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JANUARY 15-21, 2015
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Hunting Island Nature Center welcomes two American Alligators to new exhibit The Nature Center at Hunting Island State Park will soon be home to a new exhibit. On Saturday, January 24 at 4pm, the staff will unveil its new alligator enclosure and introduce two new reptiles to the Nature Center. This is the first time since the opening of the Nature Center that alligators have been on display. Interpretive Park Ranger, Megan Stegmeir is excited.
“Bringing baby American Alligators to the Hunting Island Nature Center was my goal when I started as the Interpretive Park Ranger. I believe having them here not only gives our guests the experience of interacting with alligators, but also gives them the opportunity to learn about alligators and why we should respect them as a keystone species in our environment,” explains Stegmeir. The juvenile alligators were
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Child Find program receives major grant Child Find program receives $50,000 grant to expand services in Beaufort County Last week, The Learning Center Fund, Inc. presented the Superintendent of Beaufort County Schools, Dr. Jeffrey Moss, with a check in the amount of $50,000, a second installment of a $100,000 grant to expand the district’s Child Find program. The grant will allow the Early Learning Program of the district to screen, advise and find appropriate services for children with extra needs between the ages of 2 ½ and 5 years in order to remedy them prior to entering school. Last year, the Child Find team provided comprehensive developmental screenings, including vision and hearing checks, to over 300 children and served
From left: Malcolm Goodridge (President of The Leaning Center Fund), Dr. Jeffrey Moss (BCSD Superintendent), Ashley Hutchison (BCSD Coordinator of Early Childhood Education), Bill Evans (BCSD Board Chairman), Charles Kresch (Secretary of The Learning Center Fund) and Gloria Duryea (Program Officer for Coastal Community Foundation).
as an educational liaison to assist over 195 families in securing enrollment in developmentally appropriate preschool programs. The Leaning Center Fund
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of Coastal Community Foundation was established in January 2013 in
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