Wednesday, March 07, 2007
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Earth Day Art Contest at Ogden Nature Center Calling all kids who love nature: Children in kindergarten through the fifth grade are invited to combine their artistic talents with their love for the earth by entering the Ogden Nature Center's annual Earth Day Art Poster Contest.
This year's theme is "Take Action." All entries will be exhibited in the LS Peery Education Center at the Ogden Nature Center starting on Earth Day, April 21, through May 31, 2007.
**Special note for teachers: If your entire class enters artwork in theOgden Nature Center's Earth Day Art Poster Contest, your class will be entered in a drawing to receive one of three FREE wildlife presentations -at your school, in your classroom!
** Guidelines:
€ Entries must be 9" x 12" with the theme "Take Action."
€ Please do not glue anything onto your project.
€ On the back, please include your name (first and last), school, grade(k-5), teacher, home phone number and project title.
€ Entries must be received at the Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th Street,Ogden, UT 84404 no later than 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2007.
€ Late entries may not be judged.
€ There is no fee to enter. Entries will not be returned but may be picked up May 31 through June 16. After June 16 contest entries will become property of the Ogden. Prizes will be awarded to three winners in each grade, with one grand prize winner per grade.
The winners will be invited to an awardsprogram on Earth Day, April 21, at 11 a.m.This contest is sponsored by the Ogden Nature Center, Ogden City Arts/OgdenCity Corporation, and ATK Thiokol.
This year's theme is "Take Action." All entries will be exhibited in the LS Peery Education Center at the Ogden Nature Center starting on Earth Day, April 21, through May 31, 2007.
**Special note for teachers: If your entire class enters artwork in theOgden Nature Center's Earth Day Art Poster Contest, your class will be entered in a drawing to receive one of three FREE wildlife presentations -at your school, in your classroom!
** Guidelines:
€ Entries must be 9" x 12" with the theme "Take Action."
€ Please do not glue anything onto your project.
€ On the back, please include your name (first and last), school, grade(k-5), teacher, home phone number and project title.
€ Entries must be received at the Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th Street,Ogden, UT 84404 no later than 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2007.
€ Late entries may not be judged.
€ There is no fee to enter. Entries will not be returned but may be picked up May 31 through June 16. After June 16 contest entries will become property of the Ogden. Prizes will be awarded to three winners in each grade, with one grand prize winner per grade.
The winners will be invited to an awardsprogram on Earth Day, April 21, at 11 a.m.This contest is sponsored by the Ogden Nature Center, Ogden City Arts/OgdenCity Corporation, and ATK Thiokol.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 5TH ANNUALFLY WITH THE FLOCK 5K FUN RUN
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 5TH ANNUALFLY WITH THE FLOCK 5K FUN RUN AT THE OGDEN NATURE CENTER
Enjoy the great outdoors and a fun, physical morning at the Ogden NatureCenter¹s 5th Annual 5K FUN RUN on Saturday, May 12. The beauty of thewildlife sanctuary is the setting for this spirited 5K and this is a greattraining run for the Ogden Marathon the following week.
The course is twolaps winding through 152 acres on dirt trails.Start time is 8:00 a.m. with registration the day of the run between 6:30and 7:30 a.m. Registration fees are $18 for adults and $12 for children.After May 1, late registration fees are $22 for adults and $15 for kids.Cool t-shirts and a tote bag full of goodies are guaranteed to those whopre-register and all participants will be entered to win prize drawings.
There will be fun activities for the whole family. Young and old should wearsomething wacky for a crazy hat contest! Children can run a 2.5k orparticipate in a 100 foot kids dash with medals for every child whoparticipates. The Ogden Nature Center's staff will be on hand to introducelive birds of prey and other native animals. Roosters will cater a pancakebreakfast following the race, with coffee donated by Grounds For Coffee.
Please dress appropriately. The FUN RUN will be held rain or shine. All proceeds will directly benefit the Ogden Nature Center. Special thanks toour generous sponsors -- especially the L.S. Peery Foundation and Striders.To register go to www.ogdennaturecenter.org, and click Fly with the Flock 5KFun Run. To register in person, go to the Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12thSt., Ogden, UT or call 801-621-7595.
Enjoy the great outdoors and a fun, physical morning at the Ogden NatureCenter¹s 5th Annual 5K FUN RUN on Saturday, May 12. The beauty of thewildlife sanctuary is the setting for this spirited 5K and this is a greattraining run for the Ogden Marathon the following week.
The course is twolaps winding through 152 acres on dirt trails.Start time is 8:00 a.m. with registration the day of the run between 6:30and 7:30 a.m. Registration fees are $18 for adults and $12 for children.After May 1, late registration fees are $22 for adults and $15 for kids.Cool t-shirts and a tote bag full of goodies are guaranteed to those whopre-register and all participants will be entered to win prize drawings.
There will be fun activities for the whole family. Young and old should wearsomething wacky for a crazy hat contest! Children can run a 2.5k orparticipate in a 100 foot kids dash with medals for every child whoparticipates. The Ogden Nature Center's staff will be on hand to introducelive birds of prey and other native animals. Roosters will cater a pancakebreakfast following the race, with coffee donated by Grounds For Coffee.
Please dress appropriately. The FUN RUN will be held rain or shine. All proceeds will directly benefit the Ogden Nature Center. Special thanks toour generous sponsors -- especially the L.S. Peery Foundation and Striders.To register go to www.ogdennaturecenter.org, and click Fly with the Flock 5KFun Run. To register in person, go to the Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12thSt., Ogden, UT or call 801-621-7595.
