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Becon Distance Learning

7/26/2017

The Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum will be participating in the BECON Distance Learning Program for the 2017 - 2018 School Year. Ms. Angela Piraino & Ms. Minerva Bloom will be presenting 9 themes with history of WWII and the museum, through photos, books, and artifacts, for grades 4 and up. The first show starts September 5, followed by a new show every month until May 2018. Thank you to children's author Bill Sydnor for helping set this up!

BECON’s Distance Learning Program provides interactive educational experiences to all K-12 Broward County Public Schools. Whether you are taking your class on a virtual field trip or connecting with another classroom around the world, distance learning provides opportunities to explore curriculum and deepen student knowledge. Transform your classroom into a world of global learning!

thank you

7/26/2017

Thank you to NASFL Museum volunteer
Norene Keyser for her help in assisting
with the World War One uniform
from Lt. John Sullivan!

Beautification Projects

7/21/2017

Beautification Projects at the NAS Fort Lauderdale Museum

North Side and Front Garden Beautification Project
Suggested Improvements to be completed by Memorial Day, May 2018.

NORTH SIDE OF BUILDING Project #1
Museum volunteers will be removing a metal link fence on the north side of the building, which is about 59 feet long, to be replaced with wooden posts linked together with a nautical looking rope. This project would also include purchasing the items and then installing them.

In addition to the installation of a new fence, pruning is needed for the existing shrubs all along the north side of the building as can be seen on 1st photo. These plants need to be pruned back at least a foot from the building and all dead fronds/leaves need to be removed. There is a plant that is growing out from the fronds on one of the palm trees that needs to be removed. There are also other weeds along the ground that need to be pulled out.

FRONT OF BUILDING BEAUTIFICATION Project #2
To the left of the museum’s front door entrance, there are several electrical boxes/meters on the building (as seen on 2nd photo), and it is suggested to use two White Vinyl Traditional Lattice pieces that are being stored under the building to attach it vertically to 4’x4’ lumber. These lattice pieces are 4’x8’. Installed this way, the lattice would be used as a trellis for butterfly host plants that are vines. This would be erected about 6 feet from the building and adjacent to the porch’s railing allowing easy access to the electrical boxes/meters from the left side of the trellis.

ADDITIONAL WORK Project #3
There are numerous Wandering-Jew plants (as seen on 3rd photo), which are invasive, and other weeds that need to be removed from the front and also under the building. All of the plants along the front of the building need to be pruned to remove dead matter and to be cut back so they do not touch the building.

After all of the above work has been completed, butterfly garden plants will be added to beautify the area and labor assistance will be needed for that installation in addition to funding to procure the materials. This area is approximately 70’ x 20 feet and includes a flag pole and its surrounding concrete base and military equipment. Also, in the future, four dedication monuments for the museum’s founders: Allan McElhiney USN WWII, Chief Stephen Sedilo Coast Guard, Ben Langley USN Seabees, and Col. Rawls, US Army, will be installed in the front of the building (as seen on photos with orange cones).

Expedition Day

7/18/2017

After two years of planning,
Project Mariner Expedition finally takes Off on Monday July 24, 2017!
Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum
Project Director: Andrew Marocco

1927 Daily News front page

7/18/2017

Thank you to Peter Larson for donating a framed 1927 Fort Lauderdale Daily News
Front Page "Lindbergh Hops Off On Paris Trip"
On exhibit now, along with John Sullivan's WWI uniform,
and a 1898 Spanish-American War Medal of Honor

Zen Garden Project

7/18/2017

This is the first phase for the Ray Rivera's Zen Garden & "The USS Bunker Hill"
We will be adding more updates, and participants in a few days.
If you would like to help with this project please Contact the Museum

RAY RIVERA, USNR WWII Bio

Phase 2 - Work in progress: The USS Bunker Hill will be featured in the far horizon, on a coastal scene of the Pacific Ocean. This is artist John Bowen's sketch painting. The scene will eventually be painted in an upside down canoe.

Updates

7/18/2017

The Wrecking Crew organized adding new gutters on the East side of the Museum's building.
The gutters were installed by Christian Stutz and Darren Dunaway from Budget Seamless Gutters.
Notice the fresh coat of paint and new tiling that the Wrecking Crew volunteers completed as well!

The Wrecking Crew

7/18/2017

Our awesome "Wrecking Crew" volunteers: Veterans Rolf, Nunzio, Brendan, & Phil
They are all around wizards in gardening, carpentry, preservation, construction, and much more!
We are so very lucky to have their support and dedication. They have painted all the building's steps, railings, fixed leaks, rotten wood, replaced broken panels and tiles, created all the garden areas, tend to the gardens,
and currently they are creating a new garden in honor of WWII veteran Ray Rivera.

Gardens update

7/18/2017

The Memorial Butterfly Gardens are doing wonderful, growing and hosting lots of butterflies.
Thank you to the Wrecking Crew Volunteers for the tireless work you do everyday at the Museum.
You know who you are :)

June Luncheon

7/18/2017

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