Next Meeting Information
Monday, December 9th, 2024 at 6:30 PM
See email messages from the club secretary to all current members for announcements about meeting locations & dates - Any changes to schedules & locations will be provided as needed in these communications
Regular monthly meetings will be held at Bridgewater Baptist Church on Route 42. The address for your GPS is 5568 John Wayland Highway (Route 42), Dayton VA 22821
See here for directions
Our next meeting will be on Monday, Dec 9th at 6:30 at the Bridgewater Baptist Church. {note different time} This is our annual Christmas 🌲 dinner.
Please bring an entree 🍲, meat 🍗 or dessert to share. We are asking for drinks 🥤as well. Paper goods will be provided.
At the December meeting, we will have our SECRET GIFT EXCHANGE. This is voluntary participation! If you want to participate, bring a $5-$10 item for our gift 🎁 exchange. We prefer a small mineral 💎, rock 🪨, or mineral-related 📚 item. Mark the package as “male”, “female”, or “either”. We will # the gifts, and each person who brings a gift can pick up the gift with the # they are given.
You may pay your $10 per family 2025 dues at the meeting as well.
The shop is open Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 am to noon.
Notes:
- The club secretary is in need of more door prizes. If you have mineral books or specimens to donate, please bring them to a meeting.
- The club secretary will be culling the email list in December. If you no longer desire to receive club informational emails, please let her know.
Next year's show is September 19-21, 2025 - Mark your calendars!
Upcoming events/actions:
The club’s rock workshop sessions are happening again! We decided that the shop will be open on the Saturday after each meeting - this is to return to the original rock shop scheduling of it being on the Saturday after the club meeting, whenever the club meeting is held. If more interest is shown, we may go back to opening it twice a month.Field trips:
Ed Stuart has volunteered to be our field trip leader. The club was asked several questions from Debbie that Ed sent to her. The majority of the club members agreed that trips of 1-3 hours travel time would be feasible; that they would pay a fee if needed; and either Saturday or Sunday trips would work.Ed sent me a list of items he is working on, such as contacting other clubs, gaining information from mines & quarries, as well as private locations. If anyone has any contact information (or other club trips) or suggestions of places - KY, WV, MD, PA, VA, please contact Ed at stuart.el@outlook.com. .
Looking Ahead:
FYI - If Rockingham County Public Schools are closed for inclement weather on a meeting day, our meeting will be canceled. The club secretary will try to send out an email ASAP that day, and an announcement will be posted on the club’s Facebook page and web site.Thanks for your understanding; we want everyone to be safe.