An Evening with Rachel Carson.On April 29th, in honor of Earth Day 2000, CLF-Maine held a benefit event titled A Sense of Wonder--a tribute to the life of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson Noun 1. Rachel Carson - United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) Carson, Rachel Louise Carson . More than 200 people came out to the Camden Opera House to see Maine actress Kaiulani Lee bring Miss Carson to life, focusing on her intense connection to the natural world and following her path to become one of the first people to publicly call for its defense. Ms. Lee's powerful performance left few dry eyes A condition in which the eyes feel dry or have a burning or stinging sensation due to an insufficient amount of tears. Dry eyes can be caused by the lack of blinking, which often occurs when users stare at a computer screen. in the theater as she depicted Miss Carson's outrage over the growing use of pesticides and other chemicals, in light of the scientific uncertainty about the long-term effects this could have on the environment and consequently, public health. A reception following the play was attended by many members of the audience interested in learning about CLF's work and hoping to win one of the two original prints of Rockport and Camden harbors being offered in a raffle. The evening was an overwhelming success, with CLF CLF The ISO 4217 currency code for Chile Unidades de Fomento. signing up new members and raising more than $5,000 for the Maine Advocacy Center. We would like to thank everyone who joined us for this special evening. It was a wonderful opportunity to introduce CLF to the many environmentally concerned residents of midcoast Maine. A Sense of Wonder was made possible in large part by support from our generous sponsors. CLF would like to thank The Chewonki Foundation The Chewonki Foundation is a non-profit institution in Wiscasset, Maine, that runs educational programs with an environmental focus. Founded in 1915 as a boys' summer camp, the Foundation now runs a 4 month high school program (Maine Coast Semester), a summer camp, an organic ; Ben and Diana Emory; Great Eastern Mussel mussel, edible freshwater or marine bivalve mollusk. Mussels are able to move slowly by means of the muscular foot. They feed and breathe by filtering water through extensible tubes called siphons; a large mussel filters 10 gal (38 liters) of water per day. Farm; The Island Institute; Jon Lund; Nigel MacEwan; Maine Coast Heritage Trust; and Maine Island Trail Association. We would like to extend a special thanks to the Ducktrap Bay Trading Company The Bay Trading Company, or simply Bay Trading, is a chain of clothing stores situated throughout the United Kingdom. Selling clothes and fashion jewellery targeted at teenage girls. It is part of the Alexon Group. in Camden, which donated two prints by local artist Tim Thompson for the raffle, and to Youthlink for providing us with volunteer support the night of the performance. --Catherine Bowes Regional Development Associate |
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