Free Money For Our Science Center

Dear friends of Orion Center, Inc.,

We're excited to announce a no-cost, new way that you can support Orion Center, Inc.!

When you apply for the new Orion Center, Inc. platinum Visa Card, our issuing bank (UMB) will donate $50 to Orion Center, Inc. the very first time you use it! And UMB will donate a percentage of all your future purchases on the card to Orion Center, Inc. as well! All of this is done at no cost to you, and no cost to Orion Center, Inc.!

The more of us who participate, the bigger the impact we can make. You can apply at www.orioncenter.org. Just click over the FUNDRAISING menu and select the option to apply for an Orion VISA card.

All the benefits of a platinum Visa card will be yours, along with the satisfaction of showing your support of Orion Center, Inc.'s mission every time you use your card.

Choose from five Orion Center card designs. Each of the 5 custom Orion Center, Inc. card choices makes a statement about our mission and about you.

So join me in applying for the Orion Center, Inc. Visa card today.

Sincerely,
Bill Mundhausen
Director
Orion Center, Inc.

P.S. Request your Orion Center, Inc. Visa card today and take advantage of the low introductory rate!

Parent/Teen Information Expo

Project Healthy Living organized an event for high school students and parents from around the area to provide resources needed to better equip young people for the high school years. Topics ranged from drug and alcohol concerns to proper nutrition. Participating organizations included the Orion Center, Osage Beach Department of Public Safety, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri State Water Patrol, Citizens Against Domestic Violence, Kids Harbor and more.

I was asked to man a booth to distribute information about Internet safety for teens, and I incorporated several videos developed by the National Center For Missing And Exploited Children. Due to popular request, I am including Youtube links here.

One of the questions that comes to mind from this kind of event is "Is it useful?" There is a segment of the population that suggests that education is the answer to life issues, but I don't find that to be true. Most teenagers who participate in risk-taking behaviors do so because they choose to...not because they are unaware of the risk. Expo events like this one are the easiest form of education to produce, but are probably too superficial to impact the participants.

Nevertheless, the videos are interesting and help parents understand the issue.