PLEASE NOTE NEW MEETING DATE FOR MAY
NEXT MEETING Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Doors open at 6:30pm
Program begins at 7pm
65th Anniversary Club Pin Design Contest
to be held at the May Meeting – Details Here
Meeting Information
Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801 N.E. 6th Street, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060, 954-786-4111.
In 2026, due to conflicts with other events or city closures at the Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, our General meeting dates have been rescheduled to the 3rd Wednesday for May 20th, June 17th, August 19th and November 18th.
Doors open at 6:30 pm when all can enjoy the Raffle Table, Sand Flea Market, and Library. The Monthly Program begins at 7 pm. Buy a raffle ticket to for a chance to win the Shell of the Month. Everyone is welcome.
Monthly Program
This month Carole Marshall will present “Gods, Goddesses, Shells and Money. Carole has two main hobbies and finds it intriguing when the two meld.
Shells have been used in many religions and creation stories. From the religious pilgrimages to Compostella, Spain, to the uses of Tyrian purple for the robes of the Roman royalty and the same dye being used in the Jewish tse tse’s. From the creation story of the Haida Indians of the Vancouver Islands to the use of the Cowry shells in healing in the Midi Wee win Tribes of mid America. When these stories are also shown on coins or paper money, they become vastly more interesting.
Carole has been interested in shells since she was a young girl playing in the mud on the Rock River in Edgerton Wisconsin. This interest solidified with a visit to her parents on Ft. Myers Beach in the 1960’s. While her main focus has always been the Pecten Family, she is presently more interested in the shells of the Lake Worth Lagoon.
SHELL OF THE MONTH MAY 2026
Lambs croats Link 19-7 Bohol, Philippinwa
Broward Shell Club 
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