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Kathleen Murray, 11 and Bryn Murray, 6, of the daughters of Brian and Monica Murray of McKinney Texas, were recognized recently at the Heard Natural History Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary in Mckinney Texas for their volunteer work in 2011. Kathleen was awarded the �2011 Youth Volunteer of the Year� and Bryn was given a �Special Recognition� award from the animal care department. Both of the girls spent over thirty hours last year feeding and caring for a wide variety of exotic animals which our housed at the Heard, ranging from corn snakes and boa constrictors to leopard geckos and short tailed opossums. To see all that this fantastic organization offers, go to their website at: http://www.heardmuseum.org/ .