On April 21st, members of the Ye Mystic Krewe of the Nautilus participated in Great American Clean-up day. They spent the morning cleaning Jules Verne Park in South Tampa and picking up hundreds of pound of garage. Even our little nautilites joined the charge. There were divers from the Aquarium and USF dive club and scores of other volunteers diving around the pier picking up even more garabage. It was a good day. And we capped it off with cool suds at Mad Dogs!
Fox 13 Video
Fox News Channel 13 stopped by to film it all happening..click on the link above. Thank to all our members for coming out and thank you Dan and Christine for organizing a wonderful day!
Quest for Hope 2012
Tampa Bay’s Ultimate Scavenger Quest
Saturday, May 19th 2012
Benefiting the 1 Voice Foundation & the Florida Aquarium 501.3(c)
“Supporting the Club Nautilus Program – Helping Kids with Cancer”
Time: 6:00 PM-10:00 PM
VIP Party and Awards Ceremony: 10:00 PM-12:00 AM
Scavenge the bars, shops and restaurants of downtown Tampa, Channelside and Ybor City following clues for search items, performing zany challenges all while giving spectators a taste of your fashion senses!
Are You In It To Win It?
Register Your Team Now!
Sponsorships are available, contact April at adiemer@quest4hope.org or Tracy at tmills@quest4hope.org.
www.quest4hope.org
Thank You Christine for organizing the trip to the VA medical center to visit our veterans! Thank you Krewe of the Nautilus members for making taking the time during the week to visit our finest!
Congratulations to the Krewe of the Nautilus for being the Best “Green” Unit in the 2012 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates! A special thanks to Dan and Christine Fisher for leading this effort and making it all happen!
Did you just get a new cell phone for Christmas? Are you wondering what to do with the old one? Rather than adding it to your growing collection of unwanted mobile phones, recycle it! In 2007, approximately 14 million Americans recycled their used cell phones. Today, donating or recycling cell phones, PDAs, chargers, and batteries has never been easier. Donating your working cell phone or PDA can benefit your community. When cell phones and accessories are in good working order, some programs donate them to worthy charities or sell them at a discount to those in need.
Recycling cell phones helps the environment by saving energy and keeping usable materials out of landfills. Cell phones and PDAs are made of precious metals, copper, and plastics-all of which require energy to mine and manufacture. Recycling conserves these materials so they can be turned into new products.
Where Can I Turn in My Cell Phone for Donation or Recycling?
Cell phone collection programs can be accessed from almost everywhere in the US. Many organizations, such as cell phone manufacturers, retailers, network carriers, charities, and state or local solid waste programs offer cell phone donation and recycling programs.
Drop It Off
Drop off your old cell phone, PDA, cell phone batteries, chargers, or other accessories at one of the retailers or service providers below. Visit the links for detailed drop-off and collection event information.
•AT&T
•Best Buy
•Office Depot
•Sony Ericsson
•Sprint
•Staples
•T-Mobile
•LG Electronics
•Verizon Wireless
Mail It In
Mail in your old cell phone, PDA, cell phone batteries, chargers, or other accessories at one of the retailers or service providers below. Visit the links for detailed drop-off and collection event information.
•Nokia
•Sprint
•Samsung
•T-Mobile
•Motorola
•LG Electronics
•Verizon Wireless
•Sony Ericsson
Learn More
•Before you drop off or mail in your old cell phone, make sure that you have terminated your service contract for the phone and erased any data in the phone.
•To ensure that personal information is cleared from the phone, you can: manually delete all information and remove the SIM card; contact your service provider or phone manufacturer for instructions; or use a data erasing tool such as ReCellular’s Cell Phone Data Eraser
See the following LINK for the contents of this article and www.epa.gov for more information on recycle cells phones.
When: Saturday, November 19 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: Nemo’s Hidden Fortress 5116 East Shadowlawn Tampa, FL
Calling all hands to stations!
We have an up-coming Downtown Tampa Bay Santa Claus parade on December 3rd and we need clean-up and fix/repair the green monster. Please come to the new float site near old East Lake Mall off of Hillsborough Ave, East Tampa. Come on out to:
- See the new float indoor garage,
- Where your beads will be stored.
