Seven days: that can change the world ... ... and a year of action for animals.Day 1 Free Education Pack Get your school or youth group to join in. We have free thematic the·mat·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being a theme: a scene of thematic importance. 2. educational materials that are ideal for students of many ages. The middle school pack, designed especially for US students in grades 5-9, includes a 16-page classroom guide, DVD/video and large fullcolor calendar poster. For elementary students, we have a Poster Guide to meet standards for grades 3 and 4. It features a teacher's guide and reproducible student activities panels on one side and a large full-color calendar poster on the other. All the educational materials can be downloaded from our web site: www.animalactionweek.org. You can also obtain a free middle school or elementary education elementary education or primary education Traditionally, the first stage of formal education, beginning at age 5–7 and ending at age 11–13. pack by emailing: aawus@ifaw.org or writing: Free Education Pack, IFAW Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. Office, 411 Main Street, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675. Please include your name, school, address and grade level. Day 2 Animal Action Awards IFAW's awards run in the USA and many other countries around the world. If you know someone who has done something outstanding for animals, you can nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. them for an award. Perhaps they've devoted their lives to caring for needy animals, campaigned tirelessly tire·less adj. Not yielding to fatigue; untiring or indefatigable. tire  less·ly adv. for animal welfare or carried out a brave rescue.
We want to recognize these exceptional people, so tell us why you think they should receive an award by emailing aawus@ifaw.org or writing to: IFAW Animal Action Awards, 411 Main Street, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675. Please include details about your nominee's work and daytime contact numbers for both of you. Day 3 Stop Global Warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. Pledge Scientists warn that global warming is having--or will have--a negative impact on many species of animals, including humans. Melting polar ice caused by global warming is affecting marine mammals marine mammals mammals inhabiting the sea; generally taken to include the cetaceans (whales, porpoise, dolphin), the sirenians (sea-cows, including manatees and dugong) and the pinnipeds (the carnivores of the group, seals, sealions, walruses). like harp seals harp seal, crested earless, or true, seal, Phoca groenlandica, found in the N Atlantic around Greenland and the White Sea. In the spring, harp seals migrate southward to assemble in large groups to breed near the Newfoundland and Norwegian coasts. and polar bears polar bear, large white bear, Ursus maritimus, formerly Thalarctos maritimus, of the coasts of arctic North America. Polar bears usually live on drifting pack ice, but sometimes wander long distances inland. . Warmer oceans will likely have negative impacts on whales and if semi-arid parts of Africa where elephants live become even drier, elephants will be at greater risk. The IFAW Stop Global Warming Pledge gives you a chance to help protect the environment. Get your friends and family to sign it, too. Find it at www.animalactionweek.org. Day 4 Online Fun: Web Game and eBook It's you to the rescue! Test your skills and learn more about animal rescues when you play our fun-filled My Animal Island web game. Follow the adventure of crusading animal heroes Zed and Zee as they embark on a series of lifesaving rescues in our online eBook, Zed and Zee Animal Crusade. Join the fun by visiting www.animalactionweek.org. You can also visit the web site to download materials, watch video clips A short video presentation. and enjoy other interactive pages. Day 5 Adopt an Animal in Crisis- for Free You can join our free, web-based Animal in Crisis adoption program and help protect animals. You'll receive email updates on IFAW's work and get the great benefits listed below. The free adoption program is available exclusively on our IFAW Animal Action Week web pages. To register, visit www.animalactionweek.org and follow the links. Your adoption includes: * An adoption certificate with your animal's photo * Email updates about IFAW campaigns * A special campaign report * A distinctive screen saver A utility that was originally created to prevent a CRT from being etched by an unchanging image. After a specified duration of time without keyboard or mouse input, it blanks the screen or displays moving objects. Pressing a key or moving the mouse restores the screen. featuring your animal * An electronic card you can send to your friends Day 6 Design-A-Calendar Contest Help create the next IFAW Animal Action Week calendar. Paint or draw a colorful picture of one or more of the animals that IFAW protects. The best entries will receive a certificate and IFAW gift bag. A selection of winners will be used in next year's Animal Action Week calendar. An entry form is included on the back page. Day 7 Join IFAW Show you care about animals and the habitats we share with them by becoming an IFAW member. You can get more information at www.ifaw.org or by writing to: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Supporter Relations, 411 lain Street, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675. |
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