February 4, 2008
For immediate release. Please announce the following not-for-profit event:
Brazosport Birders President, David Plunkett, to speak at F.O.R. Community Center
The Friends Of the River Community Center was acquired in August 2007, for the use of the community and to host F.O.R. events. Much time, work and money was put into the building and grounds to make it the best little gathering place in the area. The F.O.R. Community Center Committee hopes that everyone will take advantage of the wonderful meeting place and visit every chance they get.
Since it's inception as a F.O.R. building and grounds, there have been about 28 F.O.R. meetings held there, 4 public events, 5 rentals and 1 hosting of a governmental meeting concerning the River. All in all, a busy little place. During all these meetings and events, the Committee and member volunteers, have worked tirelessly to improve and maintain the building and grounds. Many wonderful gifts have been donated to help keep the budget down while making the needed improvements. Expertise on key items has been provided out of the blue from the hearts of those that care. Many thanks go to all involved in these efforts.
But we're not through by a long shot. Beginning February 15, the F.O.R Community Center (20450 C.R. 510 B in the Holiday Shores Subdivision, Brazoria) will be holding lectures, hands on workshops and fun events for all who wish to attend. Subjects of interest to the community will be planned for the third Friday of every other month, 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Some months and times will be adjusted to best serve the event being presented or to avoid conflict with other scheduled events -so monitor www.sanbernardriver.com for more information.
The first topic is a lecture and slides by David Plunkett about our feathered friends and other naturalist information. Want to know what kind of bird that was on your dock this morning? Well, come to the F.O.R. Community Center February 15 and find out. Because of the upcoming spring migration, this is the perfect subject for the February gathering. The doors of the Community Center will open at 6 p.m. to provide plenty of time to visit with your neighbors before the presentation begins. Please plan to attend and get all those bird questions answered by David Plunkett, a Brazosport Birder.
The Brazosport Birders & Naturalists is an organization, based in southern Brazoria County, whose primary focus is birding and conservation of our natural resources
Future lecture topics will include, but not be limited to, such things as boating safety and etiquette, fishing tackle, tips for our local waters and fish identification, an ice cream social and story telling about the early days on the river, an afternoon jam session by our local musicians, just to mention a few.
This is just another way to give back to the community. None of this would be possible without you.
For more information, please contact Pat Webb at 979-964-4503 or pat@sanbernardriver.com. Also, please see Community Center Tab on www.sanbernardriver.com for a map to the center and other information.