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A quick look back at the Dunes Center's 2018...
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This year, the Dunes Center accomplished so much because of you. In 2018, you helped create an exciting year filled with many great things – from community-building concerts to first-rate educational programs to new Dunes Center projects.
We would like to take today to reflect on this year’s accomplishments and some of our favorite moments. Enjoy!
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January: 560 community members enjoyed a free performance by folk ballet company Grandeza Mexicana.
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In February we celebrated the great Huell Howser with our annual Huell Howser Memorial Hike at Oso Flaco Lake.
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March: 160 local students learned about the scientific study of birds with our ornithology afterschool porgram.
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April was a busy month for in-class programs! The Dunes Center taught 526 students about plant and animal species native to the Dunes Complex.
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May alone brought 195 students to Oso Flaco Lake to learn about our unique dune ecosystems.
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June: The Dunes Center teamed up with The Squire Foundation to install a beautiful public art piece on the side of the Minetti Building.
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July
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July was a big month for the Dunes Center! Not only did we unveil new artifacts from Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments movie set, but we threw the most successful gala in Dunes Center history!
Thank you to our sponsors for making Sphinx and Drinks such an amazing event!: Aera Energy, Apio, Applied Earthworks, Central Coast Remedial Resources, Chevron, Community Carpenters, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, CoastHills, ERG, Garcia and Associates, KSBY, Pacific Premier Bank, Padre Associates, Primus Labs, RRM Design, Santa Maria Valley Chamber, Santa Maria Sun, and Urban Planning Concepts.
It was such a great time, we couldn't fit it all into one photo, so please enjoy the following!
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Guests dressed in festive anttire and enjoyed 1920s-themed craft cocktails.
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The Dunes Center debuted new artifacts from DeMille's movie set.
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Auctioneer Jim Glines and his spotters helped to raise over $10,000 for the Dunes Center's educational programs.
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October: Our Executive Director, Doug Jenzen, gave a talk about our 2017 excavation at "Talks on Tap", a lecture series hosted by 7 Sisters Brewing.
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In November the Dunes Center hosted a talk and book signing about California's native plants by Dr. Matt Ritter.
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December
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December is one of our favorite months to reflect and give thanks to everyone who has made 2018 an unforgettable year.
So thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to support the Dunes Center, and thank you to all of our community partners who helped to fund our educational programs and THANK YOU to all of our members who donated their dollars and helped the Dunes Center accomplish what we have in 2018.
And if you haven't had the chance to donate yet this year, it's not too late! Click here to donate today and help to fill our list of favorite moments of 2019.
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