[Committee] Sat 15th March: Polar Bear event at Science Festival

[S.J. Stretton]

Dear Nicola,
Thank you for your email. I think we would be interested in this event. I am
passing on the message to our committee and to other interested people to
see who would like to attend.
Best wishes,
Stephen Stretton
on behalf of Zero Carbon Committee

On 03/03/2008, Nicola Buckley <njb1010 at admin.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>  Dear Zero Carbon,
>
> I have been to several of your events and think the activities of your
> network are excellent. Perhaps you will be at the Physics open day again on
> Sun 16 March for the Cambridge Science Festival?
>
> We have a lifesize polar bear coming to the Festival on Sat 15th March,
> for 3 shows in the Pitt Building between 1pm and 3.30pm that day. The
> "herder" has a background in environmental education and talks to the family
> audience about why polar bear habitats are under threat due to global
> warming, and touches on the things we can do about it.
>
> However, we wondered whether any of the students or members of the Zero
> Carbon Society might be willing to come down for a few hours that afternoon
> to the Pitt  Building, Trumpington Street, to help answer questions from the
> public (we expect around 300) about reducing carbon emissions. We thought
> we'd put up a big board and put post it notes around for children and
> families to write up what they think they can do to reduce carbon emissions.
> Would it be possible to ask your network whether there would be any
> volunteers? They get to hug a life-size polar bear, and get refreshments and
> a science festival T-shirt of course :)
>
> There's also the opportunity for further publicity for the Zero Carbon
> Society, because the event has been selected as a media highlight for
> National Science and Engineering Week, and Blue Peter might have the polar
> bear on that week, and we could include you in press releases etc.
>
> Best wishes
> Nicola
>
> Nicola Buckley
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Stephen J. Stretton

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