The Canaveral Seashore Paint Out
November 8-13-2010
For more than 20 years, the Friends of Canaveral, Inc. have supported the National Park Service in its mission to preserve, protect and interpret the 57,000 acres of pristine shoreline, dunes and wilderness that are Canaveral National Seashore.
The cornerstone of this plan is to enhance and support the children's Environmental Learning Pavilion, now under construction in the park. The Pavilion will be a place where our children can learn about their heritage and how to protect it for future generations.
More than 2000 school children each year are served by the Environmental Education Programs conducted by the National Park Service staff and volunteers at Canaveral National Seashore.
To celebrate the Canaveral National Seashore and the 21 st anniversary of the Friends, we take on a new challenge--a 5-year plan to increase public awareness of this unique barrier island which is home to over 1000 species of plants and 310 species of birds. The park includes more than 57,000 acres of beaches, dunes, hammock, lagoon, salt marsh and pine flatland.
The cornerstone of this plan is to enhance and support the environmental learning pavilion, now under construction, that will give our children a hands-on experience to learn about their heritage and to protect it for future generations
The learning center will be a permanent indoor facility where kids can learn as they have a lot of fun! They can explore Turtle Mound and Mosquito Lagoon, the unique wildlife and plant life, and experience the real life of the 19th century settlers.The Timucuan Indians, the Spanish Conquistadors, and the early 19th century settlers of the Eldora community can come alive for kids and adults alike.
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Friends of Canaveral is recognized under IRS Section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt publicly supported organization and organized under the state of Florida as a non-profit corporation.
Friends of Canaveral is recognized under IRS Section 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt publicly supported organization and organized under the state of Florida as a non-profit corporation.
Friends of Canaveral
-Founded 1989-
The Friends of Canaveral was founded in 1989 to support the National Park Service in preserving and restoring historical significant structures within the park and increasing public awareness of the Mosquito Lagoon and the surrounding barrier island.
Basic Single Membership $15
Family Membership $20
Basic membership benefits include email announcements, newsletters, invitations to monthly meetings, parties, and the fun of working on future membership drives and fund-raising events.
Upgrade to Silver Status
All Basic Membership benefits plus the limited edition Eldora Christmas ornament Basic plus $5
Upgrade to Gold Status
All Basic benefits plus a Friends of Canaveral shirt
– Basic plus $10
Upgrade to Platinum
You’ll have all Basic Membership benefits plus an ornament and a shirt—and we won’t ask you to help with membership drives (unless you want to)! Just add another $20 to your Basic membership fee.
~ Be the Ultimate Member ~
Just add $50 to the Basic Membership, and we’ll give you a chance to do as much or as little as you want—a shirt, an ornament and our promise that we’ll never expect you to help with fundraisers or membership campaigns. You won’t even have to bring a covered dish to our covered dish dinners!
The Friends of Canaveral raise funds and provide volunteers for special projects in the park. But we do a lot of the fun things, too. Please join us as we work to achieve our goals!
FFeatured art from participating artists above
Eldora State House Canaveral National Seashore
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"The View from Turtle Mound," by Linda Blondheim, was purchased by the Friends of Canaveral and presented to Myrna Palfrey, Superintendent of Canaveral National Seashore, at the Eldora Gala on Saturday, October 29. The painting, a 24"x 20" acrylic, will become a part of the National Park Service's permanent collection in the new Visitor Information Center, in commemoration of the second annual Canaveral Seashore Plein Air Paint Out. The Information Center is now under construction in the park, and expected to be completed in 2012.
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