Within a team building program participants are encouraged to do things that scare them, to push their comfort zone to create and connect new brain based synapses and discover new ways of approaching and solving problems. To empower yourself and teams to see people and feel experiences in a way that at one point seemed impossible.

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge invites everyone to “Go Outside” and enjoy nature. As spring arrives office hours for Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge will be expanded to include weekends 9:00 am to 5:00 pm from Saturday, March 21 through May 9. This is in addition to our regular office hours of Monday �" Friday 7:30 am �" 4:00 pm, except holidays. The refuge office/visitor contact station, located at 1101 Casey Road, Alabama, NY has maps and other information about the refuge as well as exhibits of native wildlife. Be sure to stop by the Flyway Nature Store, operated by the Friends of Iroquois NWR, Inc., for unique gift ideas for yourself or the nature lover in your life.

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in Genesee and Orleans Counties is now accepting applications for spring turkey hunting. The refuge uses a random drawing to fill the fifty turkey hunting permits available. To be entered in the drawing, interested hunters must obtain an application form from the refuge office, 1101 Casey Road, Alabama, NY.

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Across the world, people meet to celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer as part of one family united against this dread disease. Team representatives, one at a time, from each team are on the track throughout the event. Relays are overnight, filled with fun competitions, entertainment, colorful tents and creative displays, a strong fighting spirit, and hope.

Dear Senators Schumer and Gillibrand:

We, the Democratic Committees of the GLOW region (Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties), are writing to congratulate you on the successful passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We are grateful that you successfully fought for the funding New York state needs to helps us retain and create jobs, fund education, and meet our Medicaid needs. We note with special satisfaction the White House projections that this new law will create 7,800 jobs in the the 26th Congressional District, which is the district of the vast majority of our residents. However, we would note that our member of the House, Congressman Chris Lee, was opposed to this bill, despite the many benefits it will bring us. Therefore, we would like to point out how important our federal Senators are to our counties: we have no representation at the state or federal level in the majority other than you. We understand that the relief we get from this new law is due to the efforts of you and your fellow Democrats, and we hope your offices will get the credit for the coming aid we most surely need.

Democrats in the GLOW Counties (Genesee, Livingston, Orlean, and Wyoming) reacted this evening to Congressman Chris Lee's (NY 26) vote against the stimulus package that was approved tonight by the House of Representatives.

The Democratic Committees of the GLOW region have issued the following statement on the appointment of Kirsten Gillibrand as New York's junior Senator:

"We congratulate Senator Gillibrand on her appointment as our new Senator, and we commend Governor David Paterson on making sure that the unique interests of upstate New York are reflected at the highest levels of government. The position of Senator is of special importance to residents of the GLOW region (Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties). Unfortunately, since almost all of our residents have no representation in the majority of the Assembly, State Senate, or House of Representatives, our federal Senators are our only majority representatives. Therefore, we are especially pleased that Senator Gillibrand comes from an upstate, rural Congressional district that is similar to our own. We are delighted to have a Senator so attuned to our issues.

Team Members should be friends?

Aristotle suggested that friendship, like successful team membership, has three components:
• They must enjoy one another's company.
• They must be useful to one another.

The Democrats of the rural counties of New York's 26th Congressional District (Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties, or the GLOW region,) congratulate Chris Lee on being sworn in to represent the district in the 111th Congress. While he is getting established in Washington, the GLOW county Democratic Committees note that Congressman Lee's plans to open offices in just Monroe and Erie Counties suggest there is a good chance that the rural areas of the district, which comprise a great deal of the 26th, may continue to be overlooked despite there being new representation in Congress.