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July 2009
The Progress Energy Foundation grants the Science Center of Pinellas $25,000 to continue energy related curriculum in the “Progress Energy at the Center” laboratory classroom for the 2009 -2010 school year. The classroom is furnished with energy-themed educational resources and teaching tools. Students learn energy concepts, energy conservation, and about alternative energy. “The Science Center is pleased to continue our partnership with Progress Energy Florida and to be in a position to educate our students on the importance of energy and the future of energy. We are very proud and pleased to have the support of the Progress Energy Foundation,” said Joseph Cuenco, the Executive Director of the Science Center.
Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN), headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with more than 21,000 megawatts of generation capacity and $9 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve approximately 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. The company has earned the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Award, the industry's highest honor, in recognition of its operational excellence, and was the first utility to receive the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for customer service. The company is pursuing a balanced strategy for a secure energy future, which includes aggressive energy-efficiency programs, investments in renewable energy technologies and a state-of-the-art electricity system. Progress Energy celebrated a century of service in 2008. Visit the company’s Web site at www.progress-energy.com.
Progress Energy invests in a wide variety of local organizations and initiatives to add to the overall quality of life in the area it serves. Grants focus on education, the environment, economic development and employee involvement. During 2008, Progress Energy invested more than $11 million in the communities it serves.
In October, the Science Center of Pinellas will be celebrating its 50th year of student education and extension of the school classrooms. During the 2008-2009 school year, almost 33,000 students from Pinellas county schools received hand-on instruction from the Center.
Saturday August 1
Join the Science Center and the St. Petersburg Astronomy Club on
August 1, 2009 to observe the moon, Saturn, and other celestial bodies
Saturday August 29th
Join the Science Center and the St. Petersburg Astronomy Club on
August 29, 2009 to observe the Jupiter, the moon, and other celestial bodies
By popular demand, Professor Daryl Schrader of St. Petersburg College will be lecturing on the Planet Jupiter and cosmology.
A major feature of this event will be to collect student’s (and family) names to be included on a microchip that NASA will send to Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, scheduled to launch in 2011. Participants will truly be part of Mars history. A certificate will be provided to the registrants.
As part of our monthly Sci-fi and Sky event, we will also be featuring the film “2010” in our rear courtyard. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs! In efforts to further the exposure to astronomy, science, and technology, planetarium shows will be shown until 9:00 pm.
5:00pm – 9:00pm: Planetarium Shows
7:15pm – 8:30pm: Professor Schrader’s lecture
8:45pm – 10:45pm: Movie viewing of “2010"
8:45pm – 11:30pm: Telescopes and Observatory viewing
Food vendors will be there to provide food for purchase between 6:00 pm and 9:00pm.
Reservations needed for planetarium shows. General RSVPs appreciated for event planning. For additional information, please call
(727)384-0027 ext.223 or email scenter5@tampabay.rr.com.
Saturday October 3
Keep posted for the month's activities!!
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