New England Lighthouse Lovers -  NELL


A chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation


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New England Lighthouse Lovers

A Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation

Donates $3,000 to help with the ongoing restoration of the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse located in Rockland, Maine

NELL members Ron & MJ Foster (right) present a check for $3,000 to Dot Black, President of the Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, and her husband Ken, aka Mr. Lighthouse, on the back deck of the new Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland recently.  The donation is part of grant monies raised by NELL and made available to non-profit lighthouse organizations throughout New England.  To learn more about how to obtain a grant from NELL you may visit their website at www.nell.cc

October 17, 2005

Hi,

I thought you might be interested in viewing some of the images I took while touring Michigan last month.  Just click on the link, type in your email and password (or create same) and you can see this album.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingSignin.jsp?Uc=15u6n2ip.2r9lhzp9&Uy=-2zfdkt&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=1&UV=418970565845_771944288205

I hope this finds you well,

Best,
Ron Foster

June 25, 2005 - Maine Lighthouse Museum


NELL members hold the ribbon just prior to the ribbon cutting to mark the opening of the Maine Lighthouse Museum on June 25, 2005.  (l to r) Linda Graham, Shirin Pagels, Ross Tracy, Arlene Pregman, Tom Pregman, Tom Kenworthy (sans Yankees ball cap), MJ Foster, Ron Foster

Below are three moments I captured during the reading of Ken Black’s remarks by Tim Harrison during the grand opening of the Maine Lighthouse Museum on Saturday, June 25, 2005


Tim Harrison reads Ken Black’s remarks during the Maine Lighthouse Museum Grand Opening.

Ken is pleased with Tim’s presentation of Ken’s remarks.

Tim congratulates Ken following the reading of Ken’s remarks.





Members of New England Lighthouse Lovers (NELL) and Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse (FPHL), each a Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, gather at the Portsmouth Harbor Light Station on July 10, 2004 for the presentation of a NELL Preservation Grant for the restoration of the 1903 Oil House.  The $5,653.00 grant check is being presented by Brian Anderson, NELL Fundraising Chairperson, to Jeremy D’Entremont, FPHL President.





Presentation of $40,196 check given to the Southeast Lighthouse Foundation at a restoration “Progress Party” held at the lighthouse by the Southeast Lighthouse Foundation.


 

Dale Treadway (co-founder of Avery Point Lighthouse Society(APLS)) shares the company of four lighthouse-loving ladies in front of the Avery Point Lighthouse February 1, 2003 on the University of CT campus in Groton, CT.  All of these people are members of both APLS & NELL and braved the very cold breezes to make the presentation.  Also in the picture are Irma Streeter (Treasurer of APLS), Alayne Treadway, Penny Patch-Bartnicki (NELL's Treasurer) and Mary Jane Foster.

 


Photo by Ron Drummer

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