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J a n u a r 2y 1 , 2 0 1 1 DearScouts,Leaders,and Parents, H e l l of r o m th e C o l u mb u sZ o o a nd Aquar ium!Thankyou for your inter estin our as a memberof OceanographyMerit BadgeProgram!We are sendingyou this announcement our "M e r i t B a d g eD a y" ma i l i n gl i st.We ar ever yexcitedaboutthe upcomingOceanog r aphy programand we hope that you are tool The Details Who: Boy Scouts What OceanographyMerit Badge Apr il 30' h,2011;9:00- 4:00 Wh e n :S u n day,Apr il 1O' h or Satur day, T h e Zoo and Aquar ium Wh e re : Columbus will open will be done by lottery.Registration How: Registration must be receivedby February7th February1B'h.Registrations isrequired! Februaryl Bthto be placed in the lottery.Pre-registration Cost:$30.00per scout.Leadersthat remainwith the boysduringthe limitto 2 - 4 adults maximum.) programare admittedat no charge. (Please AdditionaI information: . Registrations is limitedto 130 Scouts. will not be acceptedbeforeFebruary7'h. Registration will All registrations receivedbetweenFebruary7'hand February1B'h be placedin a lotteryfor n q u e stfor m swill be dr awnuntilall spotshavebeenfill ed. T he a v a i l a b l es p o ts. R e g i stra ti ore r e g i s t r a t i ore n q u e stfo rm w i l l b e se ntvia em ail,and shouldbe emailedbackto no laterthan February18th. [email protected] 22d. Onceyou havebeen confirmed,you We will confirmregistrations on Tuesday,'February will be invoicedfor numberof scoutsregistered. . Registration requestformsreceivedafter February1B'hwill be filled on a "first come-first se r v e "b a s i si f o p e n i n g sa re a va i l a ble. . T h i sb a d g ew o rksh o pi s n o t a l l -i n cl usive. ei ghtof Dur ingthis pr ogr amscoutswill accom plish R e q u i re me neti g ht is not completed.Thiscan be done as a post te n r e q u i r e me n ts. requirementonce the programis completed. . The tenth requirementis a shortquizto be completedby the scoutafterthe program. Upon the scoutswill be eligiblefor their Oceanography completionof these lasttwo requirements, M e r i tBa d g e. . No blue cardswill be signedthe day of the program!You will need to sendyour blue card, #B to Amy afterthe program. completedquiz,and Requirement . lf you haveany questionsor concerns,pleasecontactus at [email protected] or at I look fon,rardto meetingand learningwith you! 614-724-3657. Sin c e r e l y ,

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rt, EducationDepartment Amy Torrey-Rineha O c e a n o g r a p hCe y rti fi e dMe ri tB a d g eCounselor