RCTB Members Have Been Busy

Although it is Spring and still a few months until the shellfish growing season begins, some of our members have been very busy this year. Namely our Speakers Bureau and our Education Committee. In summary, presentations were given to the following groups. Holiday City Mens Club, Long Beach Island Business Alliance, South Ocean County Hospital Aux., Barnegat Bay Sail Club, Ocean County Curriculum Workshops and the Forked River Rotary, Ocean County College students at MATES and at the College Campus. Classroom lessons were conducted at Mt. Laurel Middle School, Collins Elementary School, Barnegat Elementary School, Waretown Priff Elementary School, South Toms River Elementary, and Lavalette Elementary School. Members also attended several environmental conferences and workshops. Our public relations chairman, Charlie Bryant has contacted the local news outlets and has appeared on the Bob Levy radio program. Manny Brito has been in contact with the folks at Cattus Island and has arranged for us to hold classes at the Park this summer. It is also possible that we will have a new upweller site near the dock at Cattus Island. As a result of RCTB's presentation at the Ocean County Curriculum Conference the Barnegat Bay Partnership has awarded us a $1000.00 stipend to continue our Shellfish in the Classroom project. Members have been busy working on other projects, such as revising our Cook Book, recruiting new members and sponsors and generally spreading the word about our organization. I am sure that I have not listed all that has been happening so please feel free to e-mail me with any news that you would like to share and I will see to it that it appears in future blog posts. fmvives@gmail.com