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Merry May, Volunteers!
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May 26, 2006
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A special e-newsletter for our special
volunteers.
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Greetings!
The flowers are blooming, the courtyard fountain is
running, and summer camps are filling up...that means it must be spring at
The Health Adventure!
This month we bid farewell to our popular
"Rainforest ALIVE!" exhibit.� The last public day is Sunday, May
28th.� If you haven't been by to see this great exhibit or one of the
fabulous public programs, be sure to come by this weekend.� We'd love to
see you!
On June 9, we'll be opening our next exhibit,
"Raceways."� This fun exhibit features games and interactive
stations that let guests send golf balls looping, racing, spinning, and
zinging over ramps, on tracks, and through chutes--all to demonstrate
physics concepts.� Exhibit areas have fun science facts in both English
and Spanish.� Come learn about the laws of motion (and have fun while
you're at it...)!
Summer camp volunteer slots are still
available in June and July, but they're booking fast!� If you know of
anyone age 14 and up who may be interested, please let me know!� More
information on summer camp opportunities is included below.
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Welcome New Volunteers
New volunteers are always welcome at The Health
Adventure!� We are happy to introduce several new summer camp volunteer
faces to our museum's family.
Joanna
Leslie joins us as a Young Adventurers summer camp
volunteer.� She was a camp attendee several years ago during one of our
GIRLS Quest camps and wanted to join us as a volunteer ever since.� Joanna
is an active Girl Scout and looks forward to spending time with our
campers.� Welcome, Joanna!
Dominique
Duncan is also a new Young Adventurers volunteer.� Dominique
is active in theatre and�Irish dance and looks forward to working with our
campers in an educational setting.� Welcome, Dominique!
Mary Katherine O'Donnell joins us for this
year's Young Adventurers camp.� Mary helped with the recent Asheville
Community Theatre production of "The Wizard of Oz", performed as
Mother Superior in the Asheville Arts Center's production of "The
Sound of Music," and assists in several Irish dance classes.� Mary
looks forward to making new friends and learning in a fun environment.�
Welcome, Mary!
Caitlin Bradley will
join us for both Young Adventurers and Discover Science camps�this summer
as part of a service project through Asheville School.� Caitlin has
volunteered for MANNA FoodBank, The Nature Center, and at Emma school.�
She looks forward to working with the kids during camp!
Tim O'Donnell joins us for Discover Science camp
this summer.� Tim has helped with stage productions and enjoys cycling
and�skateboarding.� He looks forward to the experience of volunteering
with this year's summer camps.� Welcome, Tim!
We are also happy
to welcome back All� Fuller and Holly
Schryer as volunteers for this summer's
camps!
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities abound at The Health
Adventure!� Signing up for any of these is easy--just give me a call
(254-6373 x322) or an email (JessicaL@thehealthadventure.org)!
Rainforest ALIVE tear-down
May 30-June 2
Any
time!
It's time to send our animals and their
habitats back to Catawba.� We'll need help dismantling cages, removing
decorations, cleaning habitats, and preparing all exhibit pieces for
transport.� Any hands are welcome!� Cleaning cages is helpful but not
required...If you'd like to help but don't want to deal with
the...um..."messy" part of an animal exhibit, there's plenty of
other stuff that needs to be done!
Raceways Member Opening
Thursday, June 8
4:00-8:30
p.m.
Volunteers, start your engines!� Or at least
polish your golf balls...� "Raceways" is our exciting new
temporary exhibit.� Guests will send golf balls careening around curves,
slipping down slides, and rolling over ramps as they learn to have fun
with physics.� During this special member preview, we need volunteers to
greet guests, replenish refreshments, assist in the exhibit space, and
help with setup and tear-down duties.
Raceways Live Broadcast
Friday, June 9
8:00-10:00
a.m.
