Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sign Historic MOU to Engage Urban Youth in Outdoor Recreation and STEM Education

Initiative commemorates American scientist, botanist, and inventor, George Washington Carver to promote Conservation of North American Wildlife and their Habitats

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Apr 21, 2014, 09:55 ET

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 23, FWS Director Dan Ashe will join Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. President Jonathan A. Mason for an historic MOU signing. The partnership establishes a broad framework for engagement of urban youth in outdoor physical recreation through the "Let's Move Outside!" program and in hands-on science activities to promote interest in the biological sciences. The initiative commemorates American scientist, botanist and inventor George Washington Carver.

WHO:	Dan Ashe, US Fish and Wildlife Service Jonathan A. Mason, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Rep. John Lewis, invited Harry Belafonte (actor and activist), invited

WHEN:	Wednesday, April 23, 2014 3:30 p.m. EDT,

WHERE:	South Interior Building Auditorium Department of Interior 1951 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20245

CONTACTS:	Noemi Perez, USFWS, 703-358-2688, [email protected] Ron Carter, Phi Beta Sigma, 626-345-1413, [email protected]

MEDIA:	Media wishing to attend are encouraged to RSVP with press contact by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 22.

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SOURCE Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.