produced by billie letendre the beach preserver · 2019-06-18 · royal starfish and beach...
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Inside this issue:
20th Annual Wine Tasting 1
Bike Rack Replacement 2
Beach Cleanup with Surfriders
2
Royal Starfish Awards 2
Our Beach Today 2
New BPS Banner 2
Earth Day 2019 2
Ambassadors Update 3
Volunteers Needed 3
Board Members 3
Check Your Renewal Date 3
Membership Form 3
Aquarium Programs 4
New Patch Program 4
O A K I S L A N D B E A C H P R E S E R V A T I O N S O C I E T Y Summer 2019
Produced by Billie LeTendre
***** Upcoming Events *****
You asked, we responded!
BPS Public Seminar Series begins
Oct 4, 6:30pm. Maia McGuire
from FL Sea Grant presents "The
BIG deal about microplastics!"
Oct 5: 1/2-day Educator work-
shop on microplastics. Details to
be posted on Facebook, Social
Media and other news
sources.
THE BEACH PRESERVER
20th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction It was a beautiful day at Island Way when the restaurant hosted the 20th Annual Winetasting Fundraiser on April 6, 2019. Guests and members enjoyed selected wines from around the world and dined on great hors d’oeuvres while they bid on fantastic auction items! The generosity of our auction and food donors is always outstanding; the hospitality of Island Way makes a great environment for the gala.
This year’s auction had 31 new businesses and individuals contributing! We welcome their donations among nearly 150 items that brought in funds for new projects! The 20 years of fundraisers are a great source of pride and community as well as funds. BPS is sincerely thankful to all who came, contributed or bought items, and donated food. Oak Island is a beautiful and strong place because of its people, and we are proud to be among them.
Hors d’oeuvres and finger foods were provided by
• Castucci’s Italian Joint • Domino’s Pizza • Fish House Restaurant • Food Lion, Oak Island • • Food Lion, Southport • Island Way • Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill • Lowes Foods Bolivia •
• Lowes Foods Southport • Nancy Jo’s Homemade Bakery • Oak Island Sub Shop • •Papa John’s Pizza • Pirates Deck • Pizza Shack • Shagger Jacks •
• Swain Seafood Shack • Tranquil Harbor Restaurant & Bar• •Turtle Island • Walmart Supercenter •
Special Thank You to our Sponsors
•Island Way • The Grape & Ale • Wine Rack • Ararat Import Export • Empire Distributors • • Freedom Beverage • Orsini Wines • Tryon Distributing • Winebow • Mutual Distributing •
• Better Beach Rentals • Ocean Crest Pier • The State Port Pilot •
Thanks to Gus Grosch and Jennifer Metzler-Fiorino for Photography.
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Bike Rack Replacements Bike rack replacements are ready to be in-stalled in beach accesses where racks were
missing or destroyed! Thanks to Jim Aroner, Todd Leonard, Michael Fife, George Heil-mann, and John Chat-cavage for donation of materials, skills and time to get these ready for the season's use!
And thanks to Public Works staff for adding the donor labels and installing the new beach enhancements. Don't we have a won-derful group of sup-porters for Oak Island's beach?
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Royal Starfish Award It’s always special to recognize those who give of themselves so much they are considered to be ROYAL STARFISH and Beach Preservationists of the year. We can never say enough about the good these people do, and the selfless approach to pro-tecting and preserving the beach. This year marks the 10th year a couple of awe-some people have served this way, 9 of those years on the BPS Advisory Board and another [this] year of just stepping up and keeping things going as new folks came in. We are recognizing TWO BEACH PRESERVATIONISTS OF THE DECADE this year. Our first recipient was appointed to the Board in 2010. She was formerly a teacher and consultant to schools on teaching the blind and visually im-paired. You know her as the editor of our Beach Preserver newsletter, the organizer of food service for the fundraiser for many years, and the painter of spectacular rain barrels! [Everybody needs at least one!]. She retired from the Board after 9 years, but that was last year. Please congratulate a 10-year leader in Beach Preservation: Billie Le-Tendre! Our 2nd Beach Preservationist of the Decade is an avid birder, and that called her away from the award presentation! She’s a Wisconsin native with a history of biology teaching and medical library work. She worked nearly 30 years for the American Board of Pediatrics. You rarely see her face but her work is everywhere, from the filled doggie boxes to the fundraiser table tags to the bright logo gear that Beach Lovers wear. You got email from her about our fundraiser for nine years, and we STILL can’t replace her as Secretary! So we recognize another faithful servant of the beach, Board member for 9 years and still stepping up to
print the wine and auction programs, find the supplies for events, and store the tent and tables: Diane Butzin!
Thanks, Billie and Diane, for a decade of service to the beach and support of BPS activities and people. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Beach Cleanup with Surfrider Results are in from the Pre-season Beach Cleanup conducted collab-oratively between Cape Fear Surfrider and BPS! In an efficient cleanup on the afternoon of May 4th, 33 volunteers collected 146 pounds of trash, including 468 cigarette butts [always the top find -- yuck]! Thanks to Eileen Keates and all the volunteers who made the beach better for our use this summer. Let's keep it that way!
Our Beach Today During the past winter and spring, the sands of Oak Island con-tinued their normal shifts. Sometimes sand came in and some-times it went out. Sand from the Lockwood Folly Dredging pro-ject was placed near the west end of the island. Some people in other areas were granted permits due to the storm damage and paid contractors to spread sand in front of their lots. This coming winter more sand will be made available in some areas thanks to FEMA and state grants as well as through other fund-ing sources.
