Category: Event News

Join us for Harvest Splash

Nov 25, 2009

Join us this Thanksgiving Weekend for Harvest Splash!  Tour our Marine Animal Discovery Center for exhibits and information about marine wildlife, strandings, and rehabilitation.  Peek into our Clinic for a glimpse at Patty, our recovering Diamondback Terrapin.  Learn the latest about our new marine animal hospital.  Take your photo as a whale, seal, or sea […]

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Caring Winter Wonderland at the Bourne Public Library

Nov 20, 2009

Help celebrate Christmas in Olde Bourne Village. Come to the Jonathan Bourne Public Library between now and December 15 and place your bid on a variety of uniquely decorated table top Christmas trees, including one to benefit the National Marine Life Center!  Our tree and all others will be awarded to the highest bidders on […]

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Vote for NMLC on Facebook and help win $$ to save sea animals!

Nov 19, 2009

Chase is giving away $5 million to various charities and is calling on Facebook users to pick which ones.  YOU can help save marine animals, advance scientific discovery, and inspire conservation through environmental education – just vote for the National Marine Life Center!  Then, ask all your friends to do the same! Here’s the link: […]

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Shop & Share at Colony Place

Nov 18, 2009

The holidays are about giving, so Colony Place mall in Plymouth has partnered with the National Marine Life Center, the March of Dimes, and other local not-for-profit organizations to help raise money for them and save money for you. By donating $5 to NMLC for a wristband, you’ll get all of the following perks. ~ […]

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Join us for Spooooky Splash

Oct 28, 2009

It’s a ghost….  No, it’s a ghoul….  No, it’s a – it’s a – MARINE ANIMAL PARASITE!!!  EEEEEEK!  (Insert blood-curdling scream!) Join us this Saturday for a splashingly spooky Halloween Open House. We’ll have arts and crafts, games and ghouls.  You can make your very own seal or sea turtle trick-or-treat bag and decorate a […]

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Scarecrows on Main Street!

Oct 22, 2009

If you meander down Main Street you’ll see a lot of new faces….  doctors and dentists and veterinarians, baseball fans, bikers and surfers, ISWM workers and police officers and firefighters.  There’s one thing these faces have in common – they all have wisps of straw sticking out of them.  Yup, they’re scarecrows! This month, the […]

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3rd Annual Douglas J. Fletcher Golf Tournament a Big Success!

Oct 2, 2009

The 3rd annual Douglas J. Fletcher Memorial Golf Tournament took place on Thursday, September 17th, 2009 at the Brookside Club in Bourne. Over 120 golfers participated in the event, and in the subsequent 19th hole festivities at the Quahog Republic.  Exceeding both their goal and last year’s donation, the DJF Tournament raised $17,500 to benefit […]

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Happy 40th Anniversary to the Scallop Fest!

Sep 25, 2009

The Scallop Fest is this weekend in Bourne!  This year, the festival celebrates it’s 40th anniversary with an event that is bigger and better than ever!  Enjoy a delicious scallop or herb-roasted chicken meal while listening to fabulous live entertainment.  Browse the handicrafts at the Arts and Crafts fair.  Enjoy the rides and games at […]

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National Marine Life Center Participates in Coastsweep 2009

Sep 21, 2009

On Saturday September 19, 2009 a group of 17 volunteers set out to the Cape Cod Canal to clean the coastline between the Train Bridge and Bourne Bridge on the Buzzards Bay side. After 2 and 1/2 hours we came back with 149 lbs of trash and cover 1.25 miles of rocks and coastline. Of […]

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Mermaid Ball a Great Success!

Aug 10, 2009

NMLC Scores Fundraising Triumph with Mermaid Ball! Donors Flock to Signature Event Despite Economic Headwind and Set Fundraising Record. The 2009 Mermaid Ball at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Friday night, August 7th, set a fundraising event record for the National Marine Life Center. I suspect I’m not breaking headline news when I note that […]

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