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Friends Focus Summer 2008
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Thank You:
Christine Boulay and Linda Jasinski for cleaning and superbly provisioning the
ANCA team “nest” at the Redwing Pond House.
Laura Brewerton, Marcia Cohen, Samantha Fish, Laura Ross, & Judy Sugarman for
excellent ongoing animal care and feeding.
Brenda Caldwell for “reviving” our Vermi Composter and for great critter care.
Charles Drake for delivering the CT Sugarhouses brochures.
Melissa Lindgren for Epson printer donation.
Olivia and Alexandra Rogers for bird supplies.
Rolfe Smith for organizing the deposit bottle and can returns. The Friends
received $25.75 last month!
Jim Turecek for another great spring fly-fishing presentation.
WalMart for $1,000 grant for kids’ programs.
Martin Wigglesworth and Russ Zelanin for rhe very successful Fishing for Kids
program.
Thank you for the wonderful veterinary care provided to our scaly, furry, &
feathered friends by:
James Micinilio, DVM, for our mammal checkups and super reptile care.
Dr. Tara Nanavati for many humane services provided.
And Thank You:
The terrific Association of Nature Center Administrators team: Dede Long,
Executive Director, Briar Bush Nature Center, Abington, PA; Ken Finch, Founder &
President, Green Hearts Institute for Nature in Childhood, Omaha, NE; Rachel
Larimore, Director of Education, Chippewa Nature Center, Midland, MI; and
Christine Turnbull, Sanctuary Director, Massachusetts Audubon Moose Hill
Wildlife Sanctuary, Sharon, MA.
Spring Nature Days helpers: Laura Brewerton, Haley Gregiore, Carol Henshaw,
Carlo Montagno, Laura Ross, Elizabeth Sabol, Pauline Sholtys, and Rich Wade.
Thank you for keeping the phones answered, visitors greeted, animals cared for,
and day campers busy.
Friends who staffed the Nature Center while the regular staff attended a COEEA
conference on April 4: Pauline, Chris, Rich, Sheri, & Marcia.
Spring Calendar of Events mailing crew: Donna, Alison, Chris, Millie, Pauline,
Anne, Rolfe, Rich, Jan, Carol, & Jocelyn.
And Thank You!
Earth Week Donors: April 19 park improvement efforts on our behalf— Housatonic
Community College staff & students —especially David Koch, Marina Phillips, &
Patrick Flynn—and also Sheila Anderson; Sandra Barnes; Mike Belletzkie; Krista &
Mary Delventhal; Robert Dombrowski; Ally, Jennifer, & Megan Falasco, Teresa
Foley, Anita Gliniecki, Maria Gomes, Joyce Gonzales, Ed Keane, Dimitra Lougianou,
Kelly McNeil, Rachel & Thomas Philips, Jessica Spadaccino, Peter Ulisse, and
Mariann Ziembroski, Girl Scout Troop 10—leader Lynanne Madgic and scouts Madison
Badamo, Lauren & Lisa Chiplinsky, Jennie Ellis, Emily Madgic. Malana Melton, and
Carolyn Molnar, Our faithful Friends Rich, Donna, Kyle, Marty, Kathy, Zoë,
:Laura, Pat, & Jocelyn. Also Zoë Beck, Missy Cook, Tara & Bobo Kolakowski, and
Patricia Montini for the delicious and plentiful food. The Vanesse family—Julia,
Taylor, and their dad Rich—for planting the garden by the front door and the
drum. And the Hilltop Garden Nursery for beautifying our parking lot planters.
April 26 Earth Day celebration— Volunteers: Rich, Chris, Carol, Linda, Kathy,
Anne, Rolfe, Jocelyn, Norma Jean, Mary, Donna, Laura, Pat, Jan, Justin, and
Betty; Junior & Intermediate Rangers: Elsa, Carolyn, Josh, Rachael, Kenny,
Justin, Sarah, Kara, & Kevin. United Illuminating’s Stephane and Priscilla. Food
donations: Ansonia Stop & Shop, Ansonia Big Y, and Julia’s Bakery. And Kevin
Tessitore of Amity Garden Center for the program and donation of plants for our
Butterfly Garden. Special thanks to the Community Foundation for Greater New
Haven for the $1000 neighborhood grant.
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Welcome New Members! Jerri Barney, Zoë Beck, Beverly Bettencourt, Art Carotenuto,
Debbie Ferris, Michele Fiore, Michele Helou & Paul Larocque, Jamie W. Johnson,
Susan Kouhia, Laura McGuire, Dolores G. McNelis, Clio & Theodore Nicolakis,
Kokita O’Neal, Rosemarie & Eric Paulson, Sarah & Ed Sharkey Jr. Family, Nancy
Slugaski, Winann Steinmetz, Laura Unger & Family, Leslie Wachter
Life Members: Deborah Ahern; Evelyn, Jon, & Katherine Allen; Antezzo Family;
Azzarito Family; John E. Bak; Zoë Beck; Kenneth F. Bethke; Beverly Bomba; Boulay
Family; John & Laurel Brown; Gail Burrington; Art Carotenuto; Lynn Coville;
William Damsky; DiMauro Family; Walter & Beatrice Drozeck; Drzal Family,
Jennifer Egeland & Michael Weinmayr; Richard A. Feher; Bart & Jo-Lynn Flaherty &
Family; Marlene & Donald Flood; Karen Fogler; Vanessa Galligan; Rachel & Alan
Gerber; Joan Giardina; Robert & Anne Giddings; Joseph & Bonnie Haupt; Susan
Hawley; Paul & Deborah Heon; Jeaneen Hoefflinger & Family; Allen & Jo-Anna
Holden; Linda Jasinski; Jones Family; Georgia N. Keogh; Marek Kloczewiak;
Lindgren Family; W. Gary & Roxanne Lindgren; Colin McKenna; William T. McKeon;
Pam & Michael Mellitz; Janice Misiewicz; Norma Jean Moore; Dr. T.C. Nanavati;
Bruce Nichols; Carol O’Dell; Laura & Geoff O’Neill; Christine Orlando; Donna
Randall; Larry Rubin; Paul A. Rychlovsky-Gravelle; Joanna & Jay Saffo; Edward &
JoAnn Saroka; Sarah Schinis; Sarah & Ed Sharkey Jr. Family; Mildred Sholtys;
Susan & Aaron Silva Family; Rita Simmons; Mary Ellen Sorcinelli; Jill Spanier;
James & Carol Starkey; Carol Swanson; Mary Tolnai; Rich & Jan Wade; Russell
Wasik; Raymond A. Widziewicz; Williams Family; Jim & Cathy Zdrowski, Zimmerman
Family.
