At the April meeting the Nominating Committee presented their slate of officers for the upcoming fiscal year.The slate presented was unanimously elected and is as such:
President – Linda Sunderland
Vice President – Sonny Ogden
Treasurer – Tom Ball Corres
Secretary – Carolyn Harvey
Recording Secretary – Linda Laurin
48th Annual BROWARD SHELL SHOW
January 19-20, 2013
Hosted by the nonprofit Broward Shell Club, the Broward Shell Show offers an opportunity for shell-loving enthusiasts to enjoy an exciting weekend immersed in the wonderful world of shells.
Thousands of beautiful and unusual shells from around the world will be on display and for sale. Weekend Attractions include: Competitive displays by dozens of collectors; Shell Artists showcasing their designs; International Shell Market featuring shells, shell craft, jewelry and educational shell books; a Shell ID Station where beginners or advanced shell collectors can bring their seashells for identification; Raffle items including a spectacular Sailor’s Valentine made by Brandy Llewelyn valued at $2,700, and Door Prizes.
This year, the Shell Show will add an exciting new feature. Five interesting, educational programs will be presented during the shell show. There will be a program on seashells and one program on shell craft each day. Additionally, for those of you who like to purchase on-line, there will be a program on buying shells on Ebay. Please visit our Facebook page for additional information regarding the guest speakers,
Saturday, January 19:
12 pm – Shell Show Judge Dr. Harry Lee – Audubon’s Shells
2pm – Club member Tom Ball – Buying Shells on Ebay
4pm – Shell Show Judge Emily Savage – Basics of Arranging (Shell Craft)
Sunday, January 20:
12pm – Dr. Richard Kirk – Searching Around the World for the Most Beautiful Scallop
2pm – Jae Kellogg – The Art of Flower Making in Shell Craft
Take your picture with Sonny Ogden’s “Killer Clam”. We invite you to attend the 2013 South Florida shelling event of the year!
January 19-20, 2013
Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801 NE 6 St, Pompano Beach, 33060. Hours: Saturday, 1/19/13 10am – 6pm, Sunday, 1/20/13 10am – 4pm Admission and parking are free.
For more information, call 305-467-4412 or write: nancygaldo@gmail.com
www.browardshellclub.org, www.facebook.com/groups/BrowardShellClub/
Scientific Shell Show Judge – Dr. Richard Kirk
Richard Y. Kirk graduated with a Ph.D. in Slavic Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania and worked for the Department of Veteran Affairs until his retirement in 2007.
He has been active in both the Conchologists of America (COA) and the Academy of Natural Sciences / Philadelphia Shell Club, founding the annual Philadelphia Shell Show in 1983, as past club president, auctioneer, scientific judge and co-chairing the National COA Convention in Philadelphia.
Richard was named “Fellow” at the Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University, 2011 and is currently co-authoring a new encyclopedia of shells with Dr. Gary Rosenberg, Paul Callomon and Sue Hobbs.
Richard tells his rather humorous story. “When I was 4 years old, I did something “good” and mom decided to reward me, so she took me to the basement and brought out a round red can with an Indian on it (baking soda?), opened it and it was full of beautiful shells, she said from India, she allowed me to pick just one as my reward. It took me about an hour to choose on shell, and that night I went downstairs and took the whole can! With shells it was love at first sight! I still have that first shell, it was a busycon contrarium and those shells in the can as it turned out were not from India but from Florida. I have been collecting ever since, and now have a massive worldwide marine collection that will some day go to the Academy of Natural Sciences, because it includes many species that the Academy does not yet have. My shells are being photographed for the new encyclopedia of shells.”
Scientific Shell Show Judge – Dr. Harry Lee
Harry G. Lee was born and raised in Short Hills New Jersey, where he began the pursuit of conchology at age six. Settling in Jacksonville FL in 1974, he practiced Internal medicine until his retirement in 2006.
