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Greetings!

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences invites you to join us as 
partner for national "Take A Child Outside" week, September 24-30, 
2007.  This effort was inspired by Richard Louv's book, _Last Child in 
the Woods_.  During this week people are invited to make a pledge to 
take a child outside to experience the natural world.  After the outing, 
they can come back and post a description and photo of their adventure 
and place a dot on the interactive map.  Everyone will be able to see 
what is going on across the nation!

 

Additionally, people can search the partners map, and find places to go, 
or other organizations that support the idea of getting children 
outside.  Current partners include representatives from more than 15 
states as well as 2 foreign countries - a sample list includes: the San 
Diego Natural History Museum, the Sandia Mountain Natural History 
Center, The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, The National Park 
Foundation, the Adirondack Ecological Center of SUNY, and Audubon. You 
can check out the website at www.takeachildoutside.org. We hope that you 
will consider joining us too.

 

In order to become a partner, please contact Liz Baird, Director of 
School Programs, at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.  
She will send you a simple electronic registration form to complete. 
Once you have registered, you'll be able to add your location on our 
searchable map. You can also enter more information about what you have 
to offer. We also have rack cards available for distribution and would 
be happy to mail them too you if you wish.

We hope you will consider joining us!
liz

 

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Liz Baird
Director of School Programs
NC Museum of Natural Sciences
11 W. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
919.733.7450 x601

www.naturalsciences.org


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