Venice, CaliforniaRescue pug, Swee' Pea Carpenter, took time out of her fabulous life in Venice, CA, to pose in her Lisa's Fundana. Thank you Tracy Slavinsky Carpenter for sharing this picture of your daughter and thank you, also, to Susanna Moneepenny for your great stitching as an Honorary Sew Turtle.
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Fort Myers, FloridaSew Turtles Diane Randgaard and Linda Antonioli pose with Bridget Pendarvis, and pups Carmen and Spring during a reunion in Fort Myers, FL, June 2014. Everyone's smiling except for Spring - the photo pressure was just too much for her!
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Nevis, West Indies
David Godfrey, Sea Turtle Conservancy's Executive Director, wore his Lisa's Fundana during Tour de Turtles in Nevis, West Indies, July 2014. Tour de Turtles follows the marathon migration of different sea turtle species from their nesting beaches to their foraging grounds. It's a fun way to gather important migration information that can help STC better understand and protect sea turtles.
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Dan Evans shows his Fundana spirit while he preps a radio transmitter on a "scientist" sea turtle as a part of Tour de Turtles in Nevis, West Indies, July 2014. Dan Evans is Sea Turtle Conservancy's Technology & Research Specialist and Sea Turtle Grants Program Administrator, so in his job he wears a lot of hats AND a Fundana!
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Baton Rouge, LouisianaLucas, Executive Director for the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC), shared a photo from Baton Rouge, LA, in June 2014. Louisiana is a new state in our Fundana photo collection! Thank you, Becca Gelwicks, for giving this Fundana as a gift. Thank you, Lucas, for catching the Fundana spirit!
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Bonita Springs, FloridaLisa's family came together in Bonita Springs, FL, in June 2014, to celebrate her spirited life. We visited nature preserves and beaches that were special to Lisa. We were fortunate to see a lot of loggerhead sea turtle nests marked on the beaches we visited.
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Thousand Oaks, California"Sew Turtle" Linda Antonioli and Tony DeFranco, Foto Fandango Judge extraordinaire, rock their Lisa's Fundanas in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Perth, Ontario, CanadaThis tiny turtle showed up at Heather Elliott and Fred Ingram's back door in Perth, Ontario, Canada on Thursday, in May 2014. He's barely bigger than the sea turtle bead on a Fundana - what a cutie patootie!
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Mount Rainier National Park,
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Jekyll Island, GeorgiaNatalie Ward Larson wore her Fundana during an April 2014 beach cleanup with Georgia Sea Turtle Center volunteers and staff at Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, Georgia. How cool, Natalie, that you wore your Fundana while cleaning up Driftwood Beach - bravo!
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Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaBeamer in Pennsylvania was our Animal Foto Winner (and of course, his prize included dog treats). When Beamer posed for a photo with his prizes, the cat photobombed the picture! Thanks, Alexa Vath, for sharing this great moment in May 2014.
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Canyon Lake, ArizonaKristin Welk shares a picture from her camping trip near Apache Junction, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert in March 2014. Kristin reports, "It was a fun time wearing my Fundana kayaking the beautiful segments of Canyon Lake, Arizona." In the background off the shore is her vintage 1961 Metzendorf travel trailer.
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Thakadu Lodge, South AfricaSue Craig smiles in a Fundana safari pic from her recent trip to South Africa in April 2014. Sue took her Fundana to Thakadu Lodge on the Madikwe Game Reserve eight miles from the Botswana border. While on this photo safari, Sue snapped thousands of pictures. Sue, were you able to get a Fundana on a lion for a quick pic??
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Chatsworth, CaliforniaRobin dons her new "Fancy Fundana" and Henry sports his "Fundana Horn Cozies" before a neighborhood walk in Chatsworth, CA., March 2014.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
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St. Paul, MinnesotaRenee McLain, a childhood friend of Lisa's, strikes a pose in her Fundana while doing inventory for Go-Live at a children's hospital in St Paul, MN, in March 2014. Renee has known Lisa almost as long as Lisa's own family.
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Chanhassen, MinnesotaRenee McLain's niece, Clarista, poses with Angel Bear, which Lisa gave to Renee's Mom, Cindy Berg, years earlier since they were very close. They are both rockin' the look in their Lisa's Fundanas! Thank you for sharing this special photo. March 2014.
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Nassau, BahamasAnne Craig-Baker shares this warm weather Fundana photo from Nassau, Bahamas in March 2014. Keep your eye out for sea turtles, Anne, and if you see one, say "hi" from us!
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Woodbine, GeorgiaNatalie Ward Larson and her sweet dog, Toby, share their Fundana pic from Woodbine, GA, in March 2014. Natalie has been a volunteer at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center (GSTC) for many years, assisting with education and husbandry and leading turtle walks during the summer.
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Freshwater Beach, Australia
Bend, Oregon
Jake Bernardi is a one-wheeled wonder in Bend, Oregon, March 2014! Hmmmm... Could Cirque du Soleil be in his future???
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Jessica Bernardi takes a dinosaur out for a spin in Bend, Oregon, March 2014. Sea turtles have been around for 110 million years, since the time of the dinosaurs, so it makes perfect sense that this dinosaur would honor sea turtles with his stylish Fundana.
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Watertown, New York
Fred Ingram brings his Fundana to the state of New York! Dr. David Plante and Dr.Teresa Dewey, veterinarians and owners of North Country Animal Health Center, welcomed Fred and Heather Elliott to Watertown, NY. David and Teresa's daughter Emily, studying to become a vet, loves marine life and sea turtles. Lisa would be proud!
