REMINDER/Education to Be Mixed with Fun at Water-Science Fair for up to 1,500 Rowland Heights Students and Families.

City Desks/Education Writers

REMINDER...for Saturday (May 10)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

              Assemblyman Robert Pacheco to Join Children
                     at Free Festivities Saturday

WHAT:   A water and science fair exploring the theme "Know Your
        H2O." Some 16 activities will help teach up to 1,500 students
        and family members at Alvarado Intermediate School and its
        five feeder elementary schools in Rowland Heights about water
        treatment, water quality and the importance of conservation
        measures in arid Southern California. The fair is sponsored by
        the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and
        co-hosted by Three Valleys Municipal Water District and
        Rowland Water District, in partnership with the school.

WHEN:   10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, May 10
        Stage show begins at 11:30 a.m.

WHERE:  Alvarado Intermediate School, 1901 South Desire Ave.,
        Rowland Heights (Thomas Guide, Los Angeles County, pg. 679,
        B-5)

VISUALS:

        Children involved in numerous water projects, games and
        entertainment, including hands-on water experiments, chalk
        art, balloon artists, hip-hop dancing and live music.

PARTICIPANTS:

        Assemblyman Robert Pacheco (R-Walnut); Metropolitan Director
        David De Jesus, who represents Three Valleys; Ronald J. Leon,
        superintendent, Rowland Unified School District; Nancy
        Padilla, principal, Alvarado Intermediate; Richard Hansen,
        Three Valleys general manager; and Anthony Poli, general
        manager, Rowland Water District.

BACKGROUND:

        Metropolitan's free water education materials have been used
        in Southland schools for the past 20 years, teaching more than
        20,000 teachers and 2 million students about the value of
        water.