Above: Rey Foundation President Nat Scrimshaw hikes in New Zealand’s Nelson Lakes National Park with his son Ben and Whiteblack the Penguin.  The photo above was taken on Robert’s Ridge, a hike that reminded Nat of his beloved Franconia Ridge.  The above trampers spent two nights in New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) excellent [...] [...]

The Farmers’ Table Program chef Ashley and sous chef Anthony whipped up a fabulous lunch for students, staff and community members of all ages to enjoy. This week we had 54 participants! Come join us on Thursdays from noon – 1:00, there’s plenty of food and great conversation along with stories and drawing for [...] [...]

An enjoyable time was had by all at The Rey Foundation sponsored ACT! for kids Movement Exploration Workshop. Jeanne Limmer, a dancer, choreographer and  founding director of the Jeanne Limmer Dance Center, had the participants of this workshop stretching, bending and reaching for the stars. These beautiful photographs were taken Laura Campbell.
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Whiteblack the Penguin and Nat hike a portion of the Bibbulmun Track, Western Australia’s version of the the Appalachian Trail, and meet new friends. Above: a kangaroo mother and baby. Below: an emu, kin to the African ostrich.

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Whiteblack and Nat visited Penguin Island in the Shoals Islands National Marine Park in Perth, Western Australia. There they found a colony for Little Blue Penguins (Eudyptula minor). This is the hottest time of year here — it’s been 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) — and the Little Blues are molting (losing their [...] [...]

Nat spent the afternoon at the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH) in Perth, Chalk Talking for a wonderful group of children. Many thanks to Julie Abbot, PMH Coordinator of Recreational Services; Fran Lyons, Public Relations for PMH; Tammy Gibbs, Manager of Public Relations Office for the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research (TICHR); [...] [...]