NEXT MEETING:
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Annual Shell Auction
The Broward Shell Club’s annual auction will be held this year at the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801 N.E. 6th Street, Pompano Beach, FL. The preview will begin at 6:30PM and the auction will follow. Auction items will include shells (common to rare), shell and nautical related gifts, books, jewelry and many other items. The public is warmly invited.  For those wishing to bid who are not able to be present, please use the absentee bidding form. For more information on the auction, please contact Robert Pace (305) 386-3442 or Richard Sedlak (954) 296-5633.
Absentee Form - Auction List

Coming Up: The April program will be Christopher Boykin from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Coral Reef Conservation, speaking on  "Coral Restoration and Sea Beans."

Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801 N.E. 6th Street, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060, 954-786-4111
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The sand flea market starts at 6:30 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m. the meeting/program begins.

Membership
Membership year is May 1st - April 30th. Dues should be renewed each year by April 30th to be included in the roster. Membership Application

ANNUAL DUES
Individual………$18.00
Family (at one address)………$18.00
Student (up to high school)……$ 5.00
International……$20.00

Read about Past Field Trips

Thank you for joining us at the
45th Annual BROWARD SHELL SHOW
January 23 and 24, 2010
--List of 2010 Winners--
--Photos--

Coming up - Sanibel Field Trip
March 6 will be our annual - and popular - trip to the Sanibel Shell Show. As usual we will leave from the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center at 7 a.m., returning about 10 p.m. the same day. The itinerary includes the show itself, lunch, a visit to Showcase Shells and some shelling if we have enough time. The cost is $32 per person. We will have a rental van so there will be room for up 12 people.
PLEASE NOTE: If you sign up to go you will have 7 days to pay from the time you state you are going, otherwise you will be off the list. Checks must be made out to the Broward Shell Club. Please make sure that you really want to attend as there will be NO refunds once you commit. This point has been a bane to many fieldtrip chairs and we need to get that situation under control. Call Richard at 954-296-5633 or email sedlaki1@comcast.net

Special Notices

We are still looking for someone to take over the Library job from Sally Marshall. As noted last month the job is an easy one as the library is now part of the “electronic age” with everything on file. Sally has done her job faithfully for several years and would simply like to take a break. Please call either Bob Pace or Richard Sedlak to volunteer.

The nominating committee for 2010-2011 will be meeting soon and the members are asked to consider volunteering for various jobs. Many are “small” and are a good way to help out with the running of the club. The major positions can also be available, so don’t be shy!