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125th Anniversary Gala
Saturday October 10, 2015
DVOC Members
and Non-Members – Everyone Welcome – Bring Guests!!
Held at the Academy
of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
Anita Guris
- Chairperson
Speakers - Pat and Clay Sutton
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please contact Anita Guris, Chairperson,
(215-234-8557). We need to leave the premises at 10:30PM sharp. Any lingering will cost the club extra money |
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Tickets are $49 per person
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If you wish to pay via mail/check please send your payment to
125th Gala
c/o Anita Guris
1604 Woodland Road
Green Lane PA 18054
Or you can call Anita at 215-234-8557 between 11AM - 6PM M-F only and give her your credit card information.
Patricia
and Clay Sutton are our speakers for the evening.
We'll be entertained by the authors, telling tales of DVOC history, changes,
past and present.
We are having a Buffet Menu so no need to choose - have one of each if you like!
Here are the tantalizing menu items:
A Selection of Domestic Cheeses and Vegetable Crudite with assorted crackers, flatbreads and dips
Cash Bar - Cash only, no credit cards accepted
Salad - ROMAINE CAESAR SALAD - with roasted red peppers, pumpernickel croutons and shaved Reggiano and a homemade classic caesar dressing.
Entree One - OVEN ROASTED BEEF BRISKET - classic brisket cooked with onions, carrots and potatoes & slow roasted with fresh herbs/
Entree Two - LEMON BASIL CHICKEN - marinated chicken served in a pan sauce with fresh lemon, lemon zest, homemade chicken stock & fresh basil
Entree Three - POLENTA LASAGNA - homemade polenta layered with grilled seasonal vegetables, creamy goat cheese and fresh herbs, served with a rustic rosemary pomodoro sauce and a balsamic drizzle
Side Dish One - Haricot verts with caramelized shallots
Side Dish Two - Jasmine rice with grilled scallions
Sweet Table, Brewed Coffee, Decaf, and Assorted Fine Tea
Special 125th Anniversary Cake by Queen Bee Pastry
TICKETS $49 per person, invite your family and friends to
spend the evening celebrating DVOC's rich history and enjoy the ambiance of
Drexel University's Academy of Natural Science's Dinosaur Hall and Auditorium.
Thank you again for making DVOC the greatest and longest continually operational
bird club in the nation!
The Witmer Stone Award, the Julian K. Potter Award and the Rosalie Edge Conservation Award are presented at the gala.
| 2014 | Katrina van Grouw | A Very Fine Swan Indeed: Art, Science and ‘The Unfeathered Bird’ |
| 2013 | Bill Thompson III | The Perils and Pitfalls of Birding |
| 2012 | Stephen W. Kress | Restoring Endangered Seabirds: Lessons from Pubbins and Terns |
| 2011 | Kevin Karlson and Dale Rosselet | "The Birds of Cape May" |
| 2010 | Scott Weidensaul | "Messing Around with Birds (for Fun and Science)” |
| 2009 | Rick Wright | "The Most Beautiful of the Whole Beautiful Lot: Wood Warblers of the American Southwest" |
| 2008 | Pat and Clay Sutton | "Birds and Birding at Cape May (a Bird Walk Through Time)" |
| 2007 | Don Kroodsma | "The Singing Life of Birds" |
| 2006 | Pete Dunne | "25 Things That Have Changed Birding" |
| 2005 | Michael Male and Judy Feith | "Bitter Lake NWR" |
| 2004 | Dr. Carl Safina | "Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope & Survival" |
| 2003 | Kenn Kaufmann | "Birds and the Undiscovered World" |
| 2002 |
Scott Weidensaul |
"Raising
the Dead: The Search for Lost Species." |
| 2001 |
Bill Murphy |
"The
Birds of Trinidad and Tobago" |
| 2000 |
Kevin Karlson |
“For
the Love of Birds” |
| 1999 |
Julio de
la Torre |
"Owls
of North America" |
| 1998 |
Peter Mathiessen
|
"Cranes
of the World" |
| 1997 |
Arthur
Morris |
Bird Photographer |
| 1996 |
Steve Hilty
|
"Dreams
and Realites in the American Tropics" |
| 1995 |
Noel Snyder |
"Re-introduction
of the Thick-billed Parrot" |
| 1994 |
Debra Love
Shearwater |
"Through
the Seasons: An Introduction to the Seabirds and Marine Mammals of Monterey
Bay" |
| 1993 |
Dr. Jerome
Jackson |
"America's
Endangered Woodpeckers: The Ivory-billed and the Red-cockaded" |
| 1992 |
Peter Alden |
"Birding
Antartica and Patagonia" |
| 1991 |
Daphne
Gemmill |
"Earthwatch
- Birding Opportunities" |
| 1990 |
Paul Butler |
RARE Center
for Tropical Bird Conservation |
| 1989 |
Emile De
Vito |
"Birding
and Conservation in Costa Rica" |
| 1988 |
William
Streeter |
"Northeastern
Birds of Prey" |
| 1987 |
Ray Davis
|
"Florida
Birds " |
| 1986 |
Jim Brett
|
"From
David's Spring to Wadi Qelt: A Naturalist's Isreal" |
| 1985 |
Armas Hill |
"Adventures
in Brazil" |
| 1984 | Pete Dunne | Ornithological Traditions of Cape May |
| 1983 | Daniel Roby | "Birds of the Falklands and South Georgia" |
| 1982 | Len Soucy | |
| 1981 | Armas Hill | California Birding |
| 1980 | Ben King | "Birds of Asia" |
| 1979 | Dr. Kenneth C. Parkes | "Birdwatcher at a Rusty Gate" |
| 1978 | John C. Yrizarry | "Birds of Tikal" |
| 1977 | Dr. George Gee | Endangered Species Program |
| 1976 | Richard A. Rowlett | Sea Birds and Mammals off the Atlantic Coast |
| 1971 | Dr. Peter Paul Kellogg | Bahama Birds and Bird Songs |
| 1970 | Dr. Charles Wurster | The Impact of DDT |
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