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2023 Scholarship Winners
Register for Wm Holland/Wildacres Classes
Return Show Yard Signs
2023 Scholarship Winners
The 2023 scholarship drawing was held at the April 25th Membership Meeting. Congratulations to the two primary winners Becky Rollston and Debbie Epperson! (Matt McCann is the first alternate in case either of the primary can’t attend, and Kathy Bowman is the second alternate in case the other primary winner or Matt can’t attend.)
Register for Wm Holland/Wildacres Classes
You may attend classes at any time, but the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies (SFMS) offers exclusive enrollment to SFMS members at the following times:
William Holland School of Lapidary Art Workshops – June 4-9, 2023
230 Lapidary Lane, Young Harris, GA 30582
Click here for classes: http://www.sfmsworkshops.org/william-holland-classes
Registrar – Cindy Reed, 863-255-5256
Wildacres Retreat Center Workshops – August 14-20, 2023 & September 11-17, 2023
1565 Wildacres Road, Little Switzerland, NC 28749
Click here for classes: http://www.sfmsworkshops.org/wildacres-classes
Registrar – Marty Sharpe, 757-724-8043
To enroll in classes for the 2023 SFMS weeks, first enter your information into the 2023 SFMS Registration Form (either online or PDF hard copy). Then mail a deposit or full payment of the class fees for each student. Click here for registration info: http://www.sfmsworkshops.org/registration-info. For cost information, go to the “Class Costs” page. Click here for the registration form.
Return Show Yard Signs
Please return any of the Show Yard Signs which you may still have at home, even ones from previous years, so they can be updated for this year’s Show. They are expensive to replace.
Thanks, Tony Smith, Show Chair
Did You Know?
June: Pearl – Produced in the bodies of marine and freshwater mollusks either naturally or cultured by people with great care. Lustrous, smooth, subtly colored pearls are jewelry staples, especially as strands. Alexandrite – The color-change variety of the mineral chrysoberyl. Bluish green in daylight, purplish red under incandescent light; hard and durable. Top quality examples are rare and valuable. Source: 
