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Children in Nature Picnic at the Four Seasons
Charities can make a bigger impact through strategic alliances with like-minded charities, governments and associations, large and small.
Nancy Scanlan and John Watson (the original preserver of Westcave)
The Children in Nature Collaborative hitches together the Westcave Preserve, Texas Parks and Wildlife, National Wildlife Federation, Austin Parks Department, Austin City Planning, Lower Colorado River Authority, LBJ Wildflower Center, Austin Independent School District, Dell Children’s Health Center, St. David’s Health Foundation and the Children and Nature Network.
Lynette Holtz and Jenny McMillan
The organizations pool their resources to push children back into nature, in part to help alleviate some of the symptoms associated with “Nature Deficit Disorder” — obesity, ADD, mal-socialization, etc.
Juan Miro and Rosa Rivera
Westcave Preserve hosted the Children in Nature Picnic at the Four Seasons Hotel on Wednesday.
Rep. Elliott Naishtat with Susan and Bill Stotesbery
The weather gods approved.
Joe Llamas and Sarah Churchill
The event started with drinks in the ballroom lobby and on the terrace. It moved into the ballroom for an awards program and salad. The guests trooped out to the lawn overlooking Lady Bird Lake for a sweet dinner. (By this time, I’d moved on to another social event next door at Trio.)
Mireya Zapata and Rep. Patrick Rose
We’ll add the list of winners later today.
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