About Us
Butterflies for Kids Planet Kid Program is a children's science/environmental green program. Our portable program strives to engage participants to become responsible planet partners.
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Founded 1996 - 501-c-3 Non Profit 25-1770435
Founder/Program Director/Developer: Diane C. Esser
Board Chair: Dr. Kathleen Noce, Penn State University The Behrend College
We are partners with the Pennsylvania DCNR iconserve.org program and
the Foundation for Sustainable Forests
Butterflies For Kids Planet Kid Program Mission Statement
The mission of Butterflies for Kids is to educate participants with our early learning environmental/ science/conservation content, through a variety of interactive activities, and to instill in them a sense of environmental global awareness conducive to their becoming a responsible planet partner.
Butterflies for Kids Planet Kid Program is a dynamic, portable, non-profit organization that enriches the lives of underserved youths including those at-risk by providing a program driven by community service hours that allows our teens to become valuable contributing members of our community. They responsibly interact through our environmental education events and build lasting friendships and gain valuable mentoring opportunities.
We are partners with the Pennsylvania DCNR iconserve.org and the Foundation for Sustainable Forests. In partnership with the Foundation for Sustainable Forests, we have spearheaded The Floraroze Habitat. This habitat is 106 acres in Girard, Pa. that will continue to remain a natural habitat. It will employ sustainable forest practices and provide resources for young environmental science students to engage in natural habitat studies.
Diane C. Esser is also the author of:
"Look to the Light" c1995
"The Kids of Northgate" c 1990
"Sherwin's Search for Science" television show CAT-TV
Sherwin's Search for Science "Make a Match Tree Game" Activity Book
Sherwin's Search for Science A to Z Nature and Me Activity Book
Below is the poem 'Butterflies" which was the launch name of the program.
Butterflies
As a caterpillar inching along its trail,
I watch you move toward your story, your tale,
I watch the silent and rhythmic motion
moving toward nature's mystical potion.
Your journey takes you to where you'll spin
to a place where you will again begin.
I want to see you unstretch and behold
wings that will take you to places untold.
I want to see you lift yourself to the skies
and see the world with your heart and your eyes.
The fierce winds of life may blow you around,
new force in your wings will need to be found.
Remember you worked so hard and so long.
Take flight again. Again you'll be strong.
Lift yourself high, toward pastel brushed skies
into a world of wonder and of butterflies.
By: Diane Esser, Founder
I watch you move toward your story, your tale,
I watch the silent and rhythmic motion
moving toward nature's mystical potion.
Your journey takes you to where you'll spin
to a place where you will again begin.
I want to see you unstretch and behold
wings that will take you to places untold.
I want to see you lift yourself to the skies
and see the world with your heart and your eyes.
The fierce winds of life may blow you around,
new force in your wings will need to be found.
Remember you worked so hard and so long.
Take flight again. Again you'll be strong.
Lift yourself high, toward pastel brushed skies
into a world of wonder and of butterflies.
By: Diane Esser, Founder
