Register by March 15\, 2021 to recei ve your giveaway materials by th e event date. Registrations placed after March 15\, 2021 may not receive e vent giveaways in time for the event.
\n\nAFFIRM Step Up For STEM 5K
\n\nAFFIRM Step Up for STEM 5K support scholarships and grants\ , which forge a path to government STEM careers.
\n\nKick Up Your Heels and Walk!
One step at a t ime.
\n\n< span style='font-size:12px\;'>There are several ways to contribute during the AFFIRM Step Up For STEM 5K\, taking place on April 10th and April 11th \, 2021.
\n\nStep by Step
\n\nDur ing the weekend of the 5K\, you will walk a total of 5\,500 steps. The ave rage American walks 3\,000 to 4\,000 steps per day. (Did you know the ave rage city block has 110 steps?)
\n\nPost photos from your walk : the AFFIRM Step Up For STEM website will host photos posted by participa nts proudly wearing their AFFIRM Step Up For STEM t-shirts during their wa lk.
\n\nDoggy-Steps
\n\nWith your dog as your partner\, step lightly each day\; steps add up quickly.
\n\nYou’ll post pictures of your pooch wearing his AFFIRM Step Up F or STEM bandana.
\n\nBye-Step
\n\nWant to contribute without walking? Register to support the cause and bye -step the steps.
\n\nYour view will be of idle computers\, lan guishing cats\, and the vista from your window or lounge chair.
\n\nCraving social interaction while you walk your 5K?
\n\nStart your walk on Saturday morning with a Zoom stretch w ith government leadership from AFFIRM’s board. Get limbered up for the 5K while having fun online with leaders from DHS\, GSA\, DOD and more.
\n\nExpand your network stepwise using the AFFIRM Step Up For STEM website as a tool. Also keep up the buzz with hashtag #STEPUPFORSTEM.
\n\nNeed diversion during your walk?
\n\nPost the audiobook you’re listening to as a recommendation to others – fiction only\, remember we are stepping away from the office – that hav e a STEM flavor.
\n\nHere’s a few starting points:
\n\nAuthor Matthew Haig’s The Humans: A Novel< /p>\n
Extra-terrestrial visits earth. Comedic and features a dog for a dd-on fun for Doggy-Steps participants.
\n\nLong -time Clancy character Jack Ryan\, President of the U.S. Unexplained noise s emanate from under the Arctic Ice. Perfect diversion in the coming of s pring!
\n\nAuthor Delia Owens #1 NY Times Where the Crawdads Sing
\nMagical moments with marsh animals . Lyrical language to pace your steps.
\n\nIt’s Now Ti me to Kick Up Your Heels and Walk
\n\nTime to Support Governments Mission Critical Workforce< /span>
\n\nThe Office of Personnel Management’s Top 6 Mission Critica l Occupations in government are topped by #1 STEM (Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, and Math) and #2 Cybersecurity/IT. We need to encourage stud ents to enter STEM fields to keep our country on the cutting edge. Walker s are contributing to AFFIRM’s grants and scholarship program to support S TEM careers.
BEGIN:VALARM UID:33323138-3230-4735-b463-643731323133 ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BY MARCH 15\, 2021 TO RECEIVE YOUR GIVEAWAY MATERIALS BY THE EVENT DATE. REGISTRATIONS PLACED AFTER MARCH 15\, 2021 MAY NOT RECE IVE EVENT GIVEAWAYS IN TIME FOR THE EVENT.\n\nAFFIRM STEP UP FOR STEM 5K\n \nAFFIRM STEP UP FOR STEM 5K SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS\, WHICH FORGE A PATH TO GOVERNMENT STEM CAREERS.\n\nKICK UP YOUR HEELS AND WALK!