Second Life Update

Hey everyone!

Upon updating our "River Kids Headquarters" in Second Life (Visitors with this software, it is searchable under "Places"), I met a neighbor of the property who works with a company called "Underwater Ordnance Recovery." This organization recovers both live and inert munitions from military dump sites, which include underwater reefs. In an attempt to protect the wildlife from the toxic heavy metals and chemicals that are products of ordnance's decomposition, they remove these bombs (Remember, these can be live munitions that are recovered. Imagine retrieving a bomb that could potentially explode as you lift it above water) and dispose of them properly. For more information, visit their website at www.uwuxo.com.

REI Night Release Form

If your River Kid is planning to attend either REI Climbing Night, you will
need to fill out the attached permission form and bring it that night.

There is no cost for either night...REI is sponsoring the first night and
River Kids is sponsoring the second.  Coffee is extra.  :)

Ben

(View REI release form here)

REI NIGHT...S

I've heard from more people, so I'm securing April 15 for River Kids as
well. Since there are 25 for the first night and a few for the second right
now, I may eventually ask people to switch, or come to both, so it's worth
having the second night.
For now, I'd like to hear from anyone that didn't get in on April 8 that can
be there and wants to be there for April 15.
I also want to directly encourage families with 5th grade River Kids to feel
completely comfortable opting out of any RK stuff because of the play. We
have 4th and 6th graders that will be there. There are too many things to
do to cancel the meeting.
Ben

This Week

Hey All,

Meetings this week:

Tuesday Night - River des Peres Watershed Coalition meeting - 6pm-9pm if
anyone (adult or child) is interested. I'll be there and can take kids if
necessary.

Tuesday - Mural Group - 3:45-5pm - Start at Betsy's Room (Computer Lab
after that I believe - correct me if I'm wrong, Betsy)

Wednesday -
- Mentoring Group - 3:30-5pm - library
- Benefit Dinner Planning Session - 3:30-5pm - library

Thursday - Singers - 3:30-4:30 - PA Room
Friday - H2O Rap Group - working on props and planning play - This is
for all kids interested in helping with this play - Everyone is welcome.

Spring Break Plans - The responses from RK families were all over the place
in terms of when they could go over spring break. Lee and I decided to
postpone this trip until a long weekend either in early May or possibly next
fall. We'll keep you posted. Thanks for the interest...this will be a great
trip when we're able to get it arranged!!!

Hope all is well!

Ben

REI CLIMBING NIGHT

I now have 25 kids for the REI climbing night...that's the max.

If there are any more people interested, you may still let me know and I'll
reserve a second night. Everyone who has emailed me so far has a spot or
three for their River Kid(s) on April 8.

Since it will be jam packed, parents might just drop off kids and head to
Bread Co for coffee or Borders...no need to hang around if you don't want
to. However, if there are any insurance papers or permission slips to sign,
you'll need to come in for that. I'll ask and let you know.

Ben