New BPS Banner Look for our new banner with our mis-sion statement at all of our events. We will attend the Oak Island Farmers Mar-ket on June 17, July 8, and July 29 be-tween 8am and 1pm as well as being at other events throughout the year.
Earth Day 2019
About 200 guests (50% kids, 50% adults) and 11 BPS helpers par-ticipated in Earth Day activities. These included discussing Oak Island’s animals, identifying ones that are endangered, and citing ways to protect their habitat. Children received activity packets, signed the BPS banner after pledging to be a Beach Lover and made necklaces and bracelets to carry home.
Date:________________Type of Application: ____New ___Renewal
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Mail to: Oak Island Beach Preservation Society
4601 E. Oak Island Drive
Oak Island, NC 28465
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Board Members Oak Island Beach Preservation Society board meets at the OKI Town Hall on the first Thursday of each month at 4 pm. Current board members are: Rosanne Fortner-Chair Gerry Hardee - Vice Chair Kevin Lindsey-Treasurer Janet Murphy - Membership Susan Leuck-Access Adoption Debbie Ollice-Special Events Catrina Purser, Cheryl Cook, Toni Chandler and Karen Linn Volunteer Delegates: Muriel Nelson, Wendy Hicks, Larry Parker, Jennifer Metzler-Fiorino, Terry Dunn, Diane Butzin, and Billie LeTendre.
Check your expiration date on the mailing label or in email message. If you have not renewed since 6/30/2015 this may be your last issue.
THE BEACH PRESERVER
Annual Membership
___Student $5
___Beach Lover Individual $15
___Beach Lover Family $25
___Dune Steward $50
___Starfish Guardian $100
___Beach Builder $250
Lifetime Membership (individual or family):
___Lifetime Seashore Protector $500
___Lifetime Island Preservationist $1000
Annual Business Membership $100
MEMBERSHIP FORM
Beach Ambassador Update Annual training for 20 returning and 14 new volun-teers took place on April 11. Beach patrolling began May 4. All beach patrol segments will be covered. This year Ambassadors will pay special attention to holes dug on the beach, educating visitors and resi-dents of the safety hazards associated with those that are large and abandoned. We are excited and are looking forward to another successful year. We hope to meet many new friends on the beach.
Volunteers Needed
The more we attempt to do the more we need your help. There are so many ways you can lend a hand. Many are listed below and you probably have other ideas of ways you would like to help. Just let us know what you would like to do. Send form or message to [email protected] or mail to address on the membership form below.
Event (dates vary yearly in months shown) Task involves Count me in!
Wine tasting fundraiser/auction (April) Procure food & auction items, assist at event __________
Earth Day (April) Set up, develop &deliver school group activities __________
Farmers’ Market (summer dates TBA) Set up displays, greet, recruit, sell gear __________
Family/Community Activities (ongoing) Organize/conduct/assist with events __________
International Beach Sweep (early Autumn) Organize, participate; summarize debris collection __________
Board Member (1st Thurs of month, 4pm) Plan & work for the beach with great colleagues! __________
Newsletter production (3 issues/year) Write, layout, & distribute __________
Educational media development Art & writing for print, electronic media and gear __________
Other talents or ideas you have for helping out ________________________________________________________
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Contact info: Name______________________________________________ Phone _________________________
Email _________________________________________________
If you are available and willing to help at the Farmer's Market on 6/17 from 7:00 to 10:00am or on 7/29 from 10:00am - 1:00pm, please contact Cheryl Cook at [email protected] or 910-442-5546 as soon as possible. We need you.
O A K I S L A N D B E A C H P R E S E R V A T I O N S O C I E T Y
4601 East Oak Island Dr.
Oak Island, NC 28465
Long Live Our Beach!
**Membership renewal form is inside**
All memberships expire one year from the date you joined or last renewed. Check your mailing label or your email message for your expiration date.
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O A K I S L A N D B E A C H P R E S E R V A T I O N S O C I E T Y
4601 East Oak Island Dr.
Oak Island, NC 28465
Long Live Our Beach!
Ft. Fisher Aquarium Programs on Oak Island Save these three dates. Join us while we learn about our ocean life, and have fun as we learn!
Free family programs suitable for all ages. Something for everyone. Location: Recreation Center, 3003 E. Oak Island Dr.
Sea Turtle 911: Thursday, June 27th at 2 PM — 911: What makes sea turtles unique among tur-tles? Investigate the most common injuries and illnesses affecting NC sea turtles.
Fantastic Fish: Thursday, July 18th at 2pm — Fish: Explore the amazing types of fish in the sea and play a game: Fish or Not a fish! The program looks at what it means to share the shark’s home.
Living Seashells: Thursday, Aug 8th at 2pm — Sea star, sea urchin, hermit crab, whelk! This pro-gram reveals how every shell is made from a living animal!
Sponsored by Oak Island Beach Preservation and Oak Island Parks and Recreation Center
New Patch Program Maybe you've seen those cool sea turtle patches children are wearing. Now beginning in July, BPS will offer a Beach Lover patch for middle school and older learners. Pick up a workbook and complete tasks to show your understanding and care of our beach. Then return the work-book to receive a full color embroidered patch for jacket or backpack. Details and availability will be posted on our Facebook page and other media when the program is ready.
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or contact us at [email protected]
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