\n\nTHE AFFIRM 5K INITIATIVE – STEP UP FOR STEM: THE ASSOCIATION IS INVESTED IN J OINT GOVERNMENT / INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS FOSTERING OPPORTUNITY TO THE GOVER NMENT WITHIN TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY. STEM (SCIENCE\, TECH NOLOGY\, ENGINEERING AND MATH) PERFECTLY ALIGNS WITH AFFIRM’S PUBLIC SECTO R CAREER INITIATIVES AND STEP FOR STEM WILL SUPPORT AND FORGE A PATH TO OU R SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. WHILE THERE ARE MANY WAYS AFFIRM RAISES BOTH S CHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND AWARENESS\, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO BRING Y OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE. \n\nONE STEP AT A TIME.\n\nTH ERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE DURING THE AFFIRM STEP UP FOR STEM 5K\, TAKING PLACE ON APRIL 10TH AND APRIL 11TH\, 2021.\n\nSTEP BY STEP\n\nDURI NG THE WEEKEND OF THE 5K\, YOU WILL WALK A TOTAL OF 5\,500 STEPS. THE AVER AGE AMERICAN WALKS 3\,000 TO 4\,000 STEPS PER DAY. (DID YOU KNOW THE AVER AGE CITY BLOCK HAS 110 STEPS?)\n\nPOST PHOTOS FROM YOUR WALK: THE AFFIRM S TEP UP FOR STEM WEBSITE WILL HOST PHOTOS POSTED BY PARTICIPANTS PROUDLY WE ARING THEIR AFFIRM STEP UP FOR STEM T-SHIRTS DURING THEIR WALK.\n\nDOGGY-S TEPS\n\nWITH YOUR DOG AS YOUR PARTNER\, STEP LIGHTLY EACH DAY\; STEPS ADD UP QUICKLY.\n\nYOU’LL POST PICTURES OF YOUR POOCH WEARING HIS AFFIRM STEP UP FOR STEM BANDANA.\n\nBYE-STEP\n\nWANT TO CONTRIBUTE WITHOUT WALKING? RE GISTER TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE AND BYE-STEP THE STEPS.\n\nYOUR VIEW WILL BE O F IDLE COMPUTERS\, LANGUISHING CATS\, AND THE VISTA FROM YOUR WINDOW OR LO UNGE CHAIR. \n\nCRAVING SOCIAL INTERACTION WHILE YOU WALK YOUR 5K?\n\nSTAR T YOUR WALK ON SATURDAY MORNING WITH A ZOOM STRETCH WITH GOVERNMENT LEADER SHIP FROM AFFIRM’S BOARD. GET LIMBERED UP FOR THE 5K WHILE HAVING FUN ONL INE WITH LEADERS FROM DHS\, GSA\, DOD AND MORE.\n\nEXPAND YOUR NETWORK STE PWISE USING THE AFFIRM STEP UP FOR STEM WEBSITE AS A TOOL. ALSO KEEP UP T HE BUZZ WITH HASHTAG #STEPUPFORSTEM. \n\nNEED DIVERSION DURING YOUR WALK? \n\nPOST THE AUDIOBOOK YOU’RE LISTENING TO AS A RECOMMENDATION TO OTHERS – FICTION ONLY\, REMEMBER WE ARE STEPPING AWAY FROM THE OFFICE – THAT HAVE A STEM FLAVOR. \n\nHERE’S A FEW STARTING POINTS:\n\n *\nAUTHOR MATTHEW HAIG ’S THE HUMANS: A NOVEL\n\nEXTRA-TERRESTRIAL VISITS EARTH. COMEDIC AND FEAT URES A DOG FOR ADD-ON FUN FOR DOGGY-STEPS PARTICIPANTS.\n\n *\nAUTHOR MARC CAMERON’S TOM CLANCY SHOW OF THE DRAGON\n\nLONG-TIME CLANCY CHARACTER JACK RYAN\, PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. UNEXPLAINED NOISES EMANATE FROM UNDER THE AR CTIC ICE. PERFECT DIVERSION IN THE COMING OF SPRING!\n\n *\nAUTHOR DELIA O WENS #1 NY TIMES WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING\n\nMAGICAL MOMENTS WITH MARSH ANI MALS. LYRICAL LANGUAGE TO PACE YOUR STEPS.\n\nIT’S NOW TIME TO KICK UP YOU R HEELS AND WALK\n\nDURING THE LAST NINE MONTHS OF SECLUSION FROM COLLEAGU ES AND FRIENDS\, THE WORKFORCE HAS LOST SIGHT OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE. DAYS HAVE BECOME A BLUR OF ONLINE MEETINGS THAT BEGIN TOO EARLY AND LAST TOO LA TE. PUSHING AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER HAS BECOME HARDER EVERY DAY. WORKERS N EED TO RESTORE THE INVISIBLE LINE BETWEEN HOME AND OFFICE\, AND AFFIRM’S 5 K WILL SET THE TONE.\n\nTIME TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENTS MISSION CRITICAL WORKF ORCE\n\nTHE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT’S TOP 6 MISSION CRITICAL OCCUPA TIONS IN GOVERNMENT ARE TOPPED BY #1 STEM (SCIENCE\, TECHNOLOGY\, ENGINEER ING\, AND MATH) AND #2 CYBERSECURITY/IT. WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ENTER STEM FIELDS TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY ON THE CUTTING EDGE. WALKERS ARE CO NTRIBUTING TO AFFIRM’S GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STEM CARE ERS. TRIGGER:-PT15M END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR