Thanks to a sponsorship by SCA, a global hygiene and forest products manufacturer with local operations here, more than 600 fourth-grade students in the Flagstaff area will get a chance to make a splash at the one-day Arizona Project WET Festival on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2012, at Foxglenn Park, 4200 E. Butler Avenue.
The festival is part of Arizona Project WET, a University of Arizona water education program. The high-energy, interactive program is designed to make water science fun for fourth-graders by using hands-on activity stations to show how water moves through its earth cycles and to underscore the importance of water conservation.
SCA is the main sponsor of the Flagstaff event with a $2,500 grant. The City of Flagstaff is a supporting sponsor.
“Supporting our students and schools in an environmental learning project of such vital importance, especially in the Flagstaff area, is part of our company’s sustainability commitment,” said John Groothuizen, Operations Manager, Flagstaff papermaking site. “Our mill in Flagstaff has been recognized as the industry leader in using reclaimed water to minimize fresh water usage. Supporting the WET Festival, in addition to our annual environmental education grants, is another way we can contribute to the community environmentally and educationally.”
The WET Festival in Flagstaff, which fulfills the state’s fourth-grade teaching requirements on water science and social studies, includes morning and afternoon sessions at 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. and noon – 2:00 p.m. Students will move through four interactive stations that teach them about the science of water and the importance of conserving it. The four learning stations include:
- Water Cycle: Students take a unique journey through the water cycle as it changes form and moves from one place to another.
- Watershed: Interacting with a watershed model, students learn how snowmelt and runoff contribute to local water supplies and explore water resource management.
- Groundwater: Hands-on models show students how groundwater moves through the spaces between earth materials, how groundwater is connected to surface water and how water is pumped from the ground.
- Conservation: By hauling water in a fun relay race, students experience how water was gathered a hundred years ago. They also learn how easy access to water can lead to waste and receive tips on easy ways to conserve water.
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“We expect to have more than 600 fourth-graders engaged in learning at the WET Festival in Flagstaff,” said Kerry Schwartz, Director of Arizona Project WET and a faculty member with the Arizona Cooperative Extension of the University of Arizona. “Sponsors like SCA and community volunteers are what make this event possible.”
For more information about the WET Festival in Flagstaff, contact Tina Sleeper, Arizona Project Wet Communications Program Coordinator, at (602) 321-8058 or tsleeper@cals.arizona.edu.
SCA has 220 employees in the area at its mill in Flagstaff and converting plant in Bellemont. In addition to Arizona, SCA has U.S. operations in Alabama, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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For additional information about SCA, please contact:
Tom Lyons, Directions Marketing (920) 725-4848, tlyons@directionsmarketing.com
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About SCA SCA is a leading global hygiene and forest products company that develops and produces personal care products, tissue and forest products. With sales in 100 countries, SCA has 36,000 employees and had revenue in 2012 of $13 billion. With nine manufacturing facilities across North America, the company’s Americas headquarters is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In North America, SCA produces the Tork® line of napkin, towel, tissue and wiper products used in commercial settings such as office buildings, restaurants, schools and healthcare facilities and the TENA® line of incontinence care products used by consumers at home and in healthcare facilities. TENA and Tork are the global leading brands in their categories. For more information, visit www.sca.com/us.
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