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Fair Hill’s new lea Fair Hill Nature Center and Environmental Foundation Executive Director Laura Hannan leads the agency to new heights
The center is a private nonprofit, operating on land in the Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area
By Ken Mammarella Contributing Writer
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n Laura Hannan’s first month as the Fair Hill Nature Center and Environmental Foundation’s first full-time executive director, she made a wish list that included a vacuum cleaner. That’s because she thought its vacuum might date back to when its headquarters was built – 75 years ago. She has a long list of wishes, priorities and tasks. “Every day, you have eight or 10 things things that you need to do, and I take maybe one thing off the list,” she said. “Then add about 17.” Her first priority is increasing awareness of the center, the foundation and the outdoors. “In this day and age, where people can’t get together, and kids are relying on technology more and more often for their entertainment and for their learning, we are still dedicated to getting kids outside and connecting them to the environment that they live in,” she said. “That’s so important because we hope we end up with a future generation of stewards who understand what is so important about Cecil County.” She is planning a general fundraising campaign and a capital campaign. The wish list offers suggestions for people who like to make tangible donations, such as hats and gloves for schoolchildren who come unprepared for outdoor learning and coffee for teachers and bus drivers. Continued on Page 10
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