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United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
Kim Harrell visited Washington, D.C., and snapped this Fundana pic with the United States Capitol in the background. Kim, we LOVE having the capital of the United States represented!! Fun fact: The United States Capitol building contains approximately 540 rooms and has 658 windows (108 in the dome alone) and approximately 850 doorways.
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Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Animal Aid Unlimited co-founder Erika Abrams feeds two orphaned calves that have been given a second chance at life in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Gaurav (brown boy) and Maruti (blonde girl) are frolicking friends now, and they are safe and loved in the care of Animal Aid Unlimited. March 2014.
Victor, Idaho
Jessica Rodin knows there are two things you have to get while visiting Idaho -- Idaho potatoes AND a huckleberry milkshake from Victor Emporium in Victor, ID. For over 50 years, Victor Emporium has served their world famous huckleberry milkshakes to everyone from infamous locals to world leaders. March 2014.
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Bismarck, North Dakota
Ah-one and ah-two fundanas are in this wunnerful photo from Bismark, ND! Cousin Connie and husband Mike Stevenson visited Lisa’s Great Uncle Lawrence Welk at the North Dakota State Capitol in March 2014. Mike's tie looks quite snappy!
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Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Kim Harrell took her Fundana to a most appropriate location in March 2014 -- the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, just south of the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. The Virginia Aquarium participates in several sea turtle research programs, and they have a turtle and marine mammal Stranding Response Team. Kim watched the release of a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle there a few years ago. She "adopted" him and followed his radio tracking information for months!
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While Kim Harrell was visiting the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in March 2014, it was nice and quiet, so she sat on the bench at the exhibit and sketched some sea turtles for us! Kim used photos she took of Virginia Aquarium's exhibits so she could paint them when she illustrated a sea turtle article for Chesapeake Bay Magazine.
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Hilton Head, South CarolinaAlexa Vath's service dog, Beamer, stopped to strike a Fundana pose in front of the lighthouse at Hilton Head in March 2014. We love Beamer's bright smile!
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Jackson Hole Ski Resort, Wyoming
Jessica Rodin is on top of the world at sunny, beautifully snowy Jackson Hole, Wyoming in March 2014. Fundanas look cool AND keep your neck warm!
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KooL Ranch, Fallbrook, California |
Redmond, Oregon
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National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland
Beijing & Shanghai, China; Hong Kong; Singapore; Seoul, South Korea
Long Beach, California
Indonesia
St. Martin / St. Thomas / St. John
Alexa Vath shared these WONDERFUL photos from her family's holiday Disney cruise in December 2013. Beamer, Alexa's service dog, got to make the trip too. Alexa brought along Beamer's Fundana to capture some photos, and it looks like they had a fantastic adventure!
Aconcagua Valley, Chile
Jess Rodin and Tom Randgaard send these great pictures from the Aconcagua Valley in Chile, November 2013. The horseback photo is from San Esteban Vineyards. We gained a new country AND a new continent! Thanks and Happy Trails, you two cowhands!
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Iguazu Falls, Argentina
Argentina joins our growing international album! Jess Rodin and Tom Rangaard at Iguazu Falls, Argentina, November 2013. On November 11 of 2011, Iguazu Falls was announced as one of the seven winners of the New Seven Wonders of Nature by the New Seven Wonders of the World Foundation.
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Puppy Love in Venice, California
Swee' Pea is a sweet little girl who had three litters of puppies before the age of two. She is now rescued from the puppy mill and is safe with Peter and Tracy Carpenter and their kids, and smartly outfitted in Mom & Susanna's Fundana handiwork!
Then, without warning, there was an attack on the lawn that led to quite a kerfuffle about who gets the Fundana. Gus won! Little Gus carried his Mommy's new Fundana across the lawn so he could have it for himself. October 2013. |
'Roller Boogie' Then & Now: Jim Bray & Linda Blair (1979) and Kenny & Linda Antonioli (2013). Two differences: Linda & Kenny were wearing Lisa's Fundanas and their picture was taken by Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti who was walking right behind them on the Venice boardwalk.
Tour de Turtles Event, Melbourne Beach, Florida
On your mark, get set, go! This female loggerhead sea turtle, named Ripley, was released during Tour de Turtles on Melbourne Beach in Brevard County, FL, July 2013. Brevard County is home to more loggerhead sea turtles during nesting time than any other place in the Western Hemisphere, and Ripley had laid her eggs just hours before being released. Ripley joined 11 other sea turtles in the "race" to see which turtle migrates the farthest. Track the sea turtles' migration routes at www.TourDeTurtles.org. And look! The woman at the starting gate has on a Fundana!
Tortuguero, Costa Rica
Sea Turtle Conservancy's Executive Director, David Godfrey, and satellite tracking expert, Dan Evans, along with two research assistants, had just released a sea turtle in Tortuguero, Costa Rica, in July 2013. This turtle is being tracked as part of Sea Turtle Conservancy's Tour de Turtles. You can follow all the "racing" turtles' migration maps at www.TourDeTurtles.org.
North Texas
On the summer solstice in June 2013, Georgia Richey spotted this yeti in North Texas, and she was quick to capture it on film before the yeti quietly slipped away. Thanks, Georgia! This provides indisputable evidence that yetis do, indeed, exist and Texas yetis avoid sunburn on their heads by wearing Fundanas.