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Dear Steven,
Please join us October 1 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin for A Celebration of Children in Nature, featuring Richard Louv, best-selling author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder and an Awards Presentation to regional organizations and individuals who exemplify the best in connecting kids to nature.
Featuring
Bestselling Author Richard Louv
Award Presentation Recognizing Excellence in Connecting Children to Nature
Picnic Supper by the Lake
Wednesday, October 1, 5:30 - 8 p.m.Four Seasons Hotel 98 San Jacinto Boulevard Austin, Texas Tickets $100 per person - Register online nowA limited number of specially priced tickets are available for teachers and staff of non-profit organizations. To find out more about the availability of these special tickets, e-mail your name and organization to Jody@westcave.org. Casual Attire
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Richard Louv
Author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder
 Since its publication in 2005, Richard Louv's national bestseller Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children From Nature-Deicit Disorder has spawned an international movement in communities throughout the world to get children back into nature and an avalanche of interest and inspiration for families, educators, health professionals and environmentalists across the nation. The book sheds light on the negative implications of our children's diminished connections to nature, and shares new research that demonstrates the power of nature in alleviating maladies that afflict our children, including depression, obesity and attention-deficit disorder.
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Award Winners
Westcave Preserve is pleased to present four awards in recognition of exemplary success in connecting children to nature here in Central Texas. This year's award recipients include:
- E. Lee Walker Award for Community Collaboration
Youth Launch : Urban Roots Program - John Covert Watson Award for Vision
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
- John Ahrns Award for Environmental Education
Danna Keyburn, Redeemer Lutheran School
- Westcave Preserve Award for Enduring Dedication
Girl Scouts of Central Texas
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Event Sponsors
Golden-Cheeked Warbler
- AMD
- Land Water Sky
- Pam and Mike Reese
- Peggy and Matt Winkler
Zebra Butterfly
- Wells Fargo Bank
- The William & Salomé Scanlan Foundation
- Marika and Jonathan Schoolar
- Community Investment Corp.
Wild Orchid
- Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
- The Ayres Family
- Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
- HEB
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Event Planning Committee
Pam Reese, Co-Chair
Peggy Winkler, Co-Chair
Hayden Brooks
Laura Scanlan Cho
Bill Keenan
Rachel Lomas
David Matthews
Buddy Steele
Grant Thomas
Event Host Committee
Allen Cooper
Clark Heidrich
Nancy Herron
Jim Marston
JoAnn McKenzie
Christy Muse
Pat Robertson
Andrew Sansom
Nancy Scanlan
Carter Smith
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Parking
Valet
parking only is offered at the Four Seasons Hotel at $10 per car. For
those of you who do not wish to valet park, there is nearby self
parking at the Austin Convention Center Parking Garage located at 210
East Second Street with entrances on Brazos and San Jacinto. Cost for
self parking at the convention center is $7 per car and they accept
cash or credit cards as payment.
Miscellaneous Information
Dress for the event is casual attire.
Tickets to the event will be held at the door.
Questions?
Contact Jody Karr-Silaski at Westcave Preserve
E-mail: jody@westcave.org
Phone: (830) 825-3174
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| Westcave Preserve inspires kids and their families to develop lifelong practices of valuing and enjoying nature. We connect kids and their families to nature by providing experiences and programs that foster the discovery, exploration, and conservation of nature. Located 34 miles west of downtown Austin, we welcome more than 7,000 people each year to this place that many consider to be the "crown jewel" of the Texas Hill Country. In 2006 Westcave launched an Austin area initiative to bring unexpected partners together in an effort to better connect kids to nature. This effort has since grown into the Austin Children in Nature Community comprising nature centers, builders, landscape architects, educators, physicians and health professionals, and clergy along with many others in a mission to act on the importance of getting our children back to nature.
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