SUMMER 2025

Message from the President

Frank Wright

The time is now . . . to be a part of a special place in Venice history.  VAHS has joined with the premier public arts organization - the Venice Area Beautification, Inc. ("VABI") - to install a "monumental" piece of public art:  a statue of the first city planner in the country - John Nolen.  In commemoration of Nolen's contribution to the design of the City of Venice, together with VABI, we have designed a special statue to be installed in the appropriately named Centennial Park.  Please see below for photos of the mock-up of the statue.  All that is left is to pay for it!  Please see the details below on how you can help make this dream come true by contributing what you can to help fund the project.

Fun stuff:

• Join us for a summer picnic (indoors at the Freight Room at the 1927 Historic Venice Train Depot), on July 9th.  Seating is limited and you must register.  Five dollars will get you in and fed; and
• Our next Pop-Up, Meet-Up will be at the Venice Yacht Club on August 27th - no cost to members (pay your own bar bill, with cash or check - no credit cards).  Former Yacht Club Commodore Donna Boldt will tell us about the history of the Club - in a setting you will not believe.

Bill Haberthur, our Secretary and Communications Chair, has put together an impressive and exhaustive Newsletter for your information.  Please enjoy learning all that your Society is doing and if you like what you see - please help out, by volunteering your time as a docent, a greeter, a member of a committee, or an enthusiastic participant.  It will be fun!

Sincerely,

Frank Wright

President