Harry received his education at Williams College (biology honors) and medical training at Cornell University, Emory University, the National Institutes of Health, and the University of California San Francisco. He is the author of Marine Shells of Northeast Florida (2009) and over a dozen scientific papers and serves as a Field Associate of the Florida Museum of Natural History and Vice President of The Conchologists of America. He is a Trustee of the Museum of Science and History (Jacksonville) and previously served in that capacity for the Paleontological Research Institution (Cornell University) and the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum (Sanibel, FL). In addition, Harry is on the Editorial Board of The Nautilus and American Conchologist.
Harry maintains a general collection of shells but is particularly interested in American mollusks (land, freshwater, and marine) and the micromollusks of the western Atlantic. He has written over 100 popular articles related to malacology and shell collecting and judged about 65 shell shows.
Artistic Shell Show Judge – Sandy Moran
The very first Sailor’s Valentine Sandy Moran viewed changed her life and her interest grew as she learned more about the history of these objects that spoke so elegantly of a lonely sailor’s love. A person with a fine eye for artistic quality, and a love for all things connected with the sea, Sandy was inspired to realize her own vision of a unique Sailor’s Valentine. Her valentines include patterns and flowers of various unusual seashells. Many of the shells were discovered in old shell collections.
Having reached pre-eminence in her field, Sandy Moran has earned numerous first-place awards, beginning in the early nineties. Additionally, she was a featured artist on a PBS fundraiser show, featured in Martha Stewart magazine, Coastal Living magazine, La Vie Claire Magazine, Yankee Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, as well as in various Florida publications and national television. Additionally, Sandy is Artistic Chairperson of the famed Sanibel Shell Show and a trustee of the Bailey-Mathews Shell Museum on Sanibel Island. Her work is displayed in galleries on Cape Cod, Nantucket and in Sanibel.
Artistic Shell Show Judge – Emily Savage
Emily Savage was born in Perth Amboy, N.J. and moved to Miami, Florida with her familyin 1944. She met her husband Herbert Savage in 1949 and they were married in Miami onOctober 21st, 1950. They have three children, Charlene Butler, Sharon Stewart and HerbertSavage, Jr. and six grandchildren.
Emily was active in PTA Organizations during the years her children were in school, becoming a Life Member. She was also active in the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs and served as the State Junior Director of Florida from 1962-64 when Florida was the Outstanding State in the Nation. In 1963, she was chosen to represent Florida in the Mrs. America pageant.
She moved to Marco Island in 1978 with her family where her love of shells and her interest in them grew. She joined the Marco Island Shell Club where she met several club members who were her mentors. She served as President and is an Honorary Member of the club.
She has won numerous ribbons in various Florida Shell Shows over the years, was awarded the Peggy Bennett Memorial Award for the Best Commercial Artistic Creation, and she has received the Best Commercial Artistic Creation Award three times at the Marco Island Shell Show.
Emily opened her shell shop, Shells by Emily, in 1985 and has been in the same location for the past 28 years. They carry a large inventory of local and imported shells, creating most of the items they sell using a various assortment of shapes and sizes of shells, providing a wide variety of shell creations including wedding favors, cake tops, bride bouquets, corsages, lamps, mirrors, containers, picture frames, and other specialty arrangements for any occasion. The friendships, camaraderie and creativity are the highlights of her day.
SCIENTIFIC ENTRY: Scientific entry2013
ARTISTIC ENTRY: Artistic entry2013
BEST OF BEST ENTRY: Best of the Best entry 2013
Entry forms must be received no later than Friday, January 4th, 2013.
