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Hands On e-Newsletter

An interactive journal for SCA Alumni and Friends, December 2008

Wondering what SCA was up to this year? Watch our new video. Then read on to learn how other members feel about their hands-on service through SCA. And don't forget to vote for your favorite photo in the SCA Photo Contest. If you liked our interactive Holiday Card, please send it on to your friends. As always, we welcome your feedback. Please click here to update your contact information or subscribe to Hands On — Deb Keller, SCA's Electronic Communications Coordinator



Fly Away Home Movie Brought to Life in Alumni Field Trip

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swans_web.jpgby Sharlissa Moore, ’02
It was a beautiful, blustery March morning when a group of SCA alumni and Conservation Leadership Corps students visited Environmental Studies on the Piedmont (E.S.), an environmental research and education station in Warrenton, Virginia, just an hour outside of Washington, DC.

 

Connecting Youth to Nature

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selzer_web.jpgby Daniel Parr, ’07, ’08
Larry Selzer is committed to getting children and their families back into the outdoors. This keynote speaker for the SCA EarthVision conference track “Unplug & ReRoot: Connecting Youth to Nature” is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conservation Fund.

 

Join SCA for Earth Day

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pitts_connect_web.jpg Earth Day is just around the corner!  SCA will be hosting Earth Day events on Saturday, April 19, in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Manchester, NH. Join in the fun with current SCA members, alumni, and other community volunteers as we celebrate the planet and clean up our communities.

 

Successful Year for First Alumni Council

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chris_barnes_web.jpgby Pipa Elias, ’02, ’03, ’05, SCA Board Member
As SCA approached its 50th Anniversary last spring, it launched its first Alumni Council. The members were interested in being conservation leaders in their own communities, reengaging SCA’s other alumni, and expanding the impact of young people on conservation.

 

Getting to know you

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Please help us get to know more about your use of our website and how well it works for you by completing a brief, mostly multiple-choice survey. You will have our undying gratitude. Really!  --The Website Team  Take me to the survey now.
 

The Million Dollar Challenge

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Here’s a chance for your gift to multiply immediately, even if you’ve never given to SCA before. The National Park Service will match every dollar given by at least THREE when you make a gift to SCA this month. Every dollar you donate means four dollars in Conservation work. We challenge you to join us today and help SCA send thousands of volunteers out into the parks this season.

 

Serving Parks throughout the Capital

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dcservice_web.jpgby Daniel Parr, ’07, ’08; and Becca Brown, '06, '07, '08
At SCA’s EarthVision: Actions for a Healthy Planet, we’ll not only be talking about critical conservation issues – we’ll be acting on them! Summit attendees will tackle conservation service projects in six popular Washington, D.C. parks. Join the fun! 

 

 

Reinvesting in our National Parks

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tom_kiernan_web.jpgby Daniel Parr, ’07, ’08
Protecting our national parks is a high priority for many of us, but Tom Kiernan, President of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) can tell you why it should be an utmost priority for all. Kiernan is one of many top speakers SCA is convening at EarthVision: Actions for a Healthy Planet in Washington, DC this April.

 
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