SO....big week this week! we have now started our individual placements, or "IPs". as stated earlier, mine is with the cape cod stranding network. i will be working (or "serving") with them on tuesdays and thursdays. the program is located within an organization called IFAW (www.ifaw.org), which stands for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and they are pretty much a big deal! it's also pretty cool that their international headquarters are located here on the cape! the building that i work at is LEED certified gold (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LEED_certification), which refers to the green building rating system. the building is made out of 40% recycled material and is AWESOME. it will definately be fun to be at work...even if the commute is 45 minutes one way! (yikes).
the big news during service today is that there is a MANATEE hanging out in cape cod bay
(http://capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081009/NEWS/810090318)
this is interesting because manatees usually stick to the waters of florida. this is also bad because manatees don't survive in cold water and the water here is definately starting to get chilly. so....as i sat at my computer for most of the day trying to come up with an outline of how to teach town officals how to help a stranded marine mammal before we get there, everyone in the stranding network were on conference calls with sea world in orlando to coordinate them coming up here this weekend to help capture the manatee and bring it back to florida for rehab, or trying to find someone with an airplane to fly the thing back down there. lots of excitement that i was sad i was not a part of.....BUT i did get to go to their warehouse this afternoon to help get their truck and trailer ready for the capture of the manatee that they are hopefully doing this weekend! i told them that i would be around, so if they need an extra set of hands, that i am more than happy to help!
SO....check out the links and enjoy the weekend....mine is a long one!
take care & much love,
ABBEY
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i'm so glad you called tonight! it was nice to talk to you and know that you are loving what you're doing. keep me updated on the lost manatee! :) i hope you get to help him find his way back home to florida! love you!
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