New Hikes/Activities
Posted by ftastaff on 20 May 2008 at 10:00 pm | Tagged as: Chapter News
CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTY
Thursday, December 18, 6:30 PM at
Elizabeth van Mierop’s house
2130 SW 43 Place
Gainesville
Join us in celebrating the season with good food, great company and holiday libations. Call Elizabeth
at 352-378-4207 for directions. Bring food and/or drink to share. Instead of a gift exchange
we will be participating in the Marines Toys for Tots Holiday Roundup again this year, so bring a
new, unopened, unwrapped toy that is educational or nature related.
Our recent Chapter meeting was both educational and entertaining, as we not only learned how to identify butterflies we may encounter
while hiking, but also enjoyed a competitive game of “Butterfly Bingo”. Kathy Malone, formerly the coordinator of Project Butterfly
Wings at the University of Florida, helped everyone become expert lepidopterists (butterfly folk) and then tested their knowledge during
the game. Prizes were given out to a select few that mastered the science or just happened to have a lucky bingo card with the
right butterflies.
This was our second meeting held at Brasington’s Adventure Outfitters, and we thank Bob Ackerman for providing his store for us to
meet in and the refreshments for our “eating society with a hiking disorder”. For those with a “shopping disorder”, you will be glad to
learn that Bob has offered a 10% discount to our FTA members.