Category: Shoutouts


Lemonade stands raise money to save marine animals!

We were inspired by recent fundraising efforts from two groups of kids…. Alison of Gray Gables and her two cousins Jordin and Taylor have enjoyed visiting the National Marine Life Center’s Marine Animal Discovery Center.  Excited about NMLC’s construction project to build a new marine animal hospital, they decided to help.  Late August, they held […]

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Kids Who Care

Today National Marine Life Center was blessed when a group of children brought in a wonderful gift.  Aaron, Natalie, Gabe, and Emily had visited NMLC’s Marine Animal Discovery Center throughout the summer with their nanny, Mary Lou.  They enjoyed the crafts that they made at “Fins and Flippers” and decided they wanted to do something […]

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Mermaid Ball a Great Success!

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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Catching Joy

“Catching Joy is fun. Catching Joy is simple. Catching Joy is important. Catching Joy is necessary. Catching Joy is good. Catching Joy brings joy to the recipients. Catching Joy brings double the joy to the givers. Catching Joy starts with children. Catching Joy is contagious.” ~ Joy Olaes Surprenant, Founder & President Catching Joy is […]

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You’re not the only one waiting for this building to open!

Thanks to the creative juices of Joe Higgins and Rattle Marketing, a new sign graces the front of our hospital construction project.  The sign features a photo of an endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle racing for its ocean home after having been rehabilitated, and cosestudi‘s conceptual design of NMLC’s new marine animal hospital.  One can […]

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Girl Scouts Save the World – one aluminum can at a time

Four Girl Scouts from Troop 81602 decided to save the world – one aluminum can at a time – by holding a bottle and can drive at the National Marine Life Center.  The scouts set up the event, accepted bottles and cans, and sorted the donations for easy transport to the redemption center. According to […]

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Girls Scouts “Save the World” @ NMLC

A local Girl Scouts Troop has decided to earn its “save the world” badge by helping the National Marine Life Center raise funds for the new marine animal hospital.  On July 18th from 11 am to 2 pm, the troop will collect empty redeemable bottles and cans at the NMLC Discovery Center, 120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay, […]

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NMLC Music Video “Pearl Diver”

Enjoy our exciting new National Marine Life Center music video called “Pearl Diver,” artistically created by Jul3ia Richard and Evan Kaigle with post-production editing by Turtle Journal.  Jul3ia’s driving rhythm simulates the release of rescued sea turtles back into the ocean, while Evan’s moving images  evoke the joy of the National Marine Life Center today and paint the promise of […]

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PIXY 103 Interviews NMLC’s Kathy and Don

Suzanne Tonaire, “Rock Babe” DJ and program director at PIXY 103 for Nassau Broadcasting, interviewed Kathy Zagzebski and Don Lewis about the National Marine Life Center for a show that aired on June 21st and again on July 19th.  This 30 minute rocking talkfest ran the gamut from construction of the new marine animal hospital […]

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Bat Mitzvah Celebration Donation

Our special thanks to the Revis-Snider Family in honor of Julia on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah. With the help of Mitzvah Tables, the Revis-Snider family chose to decorate the tables at Julia’s Bat Mitzvah with centerpieces made up of items that will now be used by the National Marine Life Center. The centerpieces included plastic buckets, beach […]

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