b'Notable MentionsPBCB Welcomes AmeriCorp MemberLily Gooding, an AmeriCorps Cape Cod member originally from Beverly, Massachusetts joined PBCB this fall. Lily recently graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where she studied Global Health and the Environment. Lily is serving PBCB by helping with estuary stewardship, the Citizen Science program, and project development. We are lucky to have Lilys talents on hand. She has been a great addition to our staff! Junior Instructor Program Volunteer SpotlightA wonderful group of 12 teens participated in ourHERB HEIDTJunior Instructor (JI) program this summer. They workedHerb, past president of in both our sailing and our science programs.The Friends of Pleasant Sailing JIs spent most of their days on the waterBay, and his wife, Eliza shadowing and starting to teach. They hadMcClennen, began their opportunities to learn about boat maintenance,PBCB volunteer work with the Facilities Committee photography and marketing, and even the basics ofin 2015. At the time, PBCB was settling in to the new powerboat driving.campus. They were making plans to make the buildings more usable and they began planning and permitting for Science JIs worked with instructors in our Marinethe accessible dock. Science & Sailing camp leading hands-on activitiesThis season, Herb had an especially fun opportunity to and games.volunteer with the Sailing and Science Summer Camp. By Many thanks to the Healthy Summer Youth Jobsleading classes around the Three Towns Cranberry Bog Program offered by MA Attorney Generals Officeadjacent to the PBCB campus, he was able to expose the for supporting this program at PBCBwe certainlykids to a fresh water wetland, which they compared to wouldnt be able to do all that we do without thisthe saltwater beach environment of PBCBs waterfront. talented group!After a brief history of the cranberry industry, he then helped the kids discover the bogs varied wildlife. Watching birds, catching tadpoles, frogs, and turtlesWorking at PBCB this summer was a super funand seeing a fox with a captured rabbit allowed the and educational experience. I got to work onkids to complete their wildlife treasure hunt. Herb marketing and public relations and was also ablewas impressed by the enthusiasm the kids had as they to be a Junior Counselor helping out on the water.explored nature.I learned new technological skills involving social"In addition to it being great media, organizational techniques, communityfun doing the Bog Tours for outreach, and more.PBCBs science classes, it was On the water, I was able to work, interact, and teachvery encouraging to see the kids of many ages. I was also lucky enough to golevel of enthusiasm, interest, and out on the water with the Council On Aging, whichknowledge shown by the kids, was a great opportunity as well. I especially enjoyedparticularly the younger groups. spending time with the other friendly employees andOne enthusiastic student spotted a frog in the spillway would recommend this as a great first job." of the out-flow pipe that goes under the Little InnHannah Sender driveway. She jumped down and was headed after the frog.while we were able to talk her out of this particular adventure, she delighted everyone when she caught a spotted turtle!Herb Heidt'