Ambasadoret e Natyrës Outdoor Ambassadors December 22nd, 2010 – January 4th, 2011
Gezuar Vitin e Ri – Happy New Years!
Don’t miss the ‘Club Update’ on Gramsh below!
News
New Committee Members – The faces of Outdoor Ambassadors are changing once again. Along with new Peace Corps Volunteer committee members the inclusion of Albanian committee members this year should make the possibilities endless! An announcement of the new members will be sent from the incoming President in January. The outgoing committee wishes all the best to the 2011 committee in their work during this upcoming year.
World Water Monitoring Activities – Many OA groups received water monitoring kits at the training and this is a reminder that you can still be included on the 201o results by completing your testing before December 30th! More information can be found at: http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/
Water Champions Awards – If your group has completed water monitoring for the World Water Monitoring Day then they may be eligible to apply for the Water Champions Award. Award recipients will receive a commemorative plaque and WWMD materials of their choosing up to a value of US $1,000 for organizations/groups and US $750 for individuals. Items selected may include any combination of WWMD test kits, t-shirts for future events, posters, or displays. For more information visit: http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/Participate/Water_Champion.html
Club Activity Ideas & Links
Weather Forecasting – With the lesson plan described here: http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/forecast/teachers.html students have different forecasting tricks explained to them. You can also go straight to the lessons and activities by visiting this webpage: http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/forecast/index.html
Club Update
AN Club Name: Gramsh
Number of people in your club: 21.5
Club Mission: Enjoyment of outdoors!
Brief summary of a recent activity and/or meeting: We used the wonderful water testing kits provided by Seth (Thanks!) to test the water of Gramsh's Devolli River.
Photo: Ersiledo taking a water sample
~ Thank you to Kim Lancaster for this wonderful submission! ~
Contact Jennifer at secretary@outdoorambassadors.org if you know someone who would like to be added to the Outdoor Ambassadors email list.
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