All Entries in the "Volunteer Blog" Category
My Summer at NMLC by Lianna Montgomery
I spent my summer at the National Marine Life Center as an education intern and I had a lot of fun! Last week ended my summer at NMLC and I was sad to go but I had such a great time. I learned a lot and met so many great people. My duties as an [...]
Black Backed Gull Release
Today the National Marine Life Center had participated something outside our normal daily activities of education programs and turtle care. At roughly 3PM , the NMLC crew took a brief moment out of busy schedules to celebrate a quick and joyous moment to release our Black Backed Gull friend. Our gull friend, formerly known as Winger, was spotted [...]
The Think Tank: Dory’s Final Blog for NMLC!
Hello again everyone! I am sad to say that this will be my final blog of the summer, as I venture back to school this coming week, a little earlier for orientation programs at my school. Regardless, it has been an eventful couple of weeks since my last post, full of exciting news to share. [...]
The Think Tank: Dory’s Weekly Blog for NMLC
How time flies when you’re helping turtles! It’s difficult for me to believe that it’s already mid-July, and yet I feel that in the 1 1/2 months I’ve been here, I feel we’ve accomplished a lot. The center is now bustling with activity, as people bring their kids in to the Discovery Center for Fins [...]
The Think Tank: Dory’s Weekly Blog for NMLC
I realized on my last blog that I did not really talk too much about the daily duties of an intern. Therefore, this blog will just be a broad recap on some of the recent goings-on at NMLC. Because some very significant donors came this past Thursday to take a look at the animal hospital, [...]
The Think Tank-Dory’s Blog
Walking into the doors of NMLC, I had little idea of what to expect. As a marine biology major, I applied to the center wanting not only to garner a better understanding of some aspects of this vast field of science, but I was also keen to know more about sea turtles and other marine [...]
Thanks, Robert!
For the past month, you’ve been hearing from guest blogger Robert Anderson, a senior at Cape Cod Academy who has been volunteering at NMLC as part of his senior service project. We have truly enjoyed working with Robert. He is always ready and willing to help with anything. He did a great job on getting [...]
My Final Update
Four weeks ago when I began my senior project here I was told my main project would be to get the critter tank up and running for the summer. The Tank wasn’t in the best of shape; half of the filter wasn’t working, the tubes were dirty, and I knew very little about plumbing or filters. [...]
My Senior Project 2
The week of 5/24 -5/28 started off a little bit hectic. I came in on Monday to discover that over the weekend the Critter Tank had leaked 40 gallons and Joanne was forced to drain the whole thing. The leak occured where the old broken pump was. I hadn’t installed the new pump yet but I closed off [...]
Welcome to the Summer Interns!
The National Marine Life Center put out a call for summer interns in March. After a competitive process we have brought five amazing interns on for the summer. The summer interns will be in charge of all public education programs, being the face of the National Marine Life Center at fairs and festivals and supporting [...]
New Volunteer Orientation
The National Marine Life Center functions with a great deal of support from our amazing volunteers. Whether it is helping to file paperwork in the office, answering phones when they ring, educating the public about marine animals and rehabilitation, or working with the rehabilitation patients themselves, our volunteers are there! If you are contemplating becoming [...]
My Senior Project
Hi everyone, my name is Robert Anderson and I am a senior at Cape Cod Academy. For the month of May, I will be volunteering at the National Marine Life Center for my senior project. At Cape Cod Academy the senior class is required to complete 80 hours and four weeks of community service in [...]
Thanks, Mom!
In honor of mother’s day, we’d like to thank and recognize our own mothers. They have taught us compassion towards animals and each other. They have taught us to be curious about the world around us. They have taught us the value of education. They support us and celebrate us and our work. Today, we [...]
Thank You Volunteers! – Our Trustees
In honor of National Volunteer Week, we’d like to take a moment to thank and honor our governing volunteers – our Board of Trustees. The Board works tirelessly to advance the mission of the National Marine Life Center. They govern the organization and strategically plan for our future. While they often work “behind the scenes”, [...]
Thank You Volunteers! – In Our Backyard
It’s National Volunteer Week! Today we’d like to thank the volunteers who come to us from the schools in our back yard. We are fortunate to be part of a community with wonderful schools that value community service. Students from Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and the Cape Cod Community [...]
Thank You Volunteers! – Community Service
It’s National Volunteer Week! Today we’d like to thank all the Community Service volunteers who have helped us over the years. The National Marine Life Center has been blessed with over 300 community service volunteers who have donated their time for a specific project. Some have participated in a work day while others have done [...]
Thank You, Volunteers! – Top 10
It’s National Volunteer Week, and all of our volunteers are TOP to us! For the purposes of this post, we’d like to thank and recognize the volunteers with the highest number of hours in 2009. Thank you, NMLC Volunteers, for all the hours you donate to help save endangered and protected marine animals, advance science, [...]
Thank You, Volunteers! – Interns ROCK!
It’s National Volunteer Week! We’d like to thank and recognize all our wonderful volunteers and in particular, in this post, our interns! The National Marine Life Center welcomed our first interns during the summer of 2006. Since then, students from colleges both near and far have joined us during the summer to help with education, [...]
Thank You Volunteers! – All that they do
It’s National Volunteer Week, and time to honor and celebrate the remarkable contributions of volunteers. Volunteers are the life-blood of the National Marine Life Center. They are involved in our programs, including animal care, science, and education. They provide support services such as administration and marketing. They’ve even helped to build our new marine animal [...]
Thank You, Volunteers! – Our Founders
In honor of National Volunteer Week, we’d like to take a moment to thank, honor, and remember our original volunteers – our founders. The National Marine Life Center was founded in 1995 by a group of Cape Codders concerned about the significant number of stranded animals in and around Cape Cod, and the absence of [...]