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FANCI’s Future and Features
With funding provided by the state of Connecticut and Senator Joe Crisco, the
question, Where do we go from here? was on our minds and was the reason for the
Nature Center’s invitation to and subsequent visit from the Association of
Nature Center Administrators (ANCA) this spring. For three days at the end of
March, a team of four ANCA representatives toured, interviewed, and observed
various operations performed by the staff and volunteers at our Nature Center.
This professional peer review began with a kickoff breakfast at Ansonia’s Café
Taste. Brief discussions were conducted with key town and state officials,
representatives of the Nature Center staff, FANCI members, and the four-person
ANCA team. With the pending final report from ANCA, and additional contact with
local officials and Nature Center representatives, we hope to have a valuable
“road map” for FANCI and our park staff to follow in improving our educational
and recreational programs as well as our park and buildings and, of course,
attracting more volunteer involvement.
Your ideas and input are important, so keep your membership current and start by
attending our Annual Meeting on June 11, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. with a potluck supper
followed by our regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. Add your vote to elect this year’s
officers. The Nominating Committee has presented the following slate of officers
to be considered:
President: Rich Wade
Vice President: Mary Tolnai
Secretary: Christine Boulay
Assistant Secretary: Norma Jean Moore
Treasurer: Venisa Riebe
Assistant Treasurer: Anne Smith
Other nominations will be welcomed by FANCI members at this time. Please call us
at 736-1053 if you plan to attend so that sufficient seating can be arranged.
This is a good time to get involved!
And mark your calendars for Saturday, June 14, Open House Day at the Ansonia
Nature Center. Think Globally, Eat Locally!
--Rich Wade, FANCI President
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The Friends of the Ansonia Nature Center meet at the Nature Center on the second
Wednesday of each month at 7 pm. All members of FANCI are invited to attend.
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Wish List
A Laptop Computer in Good Working Order
Funds for a New Flight Cage
Boardwalk Extension • Concert Series
Suet Cakes • Flashlights
Extension Grabber (to pick up things out of reach)
Additional Glass Shelving for the Nature Store
Natural History Lecture Series for Adults
VOLUNTEERS for:
Leading Bird Walks • FANCI Birthday Parties
Garden Grooming and Watering
Feeding and Watching Birds
Critter Care • Nature Trail Monitors
Invasive Plant Species Management
Poster Design and Distribution
Reception Desk
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Adopt a Trail or Garden
Do you like to work outside? Are you looking for volunteer work? How about
adopting a trail or garden at the Nature Center?
If you like trail work, you can choose from the Raptor Woods Trail, the Self
Guided Trail, the Redwing Pond Trail, the Mead School Trail, and the Old Milan
Road Trail. All of our trails need constant care, which includes clipping,
litter removal, and general maintenance.
If you prefer gardens, you can choose from the Connecticut Woodland Garden, the
Perennial Garden, or the Butterfly/Bird Garden, all adjacent to the Visitors’
Center; and the Inch by Inch children’s garden at the Redwing Pond House and the
landscaping around the Pond House. Garden care includes weeding, mulching,
dividing, and pruning.
These are great activities for individuals as well as organizations!
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Party with the Animals
and the Friends of the Ansonia Nature Center, Inc.
Four educational birthday party themes to choose from:
Awesome Amphibians
Bird Brains
Reptiles Rule!
We Love Mammals
2 hour party includes:
15 minute set up (parent/FANCI)
45 minute educational program (FANCI)
45 minute cake/ presents (provided by parent)
15 minute cleanup (parent/FANCI)
Fee for members $100.00 non-members $125.00
For more information please call (203) 736-1053
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Friends’ Membership Form Summer 2008
Name:____________________________________________Address:
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City: ____________________________State:____________
Zip:__________________ Phone:______________________
___ New ___ Renewal ___ I’d like to volunteer
Make Checks Payable to:
Friends of the Ansonia Nature Center, Inc. (FANCI)
10 Deerfield Road, Ansonia, CT 06401
___ $15 Individual ___ $100 Business/Organization
___ $25 Family ___ $150 Individual Life
___ $35 Sponsor ___ $250 Family Life
___ $75 Class/Troop
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Gift Form Summer 2008
___ Animal Care
Amount: $_________ ___ General Expenses
___ Other (please specify) ___________
Name:________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________
City: _______________________State:________Zip:__________
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