[meteorite-list] Boy Scout meteorite display

[al mitt]

Hi Fred and all,

Outstanding amount of people who came for the event and glad you were able 
to have a hands on display which I am sure touched more than several of the 
scouts and their parents. In a day and age that kids seem to be staring into 
the computer screen and not bothering with much else, it nice to know there 
are good kids that are getting out and learning about the real world.

To touch a piece of outer space and be connected to another world is such an 
exciting thing that will stay with some of those kids and adults for a long 
time. Good luck on next years display!

--AL Mitterling


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <debfred at att.net>
To: "meteorite list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 10:32 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Boy Scout meteorite display


Hello List,
I just got the totals for my Meteorite Display at the Boy Scout day at 
Dinosaur Ridge in Denver. One Thousand and Eight Hundred (1,800) Cub and Boy 
Scouts with many of their family members came to work on their astronomy and 
geology merit badges. I didn't have a chance to talk to every one but I was 
very busy for over six hours. I had nice fresh Allende, Thuathe, 
regmaglypted Sikhote, Sikhote schrapnal, Gibeon slices, Toluca etched end 
cut, NWA 869, Wells Creek shattercones, Libyan Desert Glass, Phillipianite 
tektite, Vredefort impact melt breccia, Canyon Diablo individual and 
spheroids, and slices of a NWA L3 chondrite, Johnstown Diogenite, and NWA 
047 Eucrite. The kids loved the opportunity to get a hands on experience 
with real meteorites. I am already planning a bigger and better display for 
next year.
Best Regards, Fred Olsen

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