I will second Kate's observation. I had the 9 - 1 shift on Thurs, Mon, and
today. I shared the booth with Earl Orf, Rich Peet, 2 of Earl's grandsons
and a couple of my kid "assistants". We saw literally hundreds of kids,
parents and grandparents. Both the wheel and the board were a hit and got
lots of attention. Today, we took Steve's suggestion and had the board out
front and, I believe the participation increased four-fold. Many were
fascinated by trying to ID the birds. I vote for having the board every
year. (one technical challenge - I think it would be great if we could
somehow incorporate bird songs - I found many people were fascinated by
simple things like a catbird's "meow"). We also had many people show us
photos of birds they had taken on their smartphones. Lots of folks wanted
to share observations or ask questions. And, as usual, the kids were a
highlight.
Many thanks to whoever brought new ink pads yesterday. I brought new ones
on Thursday, but they were already getting "tired" by today. It is my
opinion that these "kid-safe, water-based" ink pads are very short-lived. I
would STRONGLY suggest someone provide additional new ones for the last half
of the fair. I also suggest we start with new ones next year.
One last point - what happened to the "eagle" stamp? I could not locate in
our materials and it is one of our most popular ones. I will look for a new
one and I would also encourage others to keep a lookout for a new eagle
stamp.
Sid Stivland
Plymouth, MN
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From: kkelnberger
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:39 PM
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Subject: [mou-net] state fair MOU booth
I had a great time on Friday night and Saturday morning. Kids love the
wheel and lots of adults as well. The "new" old light board was a hit
as well. Many would ponder all of the pictures and were very proud when
they could name most. I was surprised that many could figure out the
Red-eye Vireo just by the name and the eye color! Gave the mentor flyer
to many parents ( and kids). Many were interested in hawk ridge and the
raptor release. I was convinced that this MOU project is well worth the
effort! Kate Kelnberger
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