A Daily Lift – September 16, 2020

Good Morning,

I hope that you are doing well!

Our “lifts” for today:

From Dr. Kristin Field (Singh Center for Nanotechnology)

“Team Lioness is an all-female ranger unit protecting Africa’s wildlife from poachers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Watch them reunite with their families after being away on the job.” https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2020/09/08/team-lioness-all-female-ranger-unit-suffage-orig.cnn

And,

Kelly Writer’s House features Penn student readings and invited guests. For example, 9/17 (7 pm) – “STORM: FROM WHITMAN’S ELECTION DAY TO OURS (PART ONE)”  In partnership with #VoteThatJawn and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society (PCMS), they will host a virtual reading of poetry by Philadelphia Youth Poets Laureate — by youth and for youth. Explore civic engagement and the youth vote through poetic responses to Walt Whitman’s poem, “Election Day: November 1884.” PCMS will continue the exploration of Whitman’s poem with the October 30th World Premiere/PCMS Commission of “the still, small voice,” by composer Kenji Bunch. Harlem Quartet and Catalyst Quartet will perform.

http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar/0920.php

You can vote, through today, for your favorite toy to be admitted to the National Toy Hall of Fame: https://www.toyhalloffame.org/players-choice-ballot

Join the Penn Professional Staff Assembly to celebrate National Constitution Day and prepare to VOTE!

The event is tomorrow, Constitution Day, September 17, 2020, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM via Zoom

Register at: https://ppsa.upenn.edu/events/ppsa-national-constitution-day-voter-engagement-event/ and receive a free pocket Constitution.

Please share some “lifts” to include next week.

Stay safe and healthy!

Sincerely,

Denise