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Membership Application - Please join the Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club.
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The Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club plans several events each month for exploring and appreciating nature. Some of these last a day, some last a week or longer. They are local and they are long-distance. Activities include kayaking and canoeing, backpacking, hiking and biking, snorkeling, car camping and wilderness or river camping. In addition, we have monthly meetings at Okeeheelee Nature Center with guest speakers on environmental and other topics of interest.
This site and these events are functions of Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club. In addition to these activities, our Conservation Committee raises funds to send children to summer nature camp and donates to local organizations that help to preserve our unique Florida environment.
You're welcome to attend our Meetups and be a Meetup Member only, but we would like you to become a member of our club. The cost is only $20 a year. Most of our trips are on the Meetup site, but there are many trips available to club members only, particularly those that involve long-distance travel or overnight stays. There is never a charge by the club for any of our activities.
If you wish to join Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club, the application link is above. You may join by mailing the completed application (above) with a check payable to Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club to the address at the bottom of the form. Or, come to an event, join and pay in cash, or, use the Paypal link below.
Pay Pal Payment
You can also use Zelle for paying membership dues and making donations to the club and its conservation efforts. Use **PalmBeachPackAndPaddle@gmail.com** in your bank's Zelle transfer feature. Please put your email address in the memo line so we can greet you and send you a newsletter and activities list. Thank you.
We hope you will become part of our Club family. Bruce, Gerry & Geoff
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Enjoy the Soulful R & B of Meecah at the Norton's Art-After-DarkNorton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
### Join Us There!
The Norton Museum has special exhibits, guests, tours, activities, and entertainment every Friday night from 5 to 10 PM.
### Join a tour!
5:30 & 7 pm / Choose between a Docent Tour of either Highlights of the Collection or Artists' Jewelry: From Cubism to Pop, the Diane Venet Collection. Sign up at the Reception Desk. Tour meets in Great Hall
### Open Studio
Join teaching artist Shannon Walker for a creative project!
Classroom #2### Meecah
Get ready for an unforgettable night with actress turned R&B sensation, Meecah. West Palm Beach native and NYC Star, Meecah (Hamilton, The Harder They Come, Raising Kanan) takes us on a captivating journey from the bright lights of Broadway to the soulful sounds of R&B. With her Whitney-like vocals and dynamic stage presence, she promises to deliver a performance that will leave you captivated. Don't miss this incredible fusion of musical worlds and a voice that will resonate long after the show ends! Great Hall
Art-After-Dark Art is free to museum members, with the special price of $10 to the public and $5 for students. Some street parking is available and the lot across the street costs $6 for the evening.
Art-After-Dark is a "hidden" gem in Palm Beach County. Join Pack and Paddle Club members for an enjoyable night out and cultural experience.
I will be at the entry at 5:30 and will wear a white and black abstract print dress and red shoes. If you miss me there, look around and join me any time this evening. I have long light-colored hair. This will be an enjoyable evening. I hope you will join us and make new friends tonight. Gerry
- Pack & Paddle Club to meet on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Okeeheelee Nature CenterOkeeheelee Park Nature Center, West Palm Beach, FL
SPECIAL NOTE: As the Saturday, September 13 meeting gets closer, this listing will be updated with information about the speaker and other details.
Monthly meeting dates: The Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club meets on the second Saturday afternoon of each month from September through May (during the season) at the Okeeheelee Nature Center.
Speakers: The meetings feature experts speaking on nature-related subjects and other topics of interest.
Okeeheelee Nature Center is part of Okeeheelee Park, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33413. From Jog Road, take Forest Hill Boulevard 1.2 miles west to Eshleman Trail (the second Okeeheelee Park entrance). Turn right (north) and follow the signs and road 1.6 miles to the nature center, which is in the back of the park.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Who: Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club
What: Monthly club meeting with a featured speaker
When: Saturday, September 13, 2 p.m.
Social time: Starts at 1:30 p.m.
Where: Okeeheelee Nature Center, 7715 Forest Hill Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33413Before the meeting: Please bring produce to support Okeeheelee’s ‘Animal Ambassadors’
Please bring your extra produce to each meeting. Produce can be placed on the table in the back of the meeting room.
(Note: Please do not bring citrus or iceberg lettuce.)
Produce donations help to feed animals throughout the beautiful natural area at the park. And our club receives credit for our produce donations! Our largest donation to date: $50 worth of produce on Dec. 11, 2023.
NEW: We also have a donation jar on the table. Any monetary donations will be used to purchase produce for the next monthly meeting.
Looking ahead: Our events preview slide show
After our speaker’s presentation we learn about upcoming club events in a slide show presentation that will include comments from trip organizers!
Participate in the monthly raffle
The club will hold our monthly raffle near the end of the meeting, with proceeds to be allocated equally to the club’s General and Conservation funds.
Special note: Please bring your donations for future raffles to the meeting! We accept camping, hiking, paddling, bicycling and snorkeling items, of course. We also accept your household goods as well.
Meeting questions?
For questions about the Pack & Paddle Club meeting, please call or text 561-312-2765.
WANT TO JOIN THE PALM BEACH PACK & PADDLE CLUB?
Renew your P&P membership – or join for the first time!
The Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club’s annual membership drive for 2025 began on October 1, 2024.
WHERE TO FIND MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS:
--Pick up a membership application at a club meeting or event.
--If you are a Meetup member, click on this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12PZ0uoq5SE90o2qugXXoOGNlFUpHOCaY/view
HOW TO TURN IN FORMS, MAKE PAYMENTS:
--IN PERSON: Bring your completed form and payment in cash or check to one of our events or meetings.
--VIA U.S. MAIL: Send the completed form with check payment enclosed to this address:
Palm Beach Pack and Paddle Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 16041
West Palm Beach, FL 33416--VIA EMAIL: Send the completed form as an email attachment to:
palmbeachpackandpaddle@gmail.com
Note: If sending an email application, payment will be required in person, mail or via PayPal.
--PAYMENTS VIA PAYPAL: Submit the form in person, via email or mail, then pay by PayPal at this link:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/wpbpnp
PALM BEACH PACK & PADDLE CLUB INFORMATION
The Palm Beach Pack & Paddle Club, founded in 1975, plans several events each month for exploring and appreciating nature.
Trips last a day, a weekend, a week or longer. They are local, within Florida and long-distance. Activities include kayaking and canoeing, backpacking, hiking and biking, snorkeling, car camping and wilderness or river camping.
In addition, club meetings are held on the second Saturday afternoon of each month from September through May at the Okeeheelee Nature Center in Okeeheelee Park, with experts speaking on nature-related subjects and other topics of interest.
VISIT US ONLINE
Meetup:
www.meetup.com/Palm-Beach-Pack-PaddleCONTACT US
President
561-312-2765Membership Chair
Home: 561-582-3653 (leave message)
Cell: 561-602-7502Mail membership forms, checks to:
P.O. Box 16041, West Palm Beach, FL 33416
(Forms can also be turned in at club meetings.)Club email:
palmbeachpackandpaddle@gmail.comNewsletter Editor
804-869-6228--Email newsletter submissions, photos to: newsletter.pbpp@gmail.com
--Deadline for newsletter submissions is the 22nd of each month.