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ALBANY, NY – A Lake Placid native, who discovered her life’s passion teaching in Kenya, will talk about her experiences during a presentation at the New York State Museum on Saturday, March 15.

As part of the 1 p.m. program in the Huxley Theater, Keela Dates will also show photographs focusing on her work as a teacher at the Jambo Jipya School. Dates traveled to Kenya to volunteer there shortly after getting her elementary education certificate in 2006. She expected to stay for a short time and then return home to secure a teaching job in New York State. Instead, she found her life’s calling there and plans to return.

Further information on Dates and her experience can be found at www.reason2smile.org.

The New York State Museum is a cultural program of the New York State Education Department. Founded in 1836, the museum has the longest continuously operating state natural history research and collection survey in the U.S. The State Museum is located on Madison Avenue in Albany. It is open daily from 9:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Further information can be obtained by calling (518) 474-5877 or visiting the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.