Volunteers Needed for Educational Program

Goddard Education Programs has received a request for volunteers for:

North County High School Science Fair, volunteers will serve as judges for the North County High School annual Science Fair, Thursday, January 16, 2003, at the school, which is located at 10 E. First Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD. The Science Fair committee cordially extends an invitation to you for participation in judging time and conversation with Honors High school students discussing their projects and experiences investigating selected science topics. Judges can participate starting from 9:30 to11:30 a.m. or from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. As a judge you will review the exhibits and then spend time interviewing students regarding their use of scientific thought, methods, visual appearance and creativity. If you are interested, please contact Stacie Moon, Science Resource Coordinator, at 410-222-6970 or email her at MsMoonT119@aol.com.

Liberty High School Science Fair, volunteers to serve as judges for the first annual Liberty High School Science Fair in April 2003. The event is sponsored by the Science Club and is for students in grades 9-12. The Science Fair committee cordially extends an invitation to you for participation in judging exhibits, interviewing each student about his/her projects and experiences investigating selected math, science and technology topics. If you are interested, please contact Kelly McCauley, Science Coordinator, at ManateeRay@aol.com.

Timonium Elementary School Career Day, volunteers will serve as speakers to highlight their careers by providing interactive learning experience for students. There are booths available for students to visit whereby they can choose three careers that interest them the most. The activity will be an all day event on Wednesday, May 21, 2003, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for the entire student body. The school is located in Baltimore County. Lunch will be provided. If you are interested, please contact Aggie DiBacco-Miller, Professional School Counselor, at 410-887-7661. The school Fax number is 410-887-7662.

The Federation of Galaxy Explorers: volunteers are needed to assist in educating and inspiring youth in space related science and engineering by expanding the frontiers of science and technology. The mission of the Galaxy explorers is to educate, guide and prepare the next generation to accept the challenge of expanding humankind's presence in space. You can learn more about the program at www.foge.org. Volunteers will participate in after school activities with easy to understand educational materials that provide a hands-on understanding of space science, earth science, engineering and rocketry. Another theme, Space Citizenship, will address the role of government, power of citizens in a democracy, and the promise of space expressed in art, writing, history and business. Organized into local "Mission Teams" meeting on a monthly basis, materials, workbooks and web site support for instruction with hands-on activities are provided. Field trips and awards are part of the program encouraging self-esteem through achievement and recognition. For more information, please contact Morgan Bracken at mbracken@hst.nasa.gov or 301-901-6051.

Property Management Retail Sale

Property Management Branch will have a Retail Sale on Thursday, December 18, 2002 in bldg. 16W, Rm. S-100. Inspection is from 8:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Sale will start at 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Items to be sold: Pentium & Power Mac Pc Systems CPU/Monitor/Kybd; Laptops; Printers; Color Monitors: Ext Zip Drives, Palm Pilots; Misc Ofc Furniture: Other Misc Items

Contact Persons, Art Wade (301) 286-8740 - Jackie Cooper (301) 286-3976. For more information, Internet Address: http://sales.gsfc.nasa.gov or call the aales Hot Line No. (301) 286-5517

ODIN Newsletter Available On-line

The November issue of the ODIN Interchange Newsletter is available on their Website at http://www.odingsfc.com/newsletters/GSFCNov02.pdf. This issue features the upcoming ODIN Day, Desktop Services, ODO-Provance, Improved Network Service, and more.