Each exhibitor shall submit an entry application to:
Nancy Galdo, 4266 Chase Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33140
Or Email your application attachment to: nancygaldo@gmail.com
SAVE THE DATE!! October 13th WAREHOUSE CLEANING DAY On Saturday. Broward Club members, we invite you to join us at our warehouse on Saturday, October 13 at 10am to clean out our warehouse in preparation for the upcoming shell show season. This annual event was attended by over a dozen people last year and most of us went out for lunch togetherwhen we finished. The location of the warehouse is 1610/20 SW 7th Avenue in Pompano Beach. Let us know at the October meeting if you plan to attend.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection Coral Reef Conservation Program (FDEP CRCP) invites you to celebrate Reef Month 2012 by participating in one or more of four educational classes that will each be held during the month of May. Classes are FREE, and will be held at the Biscayne Bay Environmental Center (the FDEP CRCP office) located at 1277 NE 79th Street Causeway, Miami, FL 33138. Space is limited, so reserve your spot(s) early by RSVP’ing with your name and preferred classes to Coral@dep.state.fl.us. Please contact us if you would like us to hold one of these classes in your area in the future.
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PADI Project Aware:
6 – 9pm (Tuesday, May 8)
Description:
This is a formal, but fun, introduction for divers and non-divers alike to the plight of the world’s aquatic ecosystems. It is offered to anyone who wants to learn more about, and take responsibility for, marine and freshwater environments. Although diving and snorkeling offer the best avenues to appreciate the aquatic world, you do not have to be a diver to participate in this Project Aware presentation – it’s open to everyone. The only requirement is an interest in learning more about the 70% of the earth covered in water. A knowledge review will be administered at the end of the class and all participants will receive a resource CD-ROM of images from the course for future reference. A PADI certification for the Project Aware Specialty course will also be available for a fee of $20.00 to cover the cost of the materials, but will not be necessary for participation in this seminar.
Marine Invertebrate Identification:
6 – 9pm (Tuesday, May 15)
Description: The most common sea sponges, octocorals (soft corals), crustaceans, echinoderms and mollusks that you are likely to encounter while diving or snorkeling on southeast Florida’s coral reefs will be introduced in this course. A knowledge review will be administered at the end of the class and all participants will receive a resource CD-ROM of images from the course for future reference.
Stony Coral Identification:
6 – 9pm (Tuesday, May 22)
Description: This course will introduce you to thirty species of stony corals found offshore Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties. A knowledge review will be administered at the end of the class and all participants will receive a resource CD-ROM of images from the course for future reference.
REEF Fish Identification:
6 – 9pm (Tuesday, May 29)
Description: This is a beginner course that teaches the basics of “fish watching”, including how to identify 50 commonly sighted species in the tropical western Atlantic. All materials are provided. An evaluation will be conducted at the end of the training. Anyone scoring 80% or better and who goes on to complete two fish surveys can become an Experience Level 2 volunteer for the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF). The REEF Fish Survey Project is a volunteer fish monitoring program that enables volunteer SCUBA divers and snorkelers to collect and report information on marine fish populations. The data are collected using a fun and easy standardized method, the Roving Diver Technique (RDT), and are housed in a publicly accessible database on REEF’s website. Data collected by REEF volunteers are used for public education and by a variety of resource management agencies and researchers. For more information on REEF, go to: http://www.REEF.org.
Yes, it is also that time again! The Nominating Committee consisting of Phyllis Diegel, Sally Marshall, Carolyn Harvey, Linda Zylman, alternate Heather Strawbridge and Chair, Sonny Ogden have met and present the following Slate of Officers for 2012-2013: President – Linda Sunderland Vice President – Sonny Ogden Treasurer – Ike Alvo Corresponding Sec. – Carolyn Harvey Recording Secretary – Alice Pace We will vote on this slate at the April meeting, but if you want to nominate anyone for one of the positions from the floor, it must be done with that nominee’s prior consent.
MEMBERSHIP DUES – LAST CALL! Heather says that renewal dues will be due by April 30th. PLEASE do not procrastinate and get then in now so I can get my records organized for the year ahead. PLEASE NOTE that all new members who have joined at and since the Shell Show do not have to renew at this time. Your membership will good until next year. The dues rates are at follows: Individual or Family (at one address) $18.00 Student (up to grade12) $5.00 International $20.00
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection Coral Reef Conservation Program (FDEP CRCP) invites you to celebrate Earth Month 2012 by participating in one or more of four educational classes that will each be held twice during the month of April. Classes are FREE, and will be held at the Biscayne Bay Environmental Center (the FDEP CRCP office) located at 1277 NE 79th Street Causeway, Miami, FL 33138. Space is limited, so reserve your spot(s) early by RSVP’ing with your name and preferred class time(s) to Coral@dep.state.fl.us.
