Volunteer Spotlight: VENUS WOLFE
By Megan Maynard This month’s Volunteer Spotlight is a self-proclaimed “Earth hippy spirit country girl living in the city.” Venus Wolfe moved to Brevard County in 1993 but only recently became a member of...
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: Beth Moreland
By Megan Maynard As one of our newest Florida transplants, Beth Moreland arrived on the Space Coast last summer with her husband, a Frontier Airlines pilot, to be closer to his work. For 22...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: RHONDA PSZONOWSKY
By Megan Maynard Rhonda Pszonowsky and her husband, Roger, have been active members of STPS since 2004. While on vacation in Oak Island, NC, she and her family witnessed a nest emergence on the...
Let’s go to the beach — and clean up
STPS has brought back its beach cleanup program, but for now the activity will be self-directed for those interested in participating. STPS volunteers as well as community members may participate in the beach cleanup...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: AMY TOWNS
By Megan Maynard Some may say it was destiny that Amy Towns found her home in Melbourne Beach. Born and raised in Indiana, Amy was only 3 months old when she first visited Indialantic....
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: PENNY McDONALD
By Megan Maynard This month’s volunteer spotlight is Penny McDonald. As a child in Bay Shore, New York, Penny found herself boating and clamming during the summers along the beaches of Fire Island. Now...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: DEBBY LIVINGSTON
By Megan Maynard This month’s volunteer spotlight is Debby Livingston. Debby has made Melbourne her home since late 2011 and soon after settling here found herself searching for volunteer work. She is an accountant...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: GERRY BURKE
By Megan Maynard Our STPS Volunteer Spotlight of the Month is Geraldine (Gerry) Burke. Gerry has been a valued volunteer for 16 years. Prior to retiring and moving to Melbourne, she worked as a...
Unmasking their talents
By Megan Maynard In these rapidly changing and uncertain times, many of us have had to change our routines. Typically, the summer months at Sea Turtle Preservation Society are filled with night walks, nesting...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: HELEN BACHTELL
By Megan Maynard Meet Helen Bachtell, who is featured in our STPS Volunteer Spotlight of the Month. Born in Santa Fe and then residing in Colorado from the age of 5, Helen was first...