$2 Admission Sundays All Summer to feature Science Fun and Special Guests

Tucson, AZ (May 20, 2013) – It’s back! Fun-filled learning is happening this summer at the Children’s Museum Tucson with Science Sundays from May 26^th through September 1^st. Each Science Sunday, the Museum will offer reduced admission of only $2 per person and will feature special STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) activities all day long.

Science Sundays are geared for families and children of all ages to discover the fun behind STEM. Children will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on demonstrations and experiments in the areas of aerospace & environmental sciences, astronomy, biology, ecology, engineering and physics. By participating in these weekly activities, children’s curiosity will be engaged sparked and allow them to expand their critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity skills.

In addition to the Museum’s own activities and projects, there will be a featured collaborator each week between 11 am and 2 pm featuring interactive activities. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum kicks off this summer program on May 26^th. Other participating organizations are Physics Factory, Planetary Science Institute, Girl Scouts, Reid Park Zoo, Pima Air and Space Museum and more!

Reduce admission for Science Sundays is made possible through the financial support of our presenting sponsors, COX, Freeport McMoRan, Tucson Medical Center, Providence Service Corporation and Wells Fargo. Additional partners are Blue Cross© Blue Shield© of Arizona, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, General Growth Properties, and Raytheon. Media sponsorship is provided by the Arizona Daily Star.

Children’s Museum Tucson serves more than 144,000 children and families annually with fun, play-based interactive and hands-on learning experiences.

Regular admission is free for children under 12 months; $6 ages 1-18; $8 Adults; $6 Seniors. The Museum is located at 200 S. 6th Ave in downtown Tucson. For more information, please call (520) 792-9985 or visit the Facebook page or website www.ChildrensMuseumTucson.org.

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Tedlock, an experienced digital marketing professional and consultant to management, has organized his advice into easy-access categories, including topics such as Security, Cloud Computing, Internet Marketing, Managing Geeks and Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and along the way he reveals some interesting “secrets” not always shared by information technology professionals.

This book will be of particular interest to small business owners and others who want to get the best possible results from the technology they employ, but more experienced marketing and communications professionals will also profit from Tedlock’s compendium of timely tips. Readers have praised his “crisp, clear writing” and “friendly, common sense style” as he addresses the activities, conflicts, pitfalls and challenges that can occur at the intersection of marketing and technology.

The softcover edition of Understanding Marketing & Technology Without Losing Your Mind is available locally at Mostly Books on Speedway and Antigone Books on 4^th Avenue. Print and Kindle versions may also be ordered from Amazon.com, and quantity discounts are offered at sanmarcospress.com.

University High student, Kelsey Barter, 17, placed second overall in the Biochemistry division with her work, “Targeting Survivin as a Potential Cancer Therapeutic.” In addition to her second place Grand Award, which came with $1500, Arizona State University awarded her a New American University Scholarship and a one-time $2500 research grant. Barter was also recognized by the National Anti-Vivisection Society, which gave her third place and a $1000 cash award.

Tucson High senior, Eric Epstein, 17, competed in the Animal Sciences division. He received a second place Grand Award with $1500 for his project, “Olfactory Discrimination Between Regular and Deuterated Compounds in European Honeybees,” as well as a special, first place, $1000 award and placque from the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Seventeen year-old, Tucson High School student, Allison Kath, received a fourth place Grand Award and $500 for her Behavioral and Social Sciences project, “Motivational Interviewing as a Form of Stress Relief in Adolescents.”

Two Baboquivari High School seniors, Arne Joi Nipales, 17, and Jacquel Rivers, 16, were recognized by the EPA, which presented them with the Patrick Hurd Sustainability Award for their work, “Total Solar Strategy for the Tohono O’Odham Nation.”

Intel ISEF, the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, hosts more than 1,500 high school students from over 70 countries, regions, and territories to present their independent research and compete for more than $3 million dollars annually. It is considered to be the premier global science competition for grades 9-12.

Epstein, Kath, Nipales and Rivers qualified to compete in ISEF through the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair held in Tucson in March. Barter was selected at the Arizona State Science and Engineering Fair held in Phoenix in April.

Tucson rattlesnakes blend into our landscape very well, often going unnoticed until it’s too late for your dog. Sometimes our curious dogs simply want to sniff a snake up close. I’ve even seen some dogs try to attack rattlers!

