ARCTIC AMBASSADOR 2008
In April, the Memphis Zoo began accepting applications and essays for a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a high school student to participate in Polar Bears International’s Leadership Camp as an Arctic Ambassador in October 2008. After a month of sorting through applications and interviewing candidates,
Elizabeth Bailey, a resident of Collierville and a White Station High School rising-junior, was chosen to represent the Memphis Zoo in this exciting program.
Leadership Camp is an opportunity for 13 high school students from around the world to come together during polar migration in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada not only to learn leadership skills but to have opportunity to explore all issues surrounding the plight of the polar bear. The Ambassadors will not only interact with people living in Churchill who’s lives are affected by polar bears but with scientists in the field and educators from the US and Canada.
“Elizabeth came highly recommended by her teachers not only for her outstanding school work but for her passionate and engaging approach to environmental issues” says Lori Ducey, Director of Public Programs and Docent Services at the Zoo. “The Zoo is very excited to have such a bright and naturally curious student as the Memphis Arctic Ambassador at PBI’s Leadership Camp,” she added.
To learn more about Elizabeth,
click here.
Polar Bears International (PBI) selects the Memphis Zoo as a partner in its efforts to educateand inform communities on arctic conservation, including efforts to save the polar bears.
To learn more about PBI Leadership Camp, visit PBI’s Web site by clicking here, or by looking over our Arctic Ambassador Information.