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On May 2nd, MWDI hosted a youth
box assembly booth where 20 kids assembled and decorated quite
elaborately 20 cypress wood duck boxes that will be used for the
2010 nesting season. The event was held at the 28th Annual Havre De
Grace Decoy & Wildlife Art Festival sponsored by the Decoy Museum
and in association with Delta Waterfowl’s “Waterfowler Days”
Exhibition. Delta has been a strong supporter of MWDI’s activities
and funded the lumber for these kits and boxes.
MWDI volunteers, Scott Jasion and Greg Raymond assisted Cliff Brown
mentoring the kids who, as you can see, enjoy the post assembly
graphics as much as using the hammers and drills!
Upcoming
MWDI 2009 youth assembly events are planned for:
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August 16th - Bass Pro’s
Arundel Mills store
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September – MD DNR’s Annual
Hunting & Fishing Day (Bridgeton)
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October – The Chesterown
Wildlife Exhibition & Sale (Chestertown)
Previously, Maret High School students (Washington, DC)
assembled 33 boxes in February for their community service day.
If you have an organization or exhibition where you might like
MWDI to host a youth box assembly event, we can try to
accommodate you. As MWDI solicits no dues or direct funding, our
box assembly events are now limited to organizations that fund
the lumber purchase several months in advance when we place our
annual order.
MWDI’s 2009 cost was $21 per box kit. MWDI retains
the boxes for use in its statewide public lands nesting program.
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