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It’s #FleetsterFriday! This week, get to know Senior Manager of Volunteer Programs and Training, Tanja Schroeder. Tanja heads up our awesome army of volunteers and is one of the first faces new employees see during New Employee Orientation. If you love science and you need volunteer hours, Tanja is your girl! Visit fleetscience.org/volunteer to apply today!

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Did you know that Fleet's Summer Science Camps are a great way to keep your children and grandchildren involved in science education all year long?  Just ask Mike Pineda, a Fleet member, who has been registering his eight year old twin boys in education programs for the past two years.

The Lyrid meteor shower will dazzle the skies this weekend. This meteor shower—one of the oldest meteor showers known to man—occurs every April when the Earth crosses the orbital path of the Comet Thatcher. Tiny bits of ice and dust from this comet hit the Earth’s atmosphere, causing a streak of light across the sky—a meteor!

The Lyrids are known for uncommon surges that can sometimes bring the rate up to 100 per hour. Those rare outbursts are not easy to predict, but they’re one of the reasons the tantalizing Lyrids are worth checking out.