If your dog is bitten by a snake, the sooner you can get him to an animal hospital, the better off he will be. Damage from a snake bite can be extreme, and treatment can be very expensive.

Follow these easy tips to help keep your dog safe from snakes. by Dog Training Tucson Bark Busters Home Dog Training

• Enroll your dog in a qualified, proven snake avoidance dog training training program.
  • While this is a service I do not offer, I recommend Desert Wildlife Services, Inc. for both snake avoidance training for dogs as well as snake removal services.http://desertwildlifeservices.com/
• Remove all hiding places where snakes can hide, including wood piles, rock piles and cactus piles.
• Trim shrubs and trees from the bottom up so you can spot any snakes hiding underneath.
• Remove snakes’ food sources from around your home, especially mice and packrats.
  • I recommend Do It Yourself Pest Control to help you get rid of mice, packrats and other snake food.http://www.yelp.com/biz/do-it-yourself-pest-and-weed-control-tucson
  • For additional tips on snake proofing your back yard, visithttp://www.wikihow.com/Rattlesnake-Proof-a-Backyard
• Always check your yard before you release your dogs into the area, during both day and night.
• Know the exact location and hours of your closest emergency veterinary hospital.
• Teach your dog to respond to your commands, especially to “Come!” when called. For more information about dog training, give me a call.

Gerard Raneri is a dog behavioral therapist and master Tucson dog trainer with Bark Busters Tucson. For more information, contact Bark Busters Tucson at 520-440-8848 or tucsoneast@barkbusters.com; or visitwww.dogtrainingtucsonaz.com.

“With over 250,000 visits to the JCC last year, we are at maximum capacity for space and programming,” says CEO, Ken Light. “This much-needed campaign will yield immeasurable dividends for our community and have direct impact on generations to come.”Under the direction and leadership of Capital Campaign Co-Chairs, Larry Haas and Linda Tumarkin, Growing with Southern Arizona has already received $2.8 million in pledges towards the $3.9 million goal. The capital campaign cabinet consists of key business and community leaders who have dedicated their efforts to help raise the remaining funds for the new additions.

Funds from Growing with Southern Arizona will be used to:

• Increase life and independent living skills for young adults with special needs by providing a designated area adapted for their unique disabilities
• Help additional hard-working families with additional space for high-quality after-school care
• Increase Special Needs Services capacity by 40%
• Move the community towards their fitness goals with an expanded fitness area, wellness programs and services, and additional classes
• Connect the Jewish Heritage Center with the Sculpture garden for integrated indoor/outdoor social and cultural opportunities.
• Once completed, Tucson Jewish Community Center will be able to offer more families, children, and older adults top-quality educational, wellness, and cultural opportunities.

For more information, please visit: http://www.tucsonjcc.org/support/capital-campaign/

Growing with Southern Arizona Campaign Cabinet

Honorary Chairs:

Donald Diamond

Lex Sears

Mel Zuckerman

Co-Chairs:

Larry Haas

Linda Tumarkin

Cabinet:

Rebecca Bednar

Dick Belkin

Ray Carroll

Neal Cash

Sara Cohen

Greg Gadarian

Jane Gellman

David Greenberg

Anne Hameroff

Barney Holtzman

Len Joffe

Fran Katz

Gary Kippur

Ron Kolker

Victor Ringel

Ed Rogoff

Jill Rosenzweig

Isaac Rothschild

Myron Rottenstein

Stuart Shatken

Jeff Silvyn

Gerry Tumarkin

Tom Warne

Mary Cochran Wolk

Bill Viner

Tucson Jewish Community Center
For more than 60 years the JCC has provided a warm and welcoming environment for diverse groups from the entire community. There are boundless opportunities to balance your physical, mental, and emotional self. The “J” has something for everyone including cultural arts programs, early childhood education enrichment programs, a wide variety of classes, a rotating art gallery that showcases the work of local artists and so much more.

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Head Coach Garelick views the advent of TSAFC as a positive development for women’s soccer in Tucson. “Everyone from the Tucson Soccer Academy and our TSAFC coaching staff is very excited about the upcoming WPSL season,” said Garelick. “This is a tremendous opportunity for local players to experience soccer at an extremely high level. In the past, Tucson players who aspired to play collegiately had few options beyond that. Now they can take their game to another level.” By all accounts, Garelick is already finding considerable interest from players throughout the Southwest. “We have had an overwhelming response from both local and regionally based players,” Garelick said. “We anticipate a number of Tucson players making an impact on this team. As Tucson soccer continues to grow, TSAFC will be an integral part of us moving forward as a community.”

