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March 2007
In This Issue
Our 1st Event
We are a 501 (c) (3)
Outdoor Photo Contest
1st Annual Duck Race for Education
Future Partner Update
Our 1st Event
Durante Park

Our first event will be held at Joan M. Durante Park on April 28th from 9 till 2. 

We have partnered with Around The Bend Nature Tours to offer the Field, Forrest, Lagoon program to 50 local children from the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. This program offers tours with 3 specialists as well as games to better understand the environment. 

After the tours, Take A Child Outdoors will prepare lunch for the children before they leave.  This will be an exciting and very educational day for all who attend! 
How Can You Help

1. We are currently looking for a camera donation for our photo contest from a corporate sponsor. Do you know anyone that might be able to help us?

2. Use the "Forward Email" link at the bottom of this page to send this newsletter to someone else that might be interested in Take A Child Outdoors.
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Around the Bend Nature Tours
WOW... It has been a very busy month at Take A Child Outdoors and we have some great news!

We have received our blessing from the IRS and we are now a 501(c)(3) non-profit. This is a major step for us as we can now apply for most grants and contributions made to us are tax deductible (more below).
 
Approved
We are a 501(c)(3) 
After a 5 month trial with the IRS we have received our non-profit status as a 501(c)(3). This means that we are exempt from federal income tax, and contributions made to us are tax deductible.



This also opens many more grant opportunities for us and makes it easier when asking for prize donations from large corporations.

You can read more about the 501(c)(3) status here.
 
Photographer
Outdoor Photo Contest
The Outdoor Photo Contest will be starting very soon. We are currently looking for a corporate donor to provide a digital camera for our grand prize.

If you know of someone that might be able to help with this donation or other prizes, please let us know.
 
Rubber duck 1st Annual Duck Race for Education
We have a date, we have a place...and now we have a race!

The 1st Annual Duck Race for Education will be on October 20th 2007 at Ken Thompson Park (very close to Mote Marine Lab).

The park has 84 acres, plenty of paved parking, covered picnic areas, 2 playgrounds for the kids, large fields for kite flying and games, rest room facilities, and great views of Sarasota Bay.

Stay tuned...more duck news coming soon!
Future Partner Update - Pathfinder
This Friday the 23rd we are spending the day at one of Pathfinders youth programs located at their DaySpring location. We are very excited about our visit and hope that a long term partnership can be accomplished.
 
You can visit their website at www.pathfinder-ed.org