[Pollinator] Pollinator Partnership Joins with the National Park Foundation to Support the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll

Mon Mar 28 11:57:55 PDT 2016

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MEDIA CONTACTS*: *

Pollinator Partnership

Evan Cole

415-362-1137

ec at pollinator.org

National Park Foundation

Alanna Sobel

202-796-2538

asobel at nationalparks.org

*Pollinator Partnership Joins with the National Park Foundation to Support
the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll*

*WASHINGTON (March 28, 2016) *Pollinator Partnership (P2) announced today
that it has contributed to the National Park Foundation, the official
charity of America’s national parks, to support the 2016 White House Easter
Egg Roll at President’s Park on the South Lawn of the White House.

Honoring the final Easter Egg Roll of the Obama Administration, this year’s
theme is “Let’s Celebrate.” The event will feature live music, sport
courts, cooking stations, storytelling, Easter egg rolling, and the
first-ever White House Fun Run.

In addition, the official White House Easter Eggs, sold by the National
Park Foundation to support the annual event which takes place at one of
more than 400 national parks across the country, are available at
easter.nationalparks.org.

Pollinator Partnership created and debuted a unique web based tool to
virtually “Plant a Window Box for Pollinators”, in partnership with USDA
People’s Garden. Pollinator-friendly plants can help our nation’s bees,
bats, butterflies and more, in all landscapes from farms and ranches to
urban window boxes. Every plant for pollinators counts. Visitors will have
fun learning and “virtual” planting at *pollinator.org/windowbox
<http://pollinator.org/windowbox>*.

The White House Easter Egg Roll is a great example of the countless ways
there are to #FindYourPark <http://findyourpark.com/> and encourage every
kid to experience the great outdoors. Launched in March 2015, Find Your
Park/Encuentra Tu Parque is a public awareness and education movement to
inspire people from all backgrounds to connect with, celebrate, and support
America’s national parks and community-based

programs. Celebrating the National Park Service Centennial and setting the
stage for the Service's next 100 years, #FindYourPark complements the
President’s Every Kid in a Park initiative and encourages people to
discover and share their own unique connections to our nation's natural
landscapes, vibrant culture, and rich history.

[image: IMG_6454]*ABOUT THE POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIP (P2)*

Established in 1997, the Pollinator Partnership is the largest 501(c) 3
non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the health, protection,
and conservation of all pollinating animals. P2’s actions for pollinators
include education, conservation, restoration, policy, and research.  P2’s
financial support comes through grants, gifts, memberships and donations
from any interested party.  P2’s policies are science-based, set by its
board of directors, and never influenced by any donor.  To make a donation
or for information on events during Pollinator Week visit www.pollinator.org.

*ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION *

The National Park Foundation is the official charity of America’s national
parks and nonprofit partner to the National Park Service.  Chartered by
Congress in 1967, the National Park Foundation raises private funds to help
PROTECT more than 84 million acres of national parks through critical
conservation and preservation efforts, CONNECT all Americans with their
incomparable natural landscapes, vibrant culture and rich history, and
INSPIRE the next generation of park stewards.  Find out more and become a
part of the national park community at www.nationalparks.org.

*The USDA People’s Garden Plant a Window Box for Pollinators and Pollinator
Partnership display *

*at the White House Easter Egg Roll was placed in view of the White House
honey bee hives, *

*which can be seen in the background on the right.*

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Evan Cole

Program and Development Associate

Pollinator Partnership

423 Washington Street, 5th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

e:  ec at pollinator.org

w:  www.pollinator.org

p:  415.362.1137

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