LEARN MORE: Arts & Culture Environment Education Community Development Civic Affairs Youth Health & Human Services	Environment ABOVE: Lake County school children enjoy summer camp at the Dunes Learning Center. SPOTLIGHT: Dunes Learning Center For 24 hours in May 2009—much of it in the pouring rain – more than 1,500 volunteers descended upon the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to identify as many different species of plants and creatures living in the national park as possible. It was the National Park Service’s third Bioblitz, a nationwide, 10-year project, and the Dunes Learning Center was the only program of its kind chosen to partner with the park service to help conduct the program. “We saw a real opportunity to raise awareness of the Dunes Learning Center through the marketing of and through the Bioblitz,” Center Executive Director John Hayes said. A $5,000 Legacy Foundation grant supported the marketing efforts, with the end goals of increasing educator awareness of the Dunes Learning Center and enhancing fund-raising. Legacy previously supported the Learning Center’s strategic planning process. In addition, through Legacy’s help, Dunes Learning Center staff visited 30 schools throughout Lake County to encourage students, teachers, parents and administrators to take advantage of the center’s programs. “Legacy has been at the heart of us incrementally making these steps,” Hayes said. “We’re realizing the full potential of our mission.”Find out more about the local environmental organizations and projects that you can support through the Legacy Foundation. Find out more about the local environmental organizations and projects that you can support through the Legacy Foundation. Environmental Fund for Lake County Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center Hammond School Children Tuition Assistance Shirley Heinze Land Trust Humane Society of the Calumet Area Inc.
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