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Think TICK... Take Action! Award 2010
Date: 08.17.2010
Lindsey Sanford was the recipient of the Think TICK... Take Action! Award at the 2010 Big Tick Gala. We've put together a video that highlights the award presentation with comments by Dr. Mather and Lindsey.
Also pictured is Lindsey's father, Bob Sanford, whose company hosted a charity golf tournament for a second year in a row generously donating the proceeds to support anti-tick research and outreach at URI’s TickEncounter Resource Center.
The 2009 Big Tick Gala Recap!
The Big Tick Gala 2009 was a great success! Highlights included:
- Informative and energetic speaking program about the state of tick prevention and protection
- Think TICK... Take Action 2009 Awards
- South County Hospital's new Lyme Disease Clinic in Rhode Island.
- A fashion show showing off "Tick Repellent You'll Love to Wear"
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend and be part of the event!
Hidden in the Leaves, full documentary now on YouTube.
Hidden in the Leaves, directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Healey Jamiel, is the story of University of Rhode Island entomologist Thomas Mather and his team's efforts to help people see the risks for serious tick-transmitted disease lurking in an increasing number of rural, suburban and even semi-urban landscapes in the eastern United States.
Are you concerned about the serious health threat caused by ticks?
Would you like to make appropriate tick-borne diseases prevention programming more widely available? If you answered yes to these questions, please consider supporting the Tick Encounter Resource Center at the University of Rhode Island. Proceeds help support tick-bite prevention programs.