TSAFC is in the process of assembling a team of elite playerswith roots in the West, featuring important contributors from the University of Arizona and former Tucson high school players who are now competing collegiately elsewhere. According to Kelly Farrell, a former TSA player and captain at the University of San Francisco in 2011 and 2012, “TSAFC provides a great opportunity for both current and former female college soccer players who want to train in their off-season or just want the chance to continue playing after their college careers are over. There hasn’t been this opportunity in the past, but the base of support for women’s soccer has grown immensely since I began playing so there is no better time than now to incorporate a women’s top amateur team in the community that can compete nationally. Women’s soccer is on the rise and TSAFC can play a large part in that.”

Open tryouts will be held on Saturday, May 18, 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., and Sunday, May 19, 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Both sessions will be at Kino Sports Complex Fields 4 and 5.

Media Contact: Ted Schmidt — tschmidt@kss-law.com; (520) 545-1670

TSAFC Home Schedule

Saturday, June 8 vs. St. George United Kino Sports Complex 5:15 PM

(FC Tucson vs. Fresno Fuego @ 7:30 PM)

Saturday, June 15 vs. Real Salt Lake Kino Sports Complex 5:15 PM

(FC Tucson vs. Real Phoenix @ 7:30 PM)

Saturday, June 28 vs. Utah Starzz Kino Sports Complex 5:15 PM

(FC Tucson vs. Ventura County Fusion @ 7:30 PM)

Saturday, July 6 vs. SC Del Sol Kino Sports Complex 5:15 PM

(FC Tucson vs. CTCL Men’s Winner @ 7:30 PM)

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WPSL was formed in 1998 as an independent league with a focus on creating a venue for the development of high-level women’s soccer. More than 70 teams from across the country compete in a season that runs from May 1 to August 1, culminating in a league championship tournament the final weekend in July. The WPSL is affiliated with the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). For more information on the WPSL visit http://www.wpsl.info/.

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Tucson Soccer Academy — Widely recognized as the Southern Arizona’s premier youth soccer organization, the Tucson Soccer Academy was founded in 2000 by a handful of experienced Tucson coaches and some forward-thinking club presidents. Together, they conceived and launched a youth club specifically designed to match talented, committed players with top coaches. TSA’s determination to offer more advanced instruction and more high-level competition has yielded remarkable results. Today, the club has broadened its scope to serve youth players of all abilities and ages, while maintaining its commitment to excellence. From a total of just 10 teams in 2000, TSA has grown to an organization of 1,000 recreational, developmental, and competitive youth players. In the process, TSA has proven to be a critical stepping-stone for hundreds of boys and girls who have gone on to successful collegiate careers and various other pursuits. For more information visit us at tucsonsocceracademy.com or www.facebook.com/TucsonSoccerAcademy.

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Charlie MacCabe

Administrator/Assistant Coach

charliemacc2@msn.com

520.405.6535

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Amy Garelick

TSA FC Head Coach

toddamygarelick@gmail.com

602.790.8647

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Ted Schmidt

TSA President

tschmidt@kss-law.com

520.545.1670

“We are thrilled to recognize these six young people who have demonstrated an outstanding dedication to creating change in their communities,” said Karen Davis, vice president of Community Relations for Hasbro, Inc. “The power of youth service to transform our world is at the core of Hasbro’s commitment to youth leadership and we are proud to honor these impressive young people as heroes for the tremendous mark they have made on the world.”

GenerationOn, the youth enterprise of Points of Light, partnered with Hasbro to select the six new Hasbro Community Action Heroes and nine semi-finalists, ages 6 to 18, among hundreds of nominations submitted on behalf of young people across the nation. Each of the six awardees will travel to New York to accept their award and receive a $1,000 educational scholarship.

“GenerationOn believes that young people have a gift to give and a contribution to make. And, we know that with the right support and tools that contribution can transform young people into community leaders, dedicated activists and ultimately, engaged citizens of our increasingly global community,” said Concetta Bencivenga, executive director of generationOn. “The Hasbro Community Action Hero Awards recognizes young people who are making their mark through service, and in doing so, inspire others to realize that they too can make a difference.”

