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ATTENTION TEEN-AGED BIRDERS! You can win a free
trip to a birding Application Deadline is Thursday, 16 March 2009 What is it? Atlanta Audubon Society (AAS) and the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS) want to help young people learn about the fascinating and fun hobby of bird watching (birding). We are offering one scholarship to an interested young person (ages 13-18) to attend the American Birding Association’s (ABA) Young Birder’s Conference in San Diego, California, during June 21-27, 2009. This is an extraordinary opportunity for a young person to learn about all aspects of birding from some of the best birders in the country. To learn more about the conference, visit the following website: How will GOS help? We’ll pay the registration fee and up to $500 to cover the travel expenses for one young birder. The registration fee covers the cost of food and lodging, as well as the birding trips. AAS and GOS will make arrangements with ABA to register the scholarship recipient. The recipient will need to make his/her own travel arrangements. What do you have to do to apply? The applicant must be age 13-18 during the period of the conference, and must be a Georgia resident. The interested birder must fill out the application form and write an essay (minimum 300 words) explaining why he/she is interested in birds and birding, what he/she plans to do with the knowledge gained from going to the conference, and how he/she will spread interest in birding to friends. Three letters of recommendation must be submitted with the application. The recipient of this scholarship must write an article for the AAS (Wingbars) and GOS (GOShawk) newsletters about the conference when he/she returns home. When should you apply?
The deadline for submitting your application, essay, and letters of
recommendation is March 16, 2009. The winner of this scholarship
will be selected by Wednesday, April 1. Robert Sargent (ABA
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Richard A. Parks Biography