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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Celebrates
Scouting and Homeschooling with Annual Salute Programs
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Celebrates Scouting and Homeschooling with Annual Salute Programs
Cape Canaveral, FL – April 2013 / Hospitality 1ST / This year, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and homeschoolers are invited to participate in the annual Salute programs, a celebration of student achievements in math and science, at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The Salute to Scouts and the Salute to Homeschoolers programs honor the next generation of scientists and space explorers as they learn the story of NASA’s space missions and discover the importance of those missions through exciting hands-on activities.

Salute to Scouts is the ultimate behind-the-scenes experience designed to support the national scouting Space Exploration and Aerospace Merit Badge requirements. Salute to Scouts participants enjoy a private, interactive briefing about NASA’s latest missions, meet a veteran astronaut and participate in a variety of teamwork and space exploration activities to earn a commemorative Kennedy Space Center patch.

The Salute to Girl Scouts event is May 4, with registration due by April 26. The Salute to Boy Scouts event is Nov. 16, with registration due by Nov. 8. Both Salute to Scouts events are $45 per person plus tax.

Salute to Homeschoolers engages homeschool students, families and teachers during an exciting field trip opportunity that meets Florida Sunshine State Standards, FCAT requirements and national science standards. Salute to Homeschool participants enjoy special hands-on activities, meet an astronaut, learn about the latest NASA accomplishments and take a behind-the-scenes bus tour of Kennedy Space Center.

The Salute to Homeschoolers program is April 27, with registration due by April 20. The event is $45 per person.

Participation in all of the Salute programs includes the opportunity to enjoy special activities, the new Angry Birds™ Space Encounter, IMAX® films, the KSC Bus Tour, Shuttle Launch Experience, shows and exhibits, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame and lunch.

For more information on the Salute programs, or to purchase a ticket, please call 877-313-2610 or visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.

About Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex brings to life the epic story of the U.S. space program, offering a full day or more of fun and educational activities, including the Kennedy Space Center Tour featuring the Saturn V Center with an actual Saturn V moon rocket, the new Angry Birds™ Space Encounter, Shuttle Launch Experience, 3D IMAX® space films, Astronaut Encounter, Exploration Space: Explorers Wanted and many other interactive exhibits. The new $100 million home for Space Shuttle Atlantis will open on June 29, 2013. Admission also includes the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®, featuring historic spacecraft and the world’s largest collection of personal astronaut memorabilia, which opens daily at noon and closing times vary by season. Only 45 minutes from Orlando, Fla. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens daily at 9 a.m. with closing times varying by season. Admission is $50 + tax for adults and $40 + tax for children ages 3-11. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Commander’s Club Annual Pass is $63 + tax for adults and $53 + tax for children ages 3-11. For more information, call 877-313-2610 or visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com.

About Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts is an industry leader providing Stewardship and Hospitality in Special Places (SM), with hotel, retail, food service, recreation and transportation operations at historic and scenic properties in North America and Australia. The company operates Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and in Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Sequoia and Yosemite national parks, including The Ahwahnee and other Yosemite lodges; Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite & the Cottages at Tenaya Lodge; Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa in British Columbia; Niagara Falls State Park; The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio; Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga; Holiday Inn West Yellowstone, Gray Wolf Inn & Suites and Yellowstone Park Hotel. The company also owns and operates five luxury resorts in Australia: Lizard Island Resort, Heron Island Resort, Wilson Island Resort, Kings Canyon Resort and El Questro Homestead and Wilderness Park. To learn more about Delaware North Companies’ hospitality management expertise, visit www.ExperienceDNC.com. To learn more about Delaware North Parks & Resorts, visit www.DelawareNorth.com/Parks-and-Resorts.aspx.

About Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality companies in the world. Founded and owned by the Jacobs family for nearly 100 years, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden. Delaware North Companies has revenue exceeding $2.6 billion annually and 55,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.
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Media Contact:
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Andrea Farmer, 321-449-4318
Catherine Segar, 321-449-4273

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Placement Dates: 04/11/13 – 06/11/13
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