[OPLINLIST] two things of possible interest

[Jo Budler]

1)       Teens for Planet Earth Invites Entries for Service Awards
Deadline: April 15, 2009
The Wildlife Conservation Society ( http://www.wcs.org/ <http://www.wcs.org/>  ) invites  Teens for Planet Earth ( http://teens4planetearth.com/teenshome <http://teens4planetearth.com/teenshome>  )  teams to submit applications for its 2009 Teens for Planet Earth  Service Awards. The awards recognize teenagers around the world  for service-learning projects that demonstrate their commitment  to the environment. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15017251/planetearth

 

2)  The Rocket Boys of NIH
Fifty-two years ago, members of a review committee at the National Institutes of Health dug into their wallets and purses to give a "grant" to a 9-year-old boy named Terence Boylan of Snyder, N.Y. His energetic request for $10 to build a rocket ship with his 14-year old friend Bruce Cook moved distinguished members of this NIH committee to invest in the future. Today, any child or adult can send a request to the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) to receive a new children's book that tells the trials and triumphs of NIH's youngest researchers: "The NIH Rocket Boys: How NIH Gives Health and Hope to Kids and the World." The book is written at a reading level suitable for fourth or fifth graders and can be enjoyed by older readers.

To get a copy of this new paperback book, send a request to Rocket Story, NIH Center for Scientific Review, 6701 Rockledge Dr., Room 3030, Bethesda, MD 20892. E-mail requests can be sent to <e-mail:rocket at csr.nih.gov>. One can also request a Spanish translation: "Los Chicos, el Cohete y NIH: Como los institutos Nacionales de Salud dan esperanza y salud a todos los niños y al mondo." Electronic versions of these books can be downloaded from the following Web page: http://www.csr.nih.gov/rocket/. This Web page also includes a detailed history of the NIH Rocket Boys, images and videos featuring Boylan telling the story. [Read the complete NIH News Release at http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2009/csr-17.htm]

 

 

 

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