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Friends' Focus Spring 2008
Friends of the Ansonia Nature Center, Inc.
Thank You:
Kenny Belardinelli for animal clippers..
Mary Jane Bowersox for 3 large bags of mixed bird seed.
The Circle of the Sacred Well for a monetary donation..
Will Gillespie for donating the $13.52 in his piggy bank to the animal fund!
Linda Jasinski for a Home Depot gift certificate and suet cakes.
The Kellogg Environmental Center for hoiliday greens.
Joe Maffeo for 8 pounds of cookies for the Winter Solstice/Holiday Celebration.
Lily Nagi for bag of bird seed and 4 packages of suet.
Peter Rzasa for newspaper clipping services.
Millie Sholtys for newspaper clipping services.
Judy Sugarman for bookshelves.
Martin Wigglesworth for photography excellence.
And a $10 donation for the animal fund from an anonymous contributor.
Winter Solstice/Holiday Celebration participants:
Kenny Belardinelli, Joann Czeczot, Kathy Gambacini, Carol Henshaw, Donna
Lindgren, Kelsie Lindgren, Melissa Lindgren, Norma Jean Moore, Stephanie Reyher,
Alison Rubelmann, Rolfe & Anne Smith, Mary Tolnai, Rich & Jan Wade, Ann Wallis,
Marty Wigglesworth.
Winter Calendar of Events mailing crew:
Melissa Lindgren, Millie Sholtys, Pauline Sholtys, Rolfe & Anne Smith, Mary
Tolnai, Jan Wade, and especially Carol Henshaw and Rich Wade.
Thank you to our newest Nature Center volunteers: Carlo, Linda, Samantha,
and Judy,
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.
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Welcome New Members! John & Sharyn Beddington, Cook Family, Gina Del
Vento, Richard A. Feher, Fitzgerald Family, Sybil J. Friedman, Gillespie Family,
Brian Haeckler, Linda Jasinski, Jones Family, F. Richard King, Samantha Klein,
Clare W. Kontos, Cindy LaPinta, Jane M. McMahon, Kristie Panico, Mr. & Mrs.
Michael Pickett, Pamela J. Samih, Kandice Taylor, Tomlin Family, Melissa Vantine,
Richard T. Wright
Life Members: Deborah Ahern, Antezzo Family, Azzarito Family, John E. Bak,
Kenneth F. Bethke, Beverly Bomba, Boulay Family, Gail Burrington, Lynn Coville,
William Damsky, DiMauro Family, Walter & Beatrice Drozeck, 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, Mildred Sholtys, 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.
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Friends’ Membership Form
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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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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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Spring will soon be budding about us with nature’s celebration of beautiful
flower blooms, new leaves on the trees, and critters of all sorts with their
young families. It is truly a time of celebration, and we too are celebrating
with the observance of Earth Day on Saturday, April 26 (the actual Earth Day is
April 22). This year’s theme will be “Eating Locally.” Learn about planting
seeds and growing your own community gardens. The Friends of the Ansonia Nature
Center, Inc. (FANCI) will again participate in the Earth Day celebration by
providing music from various solar-energy-powered bands, educational programs,
trail hikes, refreshments, exhibits, displays, and more. The volunteers of FANCI
give many hours in helping the staff with funding for rehabilitation, caring for
wildlife, educational programs, maintenance of the park’s trails and gardens
(see article, below right), presenting birthday parties, and making events such
as the Earth Day celebration happen. We ask you to think about becoming a member
of FANCI and sharing with the help.
--Rich Wade
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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
Additional Glass Shelving for the Nature Store
Natural History Lecture Series for Adults
VOLUNTEERS for:
Leading Bird Walks
FANCI Birthday Parties
Garden Grooming
Feeding and Watching Birds
Critter Care
Nature Trail Monitors
Invasive Plant Species Management
Poster Design and Distribution
Adopt a Trail or Garden
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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 trails, 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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Save the Date! May 17 at 7:00 pm.
Some of you will remember attending a Coffeehouse Concert in April 2001 by
“Just Friends Bluegrass Band,” when we had a state grant to fund cultural
programs. We would love to revive the Coffeehouse Concerts if there is
sufficient interest. As a start we have scheduled a return performance by “Just
Friends Bluegrass Band” for May 17 at 7 pm. Members of the band include Jeff
Greenwood, director of education at White Memorial, and his wife Zoe. Jeff plays
the banjo and guitar while Zoe is the band’s vocalist and M.C. The band was
formed in 1995 and plays regularly at the Warren Fall Festival, the Morris
Village Coffeehouse, and Torrington’s First Night celebration. Let us know if
you’re interested!
—Carol Henshaw
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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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Gift Form
___ Animal Care
Amount: $_________ ___ General Expenses
___ Other (please specify) ___________
Name:________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________
City: _______________________State:________Zip:__________
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