.
Summer Park Program
Every summer the PPRA, (in partnership with the PRC, the Community Foundation) has run a free drop-in program week days.
Supervised activities run out of the Plouffe Room, PRC, and Plouffe Park. Although the nature of activities, specific ages targeted, and partners have varied slightly over the years, the goal of providing a safe supervised outdoor and indoor space for neighborhood children and youth to gather and have fun has not changed.
Plouffe Park Winter Rink
The City constructs the rink boards and PPRA floods the rink. PPRA does not coordinate hockey tournaments. We do loan out skates and equipment. We also will do skate exchanges for families with growing children. PPRA is always looking for volunteers to supervise the Plouffe Room (skate change room and washroom). The Plouffe Room is located at the rear of the Plant Recreation Centre. Volunteers also perform skate exchanges, loan rink equipment and keep statistics.