UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 27, Page 4
April 13, 1995
Kids' conference scheduled April 29 in Wilmington

     Kids as Leaders: Respecting the Earth and Us as One" is the theme
of the second annual Rainbow Leaders Kids Conference of Delaware,
scheduled from 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m., Saturday, April 29, at Bayard
Elementary School in Wilmington.  Students in fourth through eighth
grades are welcome to attend.
      The conference is created for kids by kids to help develop and
nurture leadership skills and abilities. This year's conference kicks
off with a presentation by the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribe on the
theme of oneness with Mother Earth.
     It will be followed by discussion groups on ecology, the
environment and what kids can do, activities focusing on conservation
and recycling, papermaking and educating children about the
environment.
     In the afternoon, the UD E-52 Student Theatre will perform, and
the day will conclude with participants writing letters to Delaware
Gov. Tom Carper and Wilmington Mayor James Sills, talking about what
they think is needed to protect the environment in their communities.
     Registration fee for the conference is $3 and limited to the
first 200 students. Lunch and drinks will be provided.
     For registration forms or more information, contact conference
organizer Kate Conway-Turner, director of the Women's Studies
Interdisciplinary Program and associate professor of individual and
family studies at the University, at 831-8544 or 831-8474.
     The conference is sponsored by the Department of Individual and
Family Studies, the College of Human Resources and the Center for
Community Development at the University, Domino's Pizza, Subway
Sandwiches and Salads, Pizza Hut, Little Caesar's and Kentucky Fried
Chicken.