Don't Miss the 12/31 Discount, FNS Donation, Faculty Spotlight on Betty Trummel

2017 Family Nature Summit: August 7th to August 13th

Granlibakken Tahoe | Tahoe City, California

December 28, 2016 Newsletter

PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO FAMILY NATURE SUMMITS

We have been offering scholarships for the past nine years. Y our donations will be used to allow us to continue offering scholarship opportunities for both a deserving teacher and youth to join us to attend a Summit.

We are always looking to expand our outreach and ask for your support. We will provide a receipt that you can use for a 2016 tax deduction.

Click on the link above or mail your check made out to "Family Summits, Inc" to:

Family Nature Summits

PO Box 104

Norco, CA 92860

If you have an issue with the link, please visit our WEBSITE and click on the "Donate" button at the bottom.

IMPORTANT NOTE: A PayPal account is not required to make your donation. Look for the "Don't have a PayPal account?" text at the lower left hand side of the donation page.

We invite you to view this great video put together by long-time Summiteer, Tom Williams, on what Family Nature Summits is all about.We'd love to see you in 2017!

Watch the Family Nature Summit Video

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!!!

December 31, 2016 is the Discount Deadline

Save money on your registration! Receive a $25 per person discount when you pay your balance in full by December 31, 2016.

NOTES FROM INFORMATION CALL

For those unable to make the December 14th call, you can click HERE for a copy of the minutes of the meeting.

Some highlights...

Lake Tahoe-Granlibakken is a fabulous location with both the Sierra Nevada Mountains and one of the most beautiful lakes in the world within close proximity
Friends-tell-Friends about the Family Nature Summit organization; check out our new FLYER and VIDEO. Spread the word.
the Junior Naturalists will be busy in and around Lake Tahoe checking out all of the fabulous sights
Joel Schroeder is going to challenge the Teens and get them out of their comfort zone and it will be loads of fun
Dave Linthicum is going to put on the best Adventure Race ever and make sure we know how to use a compass
Roy Michelotti is going to take hiking to the next level, and
Bruce Lampright is going to his "happy place" or in other words, a kayak on Lake Tahoe

2017 SUMMIT AT GRANLIBAKKEN TAHOE

Come join us at spectacular Lake Tahoe for the 2017 Family Nature


	Photo credit: VisitRenoTahoe.com

Summit! We will be at Granlibakken Tahoe from August 7th through the 13th.

We are planning awesome hikes and kayaking adventures, exploring the crystal clear waters of Lake Tahoe and shimmering waterfalls, forests and wildflowers, butterflies and birds. This Summit will have something wonderful for everyone!

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2017 FACULTY SPOTLIGHT:

BETTY TRUMMEL

Betty is just back from her 3rd trip to Antarctica. This time, as part of the all-women's expedition Homeward Bound. She was chosen as one of 78 women in science from around the world who are part of Homeward Bound, a global collaboration and an inspiring leadership and strategic initiative teamed with a science education program on climate, biological and earth system research, set against the back drop of Antarctica.

To find out more about Betty's adventure, check out her blog at www.scienceroadshow.wordpress.com.

Betty Trummel retired from a 35-year career in elementary teaching, and 10 years as an adjunct professor at the university level. She's taught at over 40 Summits since 1983 and loves to reach out to learners of all ages to teach about the natural world.

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