The 2013 Hasbro Community Action Heroes are:

• Yash Gupta (Irvine, CA, age 17) founded Sight Learning, a non-profit organization with a single goal: to provide eyeglasses to students in need of them. In just two years, Yash has collected $350,000 worth of eye glasses and impacted 15,000 lives through eye exams primarily in Mexico, Honduras, and Haiti. He has also helped young people in nine states become leaders in their own communities by implementing their own Sight Learning collections and programs.

• Carter Jenkins (San Juan Capistrano, CA, age 15) founded Students for Safe Water, a non-profit with the goal of impacting the world water crisis by bringing latrines to families in Nicaragua. Through his dedication and passion, Carter raised $54,000 which allowed him to install 22 latrines in a village of over 400 people. He also helped bring clean water to over 300 people in Saba, Honduras through the installation of new wells.

• Stephanie Jennis (Montville, NJ, age 17) is the founder of Pathways for Exceptional Children, a non-profit launched in 2002 that has trained 15,000 youth mentors in New Jersey to work with children with disabilities. In 2008, Stephanie also created Project Win-Win, an initiative designed to help reduce unemployment among disabled adults by providing employment training programs in food service, entertainment, videography, photography, graphic arts, and more. To date, Pathways has raised over $550,000 and is in 54 different New Jersey communities.

• Zachary Morgan (Watson, LA, age 8) wanted to do something to help kids so he decided to give hats to children in hospitals. With the help of his mother, he created Zach’s Lidz for Kidz which aims to “put a hat on your head, a smile on your face and hope in your heart.” To date, Zachary has collected over 1,000 new, kid-sized baseball caps, which he donates to children receiving chemo treatments through a partnership with his local hospital.

• Grace Anne Remey (Tucson, AZ, age 9) has always been a “military kid.” Her family has moved across the country while her father was deployed seven times. Well aware of the stress and anxiety caused by deployment, Grace Anne decided to share some of her ideas to help other young people cope by writing and illustrating Lion’s Pride: A Tail of Deployment, a book about a young lion cub whose father deploys far away. Her second book, Lion’s Pride On the Move, published in March, explores what happens when the lion family has to move to a new country.

• Katie Stagliano (Summerville, SC, age 14) founded Katie’s Krops in 2008 to bring kids together to produce locally grown, healthy food for area soup kitchens. The organization has since donated over 7,500 pounds of food and served over 3,000 meals to families in need. To date, Katie has empowered more than 1,000 youth to give back through sustainable agriculture and there are now more than 60 Katie’s Krops gardens across the United States.

The Hasbro Community Action Hero Awards are an integral part of Hasbro’s ongoing partnership with generationOn. As the founding partner, Hasbro supports generationOn by lending its expertise through a multi-year $5 million investment by the Hasbro Children’s Fund. This critical support helps generationOn provide kids of all ages with the tools and hands-on opportunities to understand the issues in their communities – and to become part of the solution. The generationOn Benefit serves as an opportunity to honor members of the community who are committed to youth service and to celebrate all of generationOn’s volunteers – from young people to civic and corporate leaders – for their exceptional dedication to the transformative power of service to bring positive change to their communities

About generationOn

GenerationOn is the global youth service movement igniting the power of all kids to make their mark on the world. As the youth service enterprise of Points of Light, generationOn inspires, equips and mobilizes youth to take action through generationOn service clubs, schools, youth organizations, campaigns and youth leadership initiatives. It also provides tools and resources to youth, families and educators to help kids change the world and themselves through service. To learn more about how to get involved, visit www.generationon.org.

About Hasbro, Inc.

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, digital gaming and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its global customers with well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Company’s Hasbro Studios develops and produces television programming for markets around the world. Programming in the U.S. is distributed on The Hub TV Network, a multi-platform joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK). Through the Company’s deep commitment to corporate social responsibility, including philanthropy, Hasbro is helping to build a safe and sustainable world for future generations and to positively impact the lives of millions of children and families every year. It has been recognized for its efforts by being named one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” and is ranked as one of Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s “100 Best Corporate Citizens.” Learn more at www.hasbro.com. © 2013 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Currently pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in Painting at the University of Arizona, Jenny Day has been creative most of her life, with piano and pie-making as loves that have had to take a backseat to her visual art. Her work is often inspired by the many places she has lived in, most recently a remote off-the-grid cabin in Alaska. Her canvases often leave the viewer wondering which blanks to fill in, trying to understand all the things not said. These paintings are beautiful yet disturbing – evoking a memory from ones’ past or from a dream – you can never tell for sure.

