From Newsgroup: sci.space.news

April 19, 2011

Ann Marie Trotta 
Headquarters, Washington                                    
202-358-1601 
ann.marie.trotta{at}nasa.gov 

Amy Johnson 
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 
757-864-7022 
amy.johnson{at}nasa.gov 
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-080

NASA AND MUSIC PRODUCER PHARRELL WILLIAMS ENCOURAGE VIRGINIA STUDENTS 
TO REACH FOR THE STARS

HAMPTON, Va. -- NASA and producer and recording artist Pharrell 
Williams will host an education event on Saturday, April 23, at 
Williams Farms Park in Virginia Beach, Va. The event is designed to 
encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering and 
math (STEM) studies and careers. 

NASA's Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin who is a 
former astronaut and Williams, a Hampton Roads, Va., native, will 
deliver remarks. Williams' charitable organization, From One Hand to 
Another, is supporting the development of the Pharrell Williams 
Resource Center, which is scheduled to open in 2013 in the park. The 
center will run academic enrichment programs and engage youth in STEM 
activities. 

Saturday's program also will feature NASA exhibits and showcase the 
accomplishments of students from Hampton Roads who participated last 
year in NASA's inaugural Summer of Innovation camps. More than 500 
students who participated in the camps sponsored by NASA's Langley 
Research Center in Hampton, Va., will be in attendance. 

The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT, is free and open to 
the public and reporters. To attend, news media should contact Ann 
Marie Trotta at 202-358-1601 or Amy Johnson at 757-864-7022 by 5 p.m. 
Thursday. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at 
Bayside Middle School, 965 Newton Road, Virginia Beach. 

NASA's Summer of Innovation is a key part of President Obama's Educate 
to Innovate campaign, which was launched to help keep middle school 
students engaged during school breaks. For more information about the 
program, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/soi 

For more information about NASA's education initiatives, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/education 

For more information about From One Hand to Another, visit: 

http://www.fohta.org 
	
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