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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><EM>I received this request this morning
- is there anyone interested in helping on this - The National Academy of
Sciences has been a great partner for pollinators. Please
respond directly to Annie. Thanks. Laurie</EM></STRONG></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good morning Laurie:</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am organizing a family day at the Marian Koshland
Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences here in Washington, DC.
Katie from the US Botanic Garden mentioned you may be able to help me find a few
local people to help out that day. I hope to have a few different events
during our family day, from talks to activities for families. We have ideas on
matching games for children, having a local bee keeper come in and discuss their
work, helping people create their own pollinator garden, and/or identifying
foods and items that would not exist without pollinators. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is the basic </FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2>description: Learn about the effects of the decline of
pollinators</FONT> <FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=2>–</FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> insects, birds, bats, and other animals that
carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flower</FONT> <FONT
face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=2>–</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
at a free family day featuring a talk from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Receive an
interactive “Pollinator Garden Wheel” with information on why pollinators are an
essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America.
Admission is free. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>More information on the museum is
available here:</FONT> <A title=http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/
href="http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/"><U></U><U><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/</FONT></U></A>
<BR><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I am currently in contact with a few
beekeepers, but I want a full range of people, insights, and activities.
Please let me know if you have any ideas. I already plan on using some of the
games/educational activities from pollinators.org.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Thank you in advance,</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Annie Drinkard</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Communications Officer<BR>Marian Koshland Science Museum
of the National Academy of Sciences<BR></FONT><A
title=http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/
href="http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/"><U><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#0000ff>www.koshland-science-museum.org</FONT></U></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><BR>Tel: 202-334-1612<BR>Fax:
202-334-1548<BR>adrinkard@nas.edu</FONT> </P></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Gill Sans MT" size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10">Laurie Davies Adams<BR>Executive Director<BR><B>Pollinator
Partnership </B><BR>423 Washington Street, 5th floor<BR>San Francisco, CA
94111<BR>415-362-1137</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Gill Sans MT"
color=#0000ff size=4 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="14"><B><A
href="http://www.pollinator.org/">www.pollinator.org</A></B></FONT><FONT lang=0
face="Gill Sans MT" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"></B><BR><A
href="http://www.nappc.org/">www.nappc.org</A><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
face="Gill Sans MT" color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="12"><B><I>National Pollinator Week is June 22-28, 2008. <BR>Beecome
involved at <A
href="http://www.pollinator.org/">www.pollinator.org</A></I></FONT></B></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Planning your summer road trip? Check out <A title="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016" href="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016" target="_blank">AOL Travel Guides</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>