Join the Gardens for a Twilight Third Thursday reception featuring the music of Tesoro

June 20 from 5 to 8 p.m.

$9 adult/$5 children

Green Fields Class of 2013 Graduates May 14

Tucson,AZ– The Class of 2013 atGreenFieldsCountryDay Schoolearned more than $1 million in scholarships from top colleges and universities around the nation.

Fourteen seniors will graduate on May 24 from Green Fields – Southern Arizona’s oldest independent day school, now offering a continuum of education from kindergarten through 12^th grade. Six of the seniors have attended Green Fields since third grade.

The senior class earned more than $1,034,000 in scholarships from 34 prestigious colleges and universities nationwide.

Graduating are Etienne and Fernand Boeuf, T. J. Clark, Kya Coletta-Swidler, Michaela Cook, Colin Evans, Garrett Hicks, AllyIsrael, Jessica Lazzeroni, Elizabeth Litchfield, Ivan Pemberton, Olivia Snyder, Belle Soyfer and Justin Thomas. Also in the class is AFS exchange student Sofia Levonen fromFinland.

The Green Fields commencement begins at 6 p.m. with an alumni reception that begins at 5 p.m. at 6000 E. Camino de la Tierra in northwestTucson, near Orange Grove and Shannon Roads.

Green Fields is celebrating 80 years. It opened in 1933 as a boarding school for boys, then was an independent day school and went coed in 1966, gradually expanding to include all grades. Young students have many opportunities to interact with their older classmates, who serve as mentors and role models. The enrollment includes many siblings. The curriculum includes core classes in English, social studies, science, math, the fine arts, Spanish and French, plus technology and competitive sports.

For more information on Green Fields, call 297-2288 or visit www.greenfields.org.

Green Fields is known for academic excellence. Most years every graduating senior goes on to college.

Here are the scholarship options offered to the Class of 2013:

• Arizona State University and ASU Barrett Honors College
• Boston University
• Bryn Mawr College
• Cal Poly
• Drexel’s Westphal College of Media & Arts
• Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
• Fordham University
• Hawaii Pacific University
• Kansas State University
• Lewis & Clark College
• Mount Holyoke College
• Northern Arizona University
• Notre Dame de Namur University
• New York University
• Pepperdine University
• Santa Clara University
• Savannah College of Art and Design
• Smith College
• Texas A&M University
• Texas Christian University
• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
• University of Kansas
• University of Miami
• University of Northern Colorado
• University of Portland
• University of Puget Sound
• University of Rochester
• University of San Francisco
• University of Washington
• University of Arizona
• University of California, San Diego
• Vanguard University

Three separate sessions are offered and provide students across the state an alternative option for completing the courses they need in order to move them towards graduation.

Summer School 2013 Block Schedule:

Session 1 (six weeks)

May 13 – June 21

1 or 2 classes allowed

Session 2 (four weeks)

May 28 – June 21

1 class allowed

Session 3 (four weeks)

July 1 – July 26

1 class allowed

Since Primavera is NCA-accredited and fully aligned to state standards, students can transfer their completed summer school credits to another school per Arizona revised statute (A.R.S. §15701.01(I)). Primavera offers a rigorous curriculum taught by certified faculty members who are committed to helping each student succeed, and is NCAA-approved, which also permits future collegiate athletes to use Primavera credits towards their entrance program.

About Primavera

Primavera Online High School is the largest high school in the state of Arizona, serving thousands of 9-12 grade students, since opening its doors in 2001. Primavera Online Middle School serves 6-8 grade students across the state of Arizona. As a tuition-free public charter school, Primavera’s NCA-accredited program provides a rigorous and personalized curriculum in a highly interactive learning community. Students complete all coursework online, while receiving one-on-one attention from highly qualified, Arizona certified teachers, guidance counselors, student advisers, and support staff. Classes are complemented with a variety of extracurricular activities, special events, and parent engagement opportunities to prepare students for their future.