Education Innovations, Inc. is 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are building communities of seekers, learners, and teachers who share the world as a classroom. You can now make donations and register for our programs on-line. All gifts are tax-deductible. Just visit: <http://www.educationinnovations.org/> Highlights from Education Innovations, Inc. * Idea Group presents Strange Fruit, an evening of music and intimate conversation on Billie Holiday's milestone. * NatureLAB. It's finally coming. Help us kick it off at Food Glorious Food. Call for donations of slightly used garden equipment. We'll add your name to our upcoming NatureLAB website. * Summer Clubs update. Whether through science, money, or verbs, your children will have a blast this summer while improving their academic skills. Strange Fruit Idea Group invites you to an evening of intimate dialog on jazz, history, and culture centered around Billie Holiday's milestone "Strange Fruit" to commemorate National Jazz Appreciation Month. Sponsored by PUMP (The Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project) and moderated by WDUQ's morning jazz host Bob Studebaker When: Friday April 30, 2004 Time: 7:00 until 9:00 PM Where: Enrico's Tazza d'Oro cafe in Highland Park (1125 N. Highland Avenue) What: an evening of panel discussion with audience participation, poetry, and musical vignettes featuring: * Davu - poet and spoken word artist * Christiane D. - songwriter and lead singer, Soma Mestizo * Howie Alexander - jazz keyboardist * Nelson E. Harrison, Ph. D., psyconomist, and jazz musician (formerly with Count Basie) Tickets: $12, on sale at Enrico's Tazza d'Oro or: <http://www.educationinnovations.org/> NatureLAB Education Innovations, Inc. is starting its first fund-raising campaign to benefit NatureLAB. Our campaign will include a mix of foundation and corporate support. We hope the community will also support our work to bring NatureLAB to Pittsburgh. NatureLAB, created by Education Innovations, Inc., is a science-based, technology-infused out-of-school time experience. Children will learn science principles through learning gardens on school grounds and continuous trips to work on projects at various sites around the city, including Highland Park. NatureLAB will be year-round and will culminate next year with a trip to study rain forests outside the United States. We hope to go to Costa Rica or Belize. We are working to make NatureLAB available to any child in the city after an initial period of program development. Your support will make all this possible. Please go to our website <http://www.educationinnovations.org/> www.educationinnovations.org to make a donation on-line. Or, you can mail a check made out to Education Innovations, Inc. to: 914 Heberton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. You can also help by donation new or slightly used gardening equipment. We will be adding our wish list to our website soon. But in general, if it helps in gardening, we can use it. We're also looking for land to plant a pumpkin patch. If you know of an empty lot, pass that information along to us. Summer Clubs Update Summer is fast approaching. Don't let your children miss out on three programs that are sure to quench their desire to have fun over the summer and your need to keep their minds stimulated. Visit <http://www.educationinnovations.org/> www.educationinnovations.org for more details. UPDATE! NatureLAB (Summer edition). Food Glorious Food has graciously donated the use of their backyard for growing vegetables and other vegetation. Your children will help turn their lot into a nature oasis. For more information about Education Innovations, Inc. visit: <http://www.educationinnovations.org/> Sincerely, Salvador Wilcox, CEO