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The Astronaut Trail Shell Club, founded in 1966, meets monthly for presentations, outings, & crafts dedicated to learning and sharing their knowledge of shells found in oceans, freshwater, and land.

10/11/2026

Photos from our October "Black & Orange" Themed Shell Club meeting where members shared their favorite orange or black shells. Some members also shared their recent arts & crafts projects. Also a photo of the winners of this months auction, proceeds towards our scholarship program.

10/05/2026

Hi All,
This is a reminder that our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Our meetings are held at the Wickham Park Community Center, 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne.

When you arrive, please sign in to be eligible for a door prize.
If you want to participate in the raffle, tickets will be available for purchase from our Treasurer, BJ Shouppe. These are 5 tickets for $1.00.

For Shell and Tell bring an October-themed shell like a spider conch, or an orange or black shell. Those of you who attended our September shell-crafting class, we would love to see your creation.

Thank you to Dave Thorton, Nida Vista and Brenda Sugarman for providing snacks this month.

We will have an auction led by Bruce Reiordan. Minimum starting bids for each auctioned item is $5.00. Check or cash accepted, no credit cards. All proceeds go towards our scholarship fund.

REMINDER: Wear your name badge if you have one!

10/01/2026

Mark your Calendars for the 2027 Shell Show!

09/29/2026

Check out what these ladies made at our last shell craft session! Sun Catchers and Purse charms! Gorgeous! Join us in October as we start our Christmas crafts.

09/09/2026

We had a GREAT turnout at our FIRST Shell Club meeting of the fall 2026 season. Everyone was given time to "shell & tell" about where they went over the summer and show any shell related items they found or bought along the way. Bruce officiated the shell auction (photo of the high bidders is posted).

Be sure to put our next meeting on your calendar - Wednesday, Oct. 7th (1st Wed. of each month) 12:30 - 2:30
Wickham Park Senior Center
Melbourne

JOIN US!

08/31/2026

REMINDER!
Astronaut Trail Shell Club meeting is Wednesday 9/2
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Located at Wickham Park Senior Center
2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne

Looking forward to seeing both current & future members at our first meeting of the season! All are welcome to join.

If you are a current member with a name badge, please be sure to wear it! Also plan to bring any shells that you found over the summer or crafts that you made. Its "Shell & Tell" time! See you there.

08/04/2026

The Astronaut Trail Shell Club—
REMINDER our NEXT monthly crafting event – Monday, AUG. 17, 2026 (1-3pm)

Location: Suntree
Date/Time: Monday August 17th, from 1-3pm

Project: Your choice of Sea turtle art (Examples attached)

We will bring:
Some sand dollars to share, Assorted paints, Rinse cups for paint brushes, Seaglass to share

Suggested Materials List:
Small canvas (square or rectangle), Sand dollars, Small shells for turtle bodies, legs and tails, Acrylic paints & brush, Hot glue gun, Glass baubles, Sea glass

Any questions, please send a DM. Thank you

08/02/2026

Photos from July's clay shell building projects. Some members finished previous projects while some members just got started on their first ones. Everyone shared supplies and molds and had a great afternoon catching up!
Stay tuned for information on our upcoming August 17th Craft Day!

06/22/2026

The Astronaut Trail Shell Club—
Mark your calendars for our NEXT monthly crafting event – Monday, JULY 20th, 2026

This will be our 2nd event using seashell clay molds and glass vessels. It was so much fun the first time, we decided to do it again! Everyone helped each other and shared molds. We will continue to build on what we learned in May. I will text a suggested materials list July 1st to the crafting group.

If you like to craft, and love seashells, please plan to join us. And if you are not yet a member, leave a comment below and we will connect with you.

05/27/2026

The Astronaut Trail Shell Club's May 2026 outing was to The Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville which houses one of the WORLD'S LARGEST mollusk collections, totaling over 3 million specimens and 750,000+ lots of shells!

Thank you to Humberto for sharing these photos from the clubs tour of the facility.

Club outings will resume in September 2026 once we resume our monthly meetings. Reminder: No meetings in June, July, August.

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