Date: September 20, 2017
Contact: Kelly Carroll, 671-333-4050
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Release Date: September 21, 2017
Contact: Kelly Carroll
Phone: 671-333-4050
War in the Pacific National Historical Park Receives Field Trip Grant from the National Park Foundation
Hagatna, Guam – War in the Pacific National Historical Park was selected to receive a 2017-2018 field trip grant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks.
This grant, part of the Foundation’s Open OutDoors for Kids program, supports Every Kid in a Park. The "Guam Fourth Graders Find Their Park!" project encourages youth to go outside in nature and get active in the park. Students and teachers visit the national park where they will join Park Rangers and partner Pacific Historic Parks educators on guided tours and various activities at Asan Beach and the T. Stell Newman Visitor Center.
“I can still remember the excitement of exploring my first national park as a kid and it made me want to discover more,” said National Park Foundation President Will Shafroth. “I’m thrilled that our National Park Foundation grants make it possible for hundreds of thousands of kids to experience the wonder of parks for the first time, sparking a lifelong love for national parks.”
For the full list of grantees and their projects, click here.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
The National Park Foundation is the official charity of America’s national parks and nonprofit partner to the National Park Service. Chartered by Congress in 1967, the National Park Foundation raises private funds to help PROTECT more than 84 million acres of national parks through critical conservation and preservation efforts, CONNECT all Americans with their incomparable natural landscapes, vibrant culture and rich history, and INSPIRE the next generation of park stewards. In 2016, commemorating the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary, the Foundation launched the Centennial Campaign for America’s National Parks, a comprehensive fundraising campaign to strengthen and enhance the future of these national treasures for the next hundred years. Find out more and become a part of the national park community at www.nationalparks.org.
