Kids Discover the Trail! Featured at Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours

On Wednesday, October 9th, IPEI’ will host the monthly Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours highlighting Kids Discover the Trail!  for the business community.

This month’s showcase will be held at Cornell Plantations from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. It will be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about this unique collaboration between IPEI, the Discovery Trail, and the Ithaca City School District that services 2,900 ICSD elementary schoolers. There will also be wine and beer, light refreshments, and door prizes that include memberships to the Johnson Museum, the Sciencenter, and more!

Tickets are only $12 and can be purchased here.

You can read the official release from the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce below the jump:

Kids Discover the Trail! Featured in Park Photo Awards Project

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, this photography project is adorable and priceless.

Ithaca College senior Alexandra Evans profiled Kids Discover the Trail! for her submission to the 2013 Park Award for Photo Activism. The Award is a joint program of the Community Arts Partnership, Ithaca College's Park School of Communications, and the Park Foundation and was designed to connect students with the greater Ithaca community. Communications majors with proven photography skills and a dedication to community activism were paired with area nonprofits. Then, the students' nonprofit profiles were shown to the public at Cinemapolis in downtown Ithaca.

This video is a literal snapshot of the fun, wonder, and learning that makes KDT! such a great experience. We love this video and we hope you will too!

IPEI and Library Lion Head Downtown

If you walk down Bank Alley, you may see a familiar lion that loves to read. Local artist Sandra Carr generously donated her time to capturing the beloved Kids Discover the Trail! character on a mural for IPEI. We love seeing such a great representation of our organization, and hopefully you will too!