Be one of the first to see our new exhibit!�
Star 104.3 is helping us host this special morning promotion on the first
public day in the Raceways exhibit.� So they can capture the excitement
live, we'll be opening earlier than usual.� (Staff is arriving at 5:45
a.m.!)� We need volunteers to interact with guests in the exhibit and
assist on the museum floor.� You can send your own golf balls flying down
the ramps while you're at it!
Let's Go
Fly a Kite!
Thursday, June 15
11:45 a.m. - 5:00
p.m.
Take advantage of those blustery Asheville
days and help us on a special kite excursion during this year's Pack Place
Potpourri camp.� We need volunteers to lead campers to the MLK Park and
assist with a great kite-making activity.� Once their kites are ready,
campers will be able to test out their creations!� Great fun for all...
Red Riot Party
Saturday, August 19
Various shifts, 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Everything is a riot at The Health Adventure during this special
fundraising event!� Part of our new "Humor is Healthy" campaign,
this event encourages guests to�wear red--as much as they want--and laugh
for the health of it!� We'll have red food, red decorations, and we
promise your face will be red from laughing so hard at our special
comedians.� Tickets for this event are only $10, so we hope for a large
crowd.� Volunteers are needed throughout the event to help setup, lead
games and activities,�greet guests, take tickets, staff refreshment
stations, tear-down, and more!� Join us for this great event...it's sure
to be a riot!
Physics Phestival
Saturday,
October 7
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (shorter shifts also available)
It's not just a festival...it's a
Phestival!� Come join us for our annual day of phun with
physics!� The UNCA Physics Club will bring phabulous physics activities
that promise phun for the whole phamily!� Okay...you get the point.� This
event always attracts a great crowd to the museum, and we look forward to
another day of phantastic activities (...I couldn't resist one more!).
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Summer Camp Volunteer
Opportunities
The campers are coming, the campers are coming!�
That's right...it's time once again for The Health Adventure's summer camp
season.� Camps are filling quickly, and we look forward to a fun summer
with campers from 1st-6th grade.
Volunteers age 14 and up are
welcome in either week of our Young Adventurers camps.� Volunteers age 16
and up are welcome in either week of our Discover Science camps.� All
volunteers must submit an application form, come for an in-person
interview, and attend a group orientation session for all camp
volunteers.
Young Adventurers Make
a Splash
Explore the wonders of water: freeze it,
boil it, float things in it, and see how it flows.� Investigate salt and
fresh water and what lurks beneath.
June 19-23:
1 slot available
June 26-30: 1 slot
available
Young Adventurers Inside
the Body
Follow a white blood cell on a
seek-and-destroy mission against bacteria.� Solve a mystery with bones.�
Move your muscles, fire up your brain, and get totally "into
yourself."
June 19-23: 1 slot
available
June 26-30: 1 slot available
Fizz Bubble Pop Boom
Soap bubbles, air bubbles, bubbles galore!� How big can you
make them?� Make concoctions, shake stuff up, make noises with air, and
enjoy the chemistry of everyday life.� What a gas!
July 17-21: 1 AM slot and 1 PM slot available
Pick Your Brain!
Use your noodle, get your gray matter in gear, and notify
your noggin.� Decode messages, test your reaction time, and tackle tongue
twisters.� From optical illusions to radical riddles, this camp will
tickle your amazing brain.
July 10-14:
1 AM slot and 1 PM slot available
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A Fond Farewell
The Health Adventure bids a very fond farewell this
month to Todd Boyette, our President and CEO.� Todd joined our organization
in 1999 and has been a vital asset to our organization.� From helping us
begin the process of designing a new facility to teaching us that NC State
red is a sacred color, he has left his mark on all of us.� Todd has
accepted a position as the director of the Morehead Planetarium.� The move
offers him a chance to be closer to some of his family.� We all wish Todd
the best of luck in his new adventure (and plan on coercing him into
giving us free tickets to the planetarium!).
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Jessica Lane
Director of
Volunteers
(828) 254-6373 x322
JessicaL@thehealthadventure.org
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