Community Events
The Laboratory's 2005 United Way
Campaign Has Been Extended
To November 24!
There's Still Time to Pledge
Richard Marquez, associate director for administration (ADA) said in a all-employee memo that contributions to the United Way help the less fortunate in the region who rely on United Way-funded provider agencies. "The greater community that we all live in greatly appreciates our recognition of the fact there are others less fortunate who use our contributions of money, time or materials to survive life's challenges," Marquez wrote. "For many of these people, quality of life is about getting through today. These are not anonymous people; they are our neighbors. I would like to ask each of you to join me in helping our neighbors in a manner with which you are comfortable."
As of Friday, November 5, about $350,000 in pledges and donations has been raised in this year's giving campaign. To pledge online to this year's campaign, go to http://unitedway.lanl.gov/ online.
Laboratory organizations are sponsoring various United Way fundraising events. To see a list of upcoming events, go to http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/cr/unitedway/uwcalendar.shtml
Chamber Fest
2004 Chamber Fest a Success
Photo by Mike Kolb, Community Relations Office
Staff from the Community Relations Office staff and the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce attend to visitors at an information booth for the 2004 Chamber Fest. Clockwise from left are: Carlos Chacon (with back to the camera) from the Laboratory's Small Business Advocacy Team, Jim Stein from the Government Relations Office and Jane Pate from the UC office.
Science Education
Tie Dye and Fundamental Acid-Based Chemistry Become Science
Outreach Education
Stephanie Hagelberg has been teaching tie dye classes in Los Alamos since 1992. She used to be a teacher and still enjoys working with kids. In the Spring of 2003, she expanded tie dye into a class about fundamental acid-based chemistry and it is now categorized as science outreach education for the Los Ninos pre-school and elementary students in Española. Class sizes vary from 20 to 21 kids, classroom assistants and moms come to help and get involved.
Hagelberg is a chemistry technician for DX-2 (Materials Dynamics), the high explosives group. Her daily job is to analyze new materials. She also presses new explosives into little pellets which are blown up to yield data such as the detonation velocity in the material.
"Working with kids gives you so much hope for the future, you can see how bright they are, how good they are and they have ideas and they're so focused and polite," she said. "Of course some of that is the result of how dedicated their teachers are. That school is so great, everyone is dedicated and believes in the importance of education.The only way you can make a long-term difference is through education."
Hagelberg said she really appreciates the support she's received from everyone including the DX Chief of Staff, Rosella Atencio-Gerst. That support equates to about $5 per child for the t-shirt and dye. She doesn't use classroom funds and parents don't have to pay anything either. All of the materials, have been donated by the community. Hagelberg then takes the shirts back to her home to process and brings the finished product back to the classroom for the children.
"I grew up in a small town in a big Catholic community. That's community. You help people. It doesn't have to be because of a catastrophe, it can be just for the fun of it and for sharing your talent," she said. "I really enjoy helping the children from the outlying northern NM communities. They're so grateful, they really appreciate something new."
Community donors for this program include the following: Rio Grande Insurance, Blue Sky Builders, Mountain Air Cleaners, Eric Johnson Photography and CB Fox. For more information, contact Stephanie Hagelberg at 505-667-8239. Photo courtesy of Eric Johnson Photography.
Scientific Information Exchange
Warhead Safety and Security Exchange Agreement
Bradbury Science Museum
director John S. Rhoades leads a tour of the museum for a group of Russian
firefighters as part of a conference titled "Emergency Response to Fires
in the Proximity of Nuclear Facilities." This workshop falls under the
Warhead Safety and Security Exchange Agreement. The purpose of the week-long
workshop is to exchange information and improve the overall safety and
security of nuclear facilities. The interest in wildfire was stimulated
by the Cerro Grande Fire.
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