Where: Guide Dog Campus, Boring, Oregon

Everyone is invited to the ceremony handing Ozark to his new Guidee.  Many people took part in raising Ozark into the Guide Dog he has become.

Ozark came to Rachel Carson in October 2011.  He would hang out in math class and attend site visits.  Students helped to practice important skills with Ozark between classes.

August 5, 2012, Ozark returned to Guide Dog Campus for his final training.  Since returning to Campus, we haven’t had an opportunity to see him, but we have heard of his amazing progress through eight phases of training.

Graduation is a culminating ceremony for all our experiences with Ozark.  He will be excited to see familiar faces.

Ozark is the second Guide Dog raised at Rachel Carson.  Tandy, a yellow female lab, was raised in our program during the 2009-2010 school year.  She is currently living in southern California with her Guidee, Charlie.  They have taken many trips together, both via walking and airplane.  Her most recent plane trip was to Paris last spring.

You will need to enter the school through Gym A doors near the covered play area.  Please dress comfortably with comfortable shoes.  We will be doing activities both in the gym and covered play area.  You will need a lunch and water.

Please email your IS teacher for more information if necessary.

At Packet Pickup you will be given all the necessary information and forms.  Please make sure staff and volunteers know your child will be attending Rachel Carson as the information and forms are different.

If you have any questions, please contact Program Facilitators, Rebecca Hall or Tammy Schrader at Rebecca_Hall@beaverton.k12.or.us or Tammy_Schrader@beaverton.k12.or.us

Any interested students can register here for the Saturday June 30th event….

[ http://www.solv.org/get-involved/events/beaverton-creek-trib-stewarship-saturday ]http://www.solv.org/get-involved/events/beaverton-creek-trib-stewarship-saturday

A link to the Sunday event on July 8th should be up shortly

I encourage students to register so that we know how many snacks and tools to bring!

Our own Elise writes a poem for SOLVE – very moving tribute to the work we have done over the past 8 years at our SOLVE site on Willow Creek.

Friday, May 18 • Saturday, May 19 • Sunday, May 20 •
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 19255 SW Pacific Hwy, Sherwood, OR
 
All activities are free and take place on the Refuge unless otherwise noted. Some activities require registration due to limited space.
Go to http://www.tualatinriverbirdfestival.org to register or for more information. See important parking information below.

Friday, May 18:
• Walking trails are open dawn til dusk • Wildlife Center and Nature’s Overlook open 10am-7:30pm
5:30-6:00pm Musical Performance by Faith and Glory
5:30-6:45pm Keynote Speaker: Jeff Douglas – “Connecting Community to Nature” (registration recommended)
7:30-9:00pm Twilight Walk on the Refuge: Guest Presenter, Cris Hein – “Bats: Conserving Vital Species” (registration required)
 
Saturday, May 19:
• Drop-in Activities for Kids, Pond Study, Scavenger Hunt, 10am-3pm • Build a Bat House, Bee Board or Bird House, 10am-3pm • Walking trails are open dawn til dusk • Wildlife Center and Nature’s Overlook open 9am-6:30pm
5:45-10:30am Birds & Breakfast (catered breakfast and guided bird walk ($25, registration required)
6:30-10:30am Guided Bird Walk (registration required)
7:00-9:00am Early Morning Guided Songbird Walk (registration required)
8:00-12noon Songbird Banding on the Refuge Trails
9:00-12noon Canoe Launch at Tualatin Riverkeepers HQ (registration required)
10:00-10:45am Guest speaker: Cris Hein – “Bats: Conserving Vital Species”
10:30-11:30am Guided Nature Walk (registration recommended)
10:15-11:00am Storytelling with Oregon’s own Anne Rutherford
12noon -1:00pm Audubon Live Bird Show
1:00-2:00pm Discovery Stroll for Kids – Bugs & Slugs (registration recommended)
1:00-2:00pm Guided Nature Walk (registration recommended)
1:30-2:00pm Photo Contest Winners Announced and Prizes Awarded
2:00-3:00pm Guided Nature Walk (registration recommended)
2:00-3:00pm Musical Performance by Dave Orleans, the Earthsinger
2:00-4:00pm Behind the Scenes of Refuge Management Guided Walk (registration required)
                4:00-5:30pm Keynote Speaker: An Evening with John Muir – “Watch, Pray, and Fight” (registration recommended)
 
Sunday, May 20:
• Drop-in Activities for Kids, Pond Study and Build a Bat House, Bee Board or Bird House, 10:00am-3:00pm • Walking trails are open dawn til dusk • Wildlife Center and Nature’s Overlook open 10am-4pm
7:00-9:00am Early Morning Guided Songbird Walk (registration required)
10:00am-12noon Keynote Speaker: Dan Gleason – “The Woodpecker’s Tongue” (registration recommended)
11:30am-12:30pm Musical Performance by Faith and Glory
10:30am – 11:30pm Guided Nature Walk
12noon-1:00pm Audubon Live Bird Show
1:00- 2:00pm Guided Nature Walk
1:00-3:00pm Keynote Speaker: Dan Gleason – “Feathers and Flora” (registration recommended)
2:00-3:00pm Musical Performance by Dave Orleans, the Earthsinger

Saturday only, free shuttle and parking at Pacific Financial Center, 12205 SW Tualatin Rd.
Just off 99W, corner of SW 124th and SW Tualatin Rd. Free Shuttle runs 5:30am-6:30pm
Friday and Sunday, parking onsite at Refuge.

This team is collecting money to help buy rope equipment to leave with the emergency rescue teams in Lima.  We will be collecting change to help with this effort through February 29, 2012.

My sincerest thanks again and Happy Holidays to all of you!

Stacey Myhrvold

Director of Volunteer Resources
Loaves & Fishes Centers, The Meals-on-Wheels People