- Fix and repair any float issues
- General inspections and clean-up
- Suggest new music system
- Place new submarine props
- And hang out with friends!
While inside and fully covered garage! We will have some pizza delivered. Bring any beverages, lawn chairs etc with you and sit for a spell.
Please bring any tools or ladders you have in case we need them and if you have beads, bring them by!
Please bring any friends and family to come see our float. This is kid friendly!
Directions: Take Hillsborough East towards casino until 56th intersection. Make a right on 56th street and make your second right turn onto Shadowlawn. Drive down 1/4 mile till you see the Steppes towing yard to the right and make your way through the electrical fence and get. Veer right till you see the garage. Park like a human and come and help!
Questions: Please call 727-743-6253
FLOAT CLEAN UP!!!
A wonderful night was had by our Nautilus members on November 5th to celebrate our 2011′s year end accomplishements. It started off with some cool blues and jazz sung by a lady and gentlemen combination with awesome Italian Hors d’oeuvres, while we talked old times. We all marched off to the private dining room and was surprised to see a solo opera singer serenading us as we entered the room. The Donatello Italian Restaurant was truly a great experience! The food was awesome and in such generous portions that we were stuffed so much we could have used Joey pants.
This was followed by a presentation by Minesh and awards ceremony. Our year end accomplishments included the formal adoption of Jules Verne Park (in South Tampa also known as Ballast Point Park), Quest for Hope donation to the 1 Voice Foundation and Florida Aquarium of $15,000 and plans for more clean-ups and habitat restoration projects with the Florida Aquarium and more awesome new members. It looks to be a great 2012 year!
And of course, we honor those who have contributed much time and energy to the cause. Congratulations to the following:
Nauti-King: Marshall Jones
Nauti-Queen: Tracy Mills
Nauti-Distinguished Member Award: Brian McGowan
Nauti-Anchor Award: Christine Cooley and Tom Paul
Newbie Award: Mike Pastore and Carol Conn
Volunteer Award: Allison Williams and Dan and Christine Fisher
Spirit Award: Cindy Sokolowski
Dapper Award: Kevin Stevenson
Vogue Award: Christine Mattioli
Stumble Award: Russ Maynard
Lights-Out Award: Matt Cherry
Sprinkle Award: Mark Schillig
And much thanks to Michelle for putting on such a wonderful night!
On Saturday, Novem
ber 12th, the Ye Mystic Krewe of the Nautilus and the Florida Aquarium partnered up for the Fantasy 
Island habitat restoration project. We woke up bright and early with coffee and smoothies in hand and took the Aquarium Yacht to Fantasy Island. The island is a 3 acre man-made island in the upper Tampa Bay. Popularly known as Fantasy Island, this piece of land is an offshoot of two main spoil islands (islands created by the deposition of dredged bay bottom for shipping channels). Over time, the island had become overrun with exotic vegetation. The Florida Aquarium is engaged in restoration and enhancement activities to create a stand-alone, functioning educational tool for interpreting native local habitats. Microhabitats such as inter-tidal zones, upland scrub, mangrove forest and salt marsh were created and installed in representation of the types that make up the bay. A covered pavilion, boat dock, and interpretive signage were installed to create a “living classroom” where educational programs are presented. On Saturday, we rolled up our sleaves and got to work. We hit the island hard successfully completing the following:
• Trash and Fishing Line Removal
• Removed Non-Native Plants
• Erect a Bat House
• Repaired Educational Signs
The benefits of our day included:
• Habitat Restoration
• Conservation Education
• Public Awareness
• Shore line clean-up
After the event, the boat took us on a tour of the bay for some dolphin watching and sight seeing. Thanks to all who came out for the event and thank you Florida Aquarium for hosting us!
YMKN Secretary
Still looking for a Halloween costume? Looking to create one with conservation in mind? See “12 eco-themed Halloween costumes” for costume that’s sure to get people talking. Take a look at some of these original costume ideas and make your own!
See Popular Science Magazine’s edition of “Offbeat uses of Common Household Objects” article to see cool but odd ways of reusing common household objects. Remember, everything reused is that much less waste in landfills and oceans.
