Most Recent Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the Meeting of Shenandoah Valley Gem and Mineral Society
Meeting date: February 10, 2025
Thank you Mother Nature for holding off on the snowmageddon ❄️⛄until after our meeting! We had 24 people present to include 6 new members!! There were lots of PINK minerals displayed to include: halite, calcite, cobalt calcite, dolomite, rose quartz, erythrite, rhodonite, rhodochrosite and others.
Marcia Morris donated 3 tables full of minerals from VA and other areas. Everyone went home with a happy face 🙂 and a rock or two. Thanks, Marcia! She will have some more fossils to donate at our March meeting.
Business items:
1. Scott Gregory, our treasurer who lives in NC, had a request from one of our vendors. Tony Bradley likes to crack geodes for our visitors to the show, and also has a booth with minerals for sale. He is requesting someone to assist him at the show because he works alone. The show dates are Sep. 19 to 21 at Augusta EXPO. I am assuming he could use several volunteers throughout the show. (He is willing to offer a stipend.)
2. Ed Stuart, our field trip coordinator, gave an update on future trips. See details on this page
3. Marcia Morris has prepared the geologic display which will be set up at the Staunton Library in August to September. THANK YOU, MARCIA!
4. Cindy Schroer showed us some various sized plastic containers she got at the Green Valley Book Fair. They are great for organizing and storing your collections.
5. Jeff Gaulard, a new member, has a shop that he has managed for 4 years in Luray on route 211 called Massanutten Country Corner. Jeff has a geology degree and is so happy to finally be using it to educate the public and offer minerals and gems for sale. He asked us to check him out in person or on Facebook. He has a "rock of the day" special on Thursdays at 11 am on Facebook. He is also requesting donations of VA rocks or rocks for kids. (or he will make a deal with you) He is planning a Virginia rock section, as well as an educational area. He gets lots of kids and people with special needs that would enjoy these. He says thanks in advance.
Your annual $10 dues for an individual or a family may be brought to any meeting or send a check written to SVGMS and mailed to: SVGMS Box 324 Waynesboro, VA 22980. {Most clubs charge by person and can be as high as $25; we are a bargain!}
Club Officers and Staff 2016-2025
President – Michael Pabst
President-Elect: Cynthia Schroer
Vice President Emeritus– Leo Cloutier
Educational Outreach -- Deborah Grimm
Secretary/Newsletter -- Deborah Grimm
Field Trip Coordinator - Ed Stuart
Co-Treasurers – Scott Gregory/Deborah Grimm
Show Team Leaders – Scott Gregory/Jack Glenn
Web Site Coordinator – Jack Glenn
Club web site: shenandoahvalleyrockclub.org
Club Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ShenandoahValleyGemMineralSociety
Club email: svgem-min-club@live.com