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Empowering kids through passes Juneau, Alaska. June 29, 2016 – The Tongass National Forest is handing out free
Every Kid in a Park passes, but one has to be in fourth grade to get one. Passes allow the holder plus three others to use some public facilities that require a fee payment, like Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Thanks to the
Every Kid in a Park program, fourth graders are being encouraged to visit their National Parks and Forests with this free pass.
"Some kids are getting super-excited about this new-found power from their pass," said Assistant Visitor Center Director Nikki Hinds. "A colleague recounted a funny experience she had the other day—she heard someone running up the stairs
to the Visitor Center behind her and exclaiming loudly, 'Guess what!' She turned around to see a young girl waving her hand at two people on the upper stairs. The girl continued in an excited and proud voice ‘I can get three adults into any National Park for
free because I’m a fourth grader!’ She had a fantastic grin." The Mendenhall Glacier staff distributed almost 400 passes to fourth graders. Rosary Lombardo, Forest Service ranger at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, visited almost all the fourth grade classrooms in Juneau. "Even though all the
schools are located within 15 miles of the glacier, it's surprising how many kids didn't raise their hands when asked 'have you ever been to Mendenhall Glacier?'" said Lomardo. "We hope this pass encourages kids and their families to get outdoors and explore
their public lands." For more information phone Nikki Hinds at 907-789-6636, or email
nahinds@xxxxxxxxx. The Every Kid in a Park website is at /https://www.everykidinapark.gov/.
Rosary Lombardo is handing out an Every Kid in a Park pass to a Juneau fourth grader.
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