REEF Fish Identification:
6 – 9pm (Tuesday, April 3) or 1 – 4pm (Thursday, April 5)
DESCRIPTION: This is a beginner course that teaches the basics of “fish watching”, including how to identify 50 commonly sighted species in the tropical western Atlantic. All materials are provided. An evaluation will be conducted at the end of the training. Anyone scoring 80% or better and who goes on to complete two fish surveys can become an Experience Level 2 volunteer for the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF). The REEF Fish Survey Project is a volunteer fish monitoring program that enables volunteer SCUBA divers and snorkelers to collect and report information on marine fish populations. The data are collected using a fun and easy standardized method, the Roving Diver Technique (RDT), and are housed in a publicly accessible database on REEF’s website. Data collected by REEF volunteers are used for public education and by a variety of resource management agencies and researchers. For more information on REEF, go to: http://www.REEF.org.
Marine Invertebrate Identification:
6 – 9pm (Tuesday, April 10) or 1 – 4pm (Thursday, April 12)
DESCRIPTION: The most common sea sponges, octocorals (soft corals), crustaceans, echinoderms and mollusks that you are likely to encounter while diving or snorkeling on southeast Florida’s coral reefs will be introduced in this course. A knowledge review will be administered at the end of the class and all participants will receive a resource CD-ROM of images from the course for future reference.
PADI Project Aware:
6 – 9pm (Tuesday, April 17) or 1 – 4pm (Thursday, April 19)
DESCRIPTION:
This is a formal, but fun, introduction for divers and non-divers alike to the plight of the world’s aquatic ecosystems. It is offered to anyone who wants to learn more about, and take responsibility for, marine and freshwater environments. Although diving and snorkeling offer the best avenues to appreciate the aquatic world, you do not have to be a diver to participate in this Project Aware presentation – it’s open to everyone. The only requirement is an interest in learning more about the 70% of the earth covered in water. A knowledge review will be administered at the end of the class and all participants will receive a resource CD-ROM of images from the course for future reference. A PADI certification for the Project Aware Specialty course will also be available for a fee of $18.00 to cover the cost of the materials, but will not be necessary for participation in this seminar.
Stony Coral Identification:
6 – 9pm (Tuesday, April 24) or 1 – 4pm (Thursday, April 26)
DESCRIPTION: This course will introduce you to thirty species of stony corals found offshore Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties. A knowledge review will be administered at the end of the class and all participants will receive a resource CD-ROM of images from the course for future reference.
The Gulf Coast Shell Club will be hosting the 15th Panama City Beach Shell Show – July 13 – 15, 2012. The show will be held at the Panama City Beach Senior Center – 423 Lyndall Lane in Panama City Beach.
Check the web page for a flyer with show information and an exhibitors entry form. Please share this with your viewers and/or post it on your web page.
The Gulf Coast Shell Club meets regularly on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 pm at the Lake Huntington Club House. Visitors are always welcome. For additional Information visit our web site at http://gulfcoastshellclub.weebly.com
At this month’s meeting, Wednesday, February 8, the Broward Shell club will be having a program given by Paul Callomon. Paul Callomon is Collections Manager in the Department of Malacology at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. He is the author of two books and several papers focusing on the mollusks of Japan, where he lived for many years. His talk recalls collecting trips in various areas of the country, and especially the Amami Islands. This island group is not well known to travelers from outside Japan. Despite a long history of human settlement it still boasts some of the best surviving coral habitats in the northwestern Pacific region and a very rich molluscan fauna.
