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From the President's Desk
Hi you all!
Hope everyone is well rested and doing well because you know March means warmer weather is on the way and our annual Spring Swap is coming right up March 29th. Special thanks to Lou Tally for setting this up again this year. I'm sure that a lot of us have cabin fever by now and would love to get outdoors again.
We have the MWF convention in Nebraska and the Michigan Gem and mineral Society show March l4- l6th at the American One Event Center 128 W Ganson Rd. Jackson, MI
Lots of fun stuff coming up. Don't forget to pay your Dues if you haven't already . The Club relies on them to keep the club going. Thanks, Big Mike
Hope everyone is well rested and doing well because you know March means warmer weather is on the way and our annual Spring Swap is coming right up March 29th. Special thanks to Lou Tally for setting this up again this year. I'm sure that a lot of us have cabin fever by now and would love to get outdoors again.
We have the MWF convention in Nebraska and the Michigan Gem and mineral Society show March l4- l6th at the American One Event Center 128 W Ganson Rd. Jackson, MI
Lots of fun stuff coming up. Don't forget to pay your Dues if you haven't already . The Club relies on them to keep the club going. Thanks, Big Mike
Photos from the Club Picnic September 15, 2024
Photos from the Club Banquet, June 1, 2024
Our Scholarship Recipient for 2024
Congratulations to our scholarship award recipient, Benjamin Jones, seen here with his parents at the Hungarian Rhapsody at our annual banquet, Saturday June 1, 2024. Many thanks go to Velma Bradley and Doris Snyder, and Andrea Rinker for all their hard work!
Update: We received this note from Benjamin...
Dear Midwest Mineralogical and Lapidary Society,
I was writing to give thanks to MMLS for their scholarship of $1500. I was extremely delighted to have been chosen for this scholarship and for the honor of receiving it at the MMLS banquet back in May. College has not been without its challenges, and with this scholarship that burden will be much lighter. I am currently studying Environmental Science with a focus in the geosciences, and after graduation I plan on attending graduate school for Engineering Geology/Environmental Engineering and hope to be an Environmental Consultant. This scholarship will help me get one step closer to my goals.
I also wanted to say I enjoyed the banquet that was held back in May. It was very moving to see people not just from an environmental background but all backgrounds caring for and being passionate about the earth and the minerals it gives us to find and to research. So many talented and amazing folks being there to support my education was really inspiring, and I hope to give back to MMLS in the future with minerals that I might find. Thank you all once again for bringing your time, energy, and love for the sciences together to help me in my own journey to give back to folks as you've done for me. Thank you all very much!
-Benjamin Jones
Update: We received this note from Benjamin...
Dear Midwest Mineralogical and Lapidary Society,
I was writing to give thanks to MMLS for their scholarship of $1500. I was extremely delighted to have been chosen for this scholarship and for the honor of receiving it at the MMLS banquet back in May. College has not been without its challenges, and with this scholarship that burden will be much lighter. I am currently studying Environmental Science with a focus in the geosciences, and after graduation I plan on attending graduate school for Engineering Geology/Environmental Engineering and hope to be an Environmental Consultant. This scholarship will help me get one step closer to my goals.
I also wanted to say I enjoyed the banquet that was held back in May. It was very moving to see people not just from an environmental background but all backgrounds caring for and being passionate about the earth and the minerals it gives us to find and to research. So many talented and amazing folks being there to support my education was really inspiring, and I hope to give back to MMLS in the future with minerals that I might find. Thank you all once again for bringing your time, energy, and love for the sciences together to help me in my own journey to give back to folks as you've done for me. Thank you all very much!
-Benjamin Jones
