The Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement announced this week the Pennsylvania Senior Environment Corps has strengthened its volunteer technical and training leadership by contracting with Dr. Edward Chun, an original volunteer with the Center in the Park Senior Environment Corps.

It was also announced this week Dr. Chun is a Silver Awardee of the MetLife Foundation 2007 Older Volunteers Enrich America Awards.

Dr. Chun will provide statewide technical and training coordination for the PaSEC water quality monitoring program on a part-time basis, drawing on his experience throughout his life and especially with the PaSEC program.

Edward Chun spent the first two decades of his life in Hawaii. His home town of Wahiawa, Oahu was surrounded by pineapple plantations. In this rural area with lush tropical vegetation, Edward grew appreciative of Nature’s bounty.

In 1990 Edward married Florence Lewis. Shortly after, the couple both retired. They spent several years as docents at Maxwell Mansion, an 1859 Victorian mansion. The couple enjoyed gardening at home until Florence’s passing two and a half years ago.

Edward joined the Center in the Park PaSEC in 1997. He is a designated trainer for the colorimeter and the digital titrator and a Volunteer Technical Coordinator for the PaSEC statewide program.

Dr. Chun plans to be available about 30 hours a month, generally on Monday afternoons and Friday mornings, by telephone 215-500-8309 or send email to: CHFLOED@aol.com , and at other times for meetings and workshops.

PaSEC volunteers, designated trainers and site directors are encouraged to contact him for training and technical support.

Link: Video Blog – the Senior Environment Corps in Action

5/18/2007