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Spring Creek Day NMS participated in ClearWater Conservancy's Spring Creek Family Festival which was held at
Millbrook Marsh
for several years.
We donated a basket of gift items related to our interests for their fund-raising auction
(in the years when an auction was held) and presented a station illustrating some
aspects of our interests, with displays and giveaways. |
Mineral and Rock Hardness and Lapidary, 2010 Faceting as part of the 2011 presentation |
Display Case at Penn State see more about the museum display For several years, NMS has constructed a series of displays in a case at
Penn State's Earth & Mineral Sciences Museum and Art Gallery,
on the ground floor of Deike Building at the University Park campus.
They have been organized by NMS member Bob Altamura and others, with specimens from a variety of members,
and have included: |
The State College Oolite (at the 2007 Show) Petrified Wood |
A collection of mineral specimen photographs by the late NMS member John Passaneau was displayed for several years in the main hallway outside the Museum galleries. In late 2011, a new display case of fluorescent minerals was installed in the Museum. The electronic controller for the timed sequence of white light and various wavelengths of ultraviolet light was designed and made by John Passaneau. |
AFMS Scholarship Donations The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies' Scholarship Foundation accepts donations and distributes scholarships through the regional federations including EFMLS. One dollar per club member is considered a 100% donation.
NMS has donated, in memory of those listed:
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Book Donations NMS has undertaken a program to donate books in our field to local public and school libraries.
We have donated:
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Educational Outreach Our members have given presentations and donated specimens to various school, homeschool and Scout groups through the years. We may be able to provide specimens if teachers contact us with specific needs.
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Bedford Cub Scouts, 2010 |
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