Hello and Happy Holidays! This has been a very busy month, as I’m sure it has been with everyone. I received my first holiday card from Alaska. Robert and Carolyn Buchanan, the Preseident of Polar Bears Internation and his wife, sent me greetings from the north.  It explained an Inuit belief that the Lords of the Arctic have a special sense that allows them to “look into our hearts and touch our souls through their eyes.” What a honor it was to be able to meet these bears in their own habitat.

 

I have been continuing to spread the polar word at Rush-Henrietta and beyond. I have recently contacted the Girl Scouts and would like to develop a plan to involve scouting in polar bear preservation and conservation. I would love to visit other school district and community meetings. If your organization would like to learn more about my Arctic trip, please drop me a line a polargirl09@gmail.com

 

I hope that during this holiday season, we can reflect on our place in helping the bears.

 

~Rachel