Get to Know
Successful business people know the importance of knowing their clients; learning their likes and dislikes, patterns, habits and hobbies, in order to provide the best service or product available. Once you establish an understanding of their needs and wants, you have a foundation to build a strong and lasting relationship.
The same is true when it comes to the different species that share our habitat. It is fun to learn their names, how to identify them and understand their habits and patterns. There is a program created by Robert Bateman (the world renowned naturalist artist) called Get to Know. The Get to Know contest, which started in 2000, was created to address the critical disconnection between youth and nature.
Dr. Jack DeGruchy (a dentist with the Westside Dental Centre) is proud to be involved with Bateman and supports his Get to Know initiatives. The contest invites youth to build meaningful connections with nature through the creative arts including painting, writing, sketching, photography, music, videos and more.
From Oct. 20-23, DeGruchy will be a delegate in the Get to Know International
YOUR TWO AND FOUR LEGGED
Unconference at Jasper National Park; where leading public and private sector organizations involved in the green movement, will unite to develop new strategies for connecting young people with nature. Leadership from Parks Canada, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Wildlife Habitat Canada, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Rotary International and many others will be participating.
Twenty-five youth delegates from across North America will attend the Unconference; several of them from the Okanagan. Each delegate will have an opportunity to convey what they “hope, wish, wonder, feel, and think” about the environment as Youth Ambassadors for the Environment. They will have the opportunity to engage in stimulating conversations with decisions makers and inspire their generation to be active environmental stewards.
The Unconference will benefit hundreds of youth as participants take an active role in sharing with their communities the importance of reconnecting with our wildlife neighbours and the environment.
Rotary International is one of the sponsors of the Unconference, of which DeGruchy has been an active member for
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