Club sets up fund for Sanibel-Captiva Shell Show

similar to CHR's “Manatee Madness” campaign in past years. There will be a paddle raiser during the kickoff featuring four of the pieces, along with drinks and appetizers to enjoy

The participating artists and titles of their works are:

∫ “For the Love of San-Cap” by Rachel Pierce

∫ “Sanibel Oasis” by Taryn Manning

∫ “Sanibel Strong Our Beat Goes On!” by Lacy McClary

∫ “Wild At Heart” by Rena Martinson

Event tickets are $100 per person A limited number are available

For more information or tickets, visit https://sanibelchr.org/ or call 239-472-1189.

MudBugs Cajun Kitchen is at 1473 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel

The i remier shell show world The club f o r m e d t o c h a n g e i n f o r m aon in the field of c o n c h o l o g y a n d m a l a c o l o g y , t o foster public education and intelligent conservation, and to encourage nd support studies d research activin those fields The one of the club's most visible means of provid- ing the public with an opportunity to view scientific and artistic shell displays.

The club continued that this year's show was canceled out of necessity due to Hurricane Ian It is searching for a new venue for 2024 and is learning that the cost will be much higher than in the past T o

Shell Find

Junonia found on islands

F I S H OF SANIBEL-CAPTIVA

ABOVE: The Graham J. Cowan Foundation collected food donations for F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva.

LEFT: The Lighthouse Foundation donated proceeds from its T-shirts to F I S H of Sanibel-Captiva

F.I.S.H. extends appreciation to donors

F I S H of Sanibel-Captiva recently thanked t

Lighthouse Foundation for their donations The Graham foundation held its Run for the Cherubs 5K on Feb 4 and collected food donations from attendees, while The Lighthouse made SanibelCaptiva Strong T-shirts and donated the proceeds

Elizabeth Terhofter, of Portage, Michigan, found a junonia on the morning of Feb 24 while beachcombing at Blind Pass on Sanibel-Captiva She reported that while looking around the large rocks, she could not believe her eyes when the beautiful shell was right on top of a large shell pile “I still can't believe I have a junonia and look at it several times a day! I have always felt very spiritually connected to shelling and am feeling so blessed!” Terhofter shared She has been coming to island beaches since 2007 and has always hoped to find the rare shell The past two years Terhofter and her husband, Tim, have been snowbirds living in Fort Myers for the winter months Their first trip to Sanibel was for their 25th wedding anniversary and the island stole a piece of their hearts She added that they are overjoyed to see the progress that has been made since Hurricane Ian To report a shell find, contact 239-472-1587 or trepecki@breeze newspapers com PHOTO PROVIDED