Adults and Kids Both Catch The Wind!

Durham's Museum of Life and Science.... Did Someone Say Radio-Controlled Sailboats?

I visited Durham's Museum of Life and Science last week with my boys and our friends. Every time I visit, which is by far not often enough, I am amazed at just how much fun we have in our Durham back yard.

After riding the Museum's train, our friends guided us over to flap giant wings to learn how insects fly by moving their wings forward and backward, not up and down. (taken from Catch The Wind, source lifeandscience.org). 

Catch The Wind, a current outside exhibit inspired this blog post as I watched my little guys steer sailboats around a 5,000-square -foot elliptical sailboat pond (source lifeandscience.org). I sat back and watched as my own friends, too, enjoyed the sailboat pond with their son.

After peeling all the boys away from the boats, we continued our exercise by strolling over to watch the Lemurs play. We then ended our Museum visit for the day at Take Off!, a bungee trampoline that boosts participants 20 feet above the ground. Boys and bungee trampolines? Yes, they indeed had fun.

Many Museum visitors take advantage of Museum memberships for deep discounts on admission. Also every Wednesday is Durham Donation Day where admission is waived for Durham County residents from 1-5 p.m.

From Their Hearts

Did you know?

One thing I knew about Go Realty before joining the company is that the company matches contributions from each closing to the charitable organization of the agent's choice. I'm not sure why I never stopped to think about this area of the company.

It's always special when an individual or company gives to another, but rarely do you hear of individuals getting to choose where the money goes.

At a recent "Go Huddle" (AKA sales meeting) checks were announced to be given to different organizations including the Symphony, Urban Ministries, Children's Craniofacial Association and more. Having rebounded from a slower time in my business, I hadn't prioritized giving to others as much as I would have wanted. But at this meeting, I became excited again about the idea of helping others even if in a small way.

I'm still trying to decide which organization I would like to give a small portion of each closing check to. But knowing that Go Realty will match my gift from each closing means my company stands behind supporting those who need it most. And this, my friends, is what life is all about. It takes a village!