BearBio
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I don't dare post this on some of the other firearms sites due to the flack I would receive!
My Agency "Strongly Recommends" that each employee spend 8 hours annually on Public Outreach, Our is focused on integrating families and Nature. I personally volunteer for somewhere in the vicinity of 60 hours annually (I'm Deputy Coordinator for these activities), a couple of others volunteer about the same and my wife racks up about 35-40 as a Volunteer. Most of the staff are in the area of 15-20 hours. The point is almost all do more than the "recommendation". Activities may include bird walks, making bee houses, quail calls, coaching games (such as relays) or merely manning an informational booth.
One of the major efforts concerns Hispanic Youth. We offer translators (I speak enough to get by, as does my wife). We have hosted bird walks, snowshoe trips, etc. We strive to teach the kids about nature as well as to learn that not everyone in uniform is a "bad guy". The crowning moment for us was when one grandmother, in Spanish, invited us to come to Mexico and visit with her when she returns (from her vacation).
Well, last Saturday, there was a Bi-Cultural Day. The parent organization provided a Mexican BBQ, music and a series of booths. We were invited to join in as "Amigos". We took along a new game that is based on salmon swimming upstream (sorta a fishy "Chutes and Ladders"). The whole fiesta was topped off by the swearing in of almost 60 brand new U.S. citizens! Besides Hispanics, there was one family in Middle Eastern dress, several of Asian ethnicity, and several who appeared to be of African origin. It was really inspiring to see them lining up to get their pictures taken with OUR (Theirs and mine, now) flag and see the pride on their faces and on their families.
Sorry if this was a bit long but "You had to be there!"
My Agency "Strongly Recommends" that each employee spend 8 hours annually on Public Outreach, Our is focused on integrating families and Nature. I personally volunteer for somewhere in the vicinity of 60 hours annually (I'm Deputy Coordinator for these activities), a couple of others volunteer about the same and my wife racks up about 35-40 as a Volunteer. Most of the staff are in the area of 15-20 hours. The point is almost all do more than the "recommendation". Activities may include bird walks, making bee houses, quail calls, coaching games (such as relays) or merely manning an informational booth.
One of the major efforts concerns Hispanic Youth. We offer translators (I speak enough to get by, as does my wife). We have hosted bird walks, snowshoe trips, etc. We strive to teach the kids about nature as well as to learn that not everyone in uniform is a "bad guy". The crowning moment for us was when one grandmother, in Spanish, invited us to come to Mexico and visit with her when she returns (from her vacation).
Well, last Saturday, there was a Bi-Cultural Day. The parent organization provided a Mexican BBQ, music and a series of booths. We were invited to join in as "Amigos". We took along a new game that is based on salmon swimming upstream (sorta a fishy "Chutes and Ladders"). The whole fiesta was topped off by the swearing in of almost 60 brand new U.S. citizens! Besides Hispanics, there was one family in Middle Eastern dress, several of Asian ethnicity, and several who appeared to be of African origin. It was really inspiring to see them lining up to get their pictures taken with OUR (Theirs and mine, now) flag and see the pride on their faces and on their families.
Sorry if this was a bit long but "You had to be there!"
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