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March 2025 Program
-Program: "Display Cases" by Cindy SchroerCindy had a powerpoint and a display case to show us. She emphasized that the goals of our club include education, promotion, inspiration, and showcasing information about rocks, minerals, and fossils. We use our show as one of the ways to fulfill these goals.
Last year the club had less than 5 cases, so we would like to have a lot more this year. The club owns cases that can be loaned out. Items needed to complete a case are a screwdriver, a suction cup, labeled items and perhaps lights. Cases may be painted and may include carpet, felt, or paper lining inside. The rear section is steeper so that larger items can be placed there.
The cases have a plexiglass sheet that is slid into grooves on the sides of the case. (Some of our older cases have glass or no covering, but Cindy will be glad to get plexiglass to fit.) Once the glass is inserted, the suction cup is applied to the base of the glass to "lift" it into the bottom groove. A wooden slat is screwed in at the top to keep it closed.
There are lots of ideas for themes for the cases - items from personal collecting such as a field trip, fossils, grouping by scientific class (carbonates, silicates, etc), metals, a single color of minerals, crystal shapes, a book display, etc. The items should be neatly labeled, and small items can be placed on stands. The name of the person who prepared it should be displayed. Two or three people can work together on a case as well.
If anyone would like to borrow a case, let me know. They can be picked up at the shop on the Saturday following a meeting, or one can be brought to a regular meeting.
****I need anyone who has a case(s) to please let me know ASAP. We need an accounting of the number we have. Each case needs to have a label with "SVGMS" placed on the back. We will give you the label. Thank you.****
