First Lady Karen Pence to Offer Remarks at Children of Indiana Nature Park Gifting Ceremony

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 Indianapolis — First Lady Karen Pence, Indiana’s Bicentennial Ambassador, will join the Indiana chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Cope Environmental Center, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and the Indiana Department of Education for a gifting ceremony at the Children of Indiana Nature Park in Centerville. The Children of Indiana Nature Park is approximately 30 acres that gives the gift of nature by providing the opportunity for every K-12 student in Indiana to claim a personal spot in the park by way of a Nature IN-Deed from www.ilovemyland.org. The First Lady personally signed and will present the first 100 Nature IN-Deeds, a certificate providing a unique geographical coordinate identifying students’ very own place in the Park. This signature project of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission is a personal invitation for kids to explore the outdoors and spend time in nature.

“I am looking forward to being a part of the Children of Indiana Nature Park gifting ceremony,” said First Lady Karen Pence. “The Governor and I were thrilled to kick-off this bicentennial signature project in the fall of 2013. Giving a deed of nature to Hoosier children in celebration of Indiana’s 200th birthday is a wonderful legacy. On behalf of the Governor, we thank all of the parties involved and the Indiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy for bringing this amazing park from an idea to reality.”

“The Nature Conservancy is thrilled to have First Lady Karen Pence, our Bicentennial Ambassador, joining us for the gifting ceremony of the Children of Indiana Nature Park,” said Indiana chapter of The Nature Conservancy State Director and Indiana Bicentennial Commission member Mary McConnell. “This signature project of the Indiana Bicentennial is a gift of nature given to current and future Hoosier kids, to help them develop an appreciation of the natural world and to improve their health and well-being.”

Saturday, June 18:

11:30 a.m. EDT — First Lady Karen Pence to offer remarks at Children of Indiana Nature Park gifting ceremony

*Media are welcome to attend.

Children of Indiana Nature Park (adjacent to Cope Environmental Center) – 4910 Shoemaker Rd., Centerville, IN

 

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