Orange Lake Resort Selected to Host Educational          Workshop for Teachers

ORLANDO, FLORIDA—January 6, 2005—Orlando's Orange Lake Resort & Country Club has been selected as the host site for a special one-day educational workshop on June 30, 2005, for teachers, in partnership with researchers from The Regal Swan, Inc.® and Florida's Living Science Program.

Educators enrolled in Indian River Community College's Living Science Program will come to the resort then to learn about a new science and reading curriculum—drawn from information gathered from a four-year study of captive swans conducted by The Regal Swan research team.

Orange Lake's president and CEO, Charles K. Swan III, says, "Orange Lake has always had a deep concern for the protection of wildlife and a commitment to the community, and we're very pleased to be part of this educational effort."

The curriculum—which will be used to teach students (K-12 and adults) reading, science and math—is dedicated to the late Dorothy Lee Wilson, nature enthusiast and wife of the late Kemmons Wilson, founder of Orange Lake.

Orange Lake has been home to captive Mute Swans for many years. These swans are in the care of two Orange Lake employees, Sheila and Shirley Bolin, who are also members of The Regal Swan team. Orange Lake's swans themselves have been a part of the organization's important research work.

The Regal Swan, Inc.® is an international swan research organization based in Orlando committed to the humane treatment and veterinary care of captive swans. Team members were the first to successfully pioneer the use of vaccines against the botulism toxin and West Nile virus in swans. For more information, visit www.theregalswan.com.

The Living Science Program, based in Ft. Pierce, Florida, is sponsored by a U.S. Congressional grant and works in conjunction with several governmental agencies—including the Smithsonian Marine Station—and Florida institutions. You can find out more about this program by going to www.Living-Science.org.


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