It is that time of our season that we offer up our nominations for officers for next season. Our nominations are posted in April for a vote at our May general meeting. All officers begin their positions beginning June 1, but since we do not meet during the summer months, the positions actually begin in September at our first board meeting.

The nominations for officers for next year:

Ellen Lynch, President

Ed Bowes, Vice President

JoAnn Stillman, Treasurer

Kathi Weissberger, Recording Secretary

Jan Nuhn, Corresponding Secretary

Director-at-Large, Tom Stillman

Anyone else in our chapter who wants to run for any of these offices can add their name to the nominations at this juncture. Please contact Ellen Lynch if you are interested.

At our April 7th general meeting we will be giving annual awards to three students in St. Lucie County. These students were involved in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) competition and were chosen by our representative, Diane Goldberg, due to their conservation topics and excellence in their projects.

The Grace Stock Conservation Award winners:

First Place: Brittney Viamontes

Second Place: Yashaira Marroquin-Gomez

Third Place: Paula Arana

All three winners are being invited to attend our April 7th meeting to show their projects and receive the monetary awards of $100, $75, and $50.

This annual award presentation is a highlight of our chapter business in that is encourages our youth to participate in scientific studies and conservation in particular. We are very proud to hold these awards, we hope you attend our meeting either in person or on Facebook Live Streaming.

See you in April,

Ellen Lynch, President