The recent 25th Annual Blue Spring Manatee Festival was bustling with activity throughout the warm January weekend. Save the Manatee Club volunteers (l-r): Doug & Deb Brown, Janice & Terry Nearing, Melissa Johnston, and Marcy and Brent Taylor) talked to the many manatee enthusiasts who visited Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida to see and watch manatees in the wild. Thanks to all who helped staff our manatee education booth, including our great Saturday volunteers, Mina & Emma Reale, Marti Pounder, Vuttiphong Rittisakdanon, Eli Campos and Jessie Gilmartin.

We Need Volunteers!

You can help Save the Manatee Club by becoming a Club volunteer. SMC volunteers staff tables at manatee-related events, engage in speaking presentations, help out in the SMC offices, write letters and send e-mails on issues of concern to manatees, and report information to manatee researchers. You can make a difference for manatees!

If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out our Online Volunteer Application.

If you have additional questions, please send an e-mail to volunteer@savethemanatee.org or call our office toll-free at 1-800-432-JOIN (5646) and ask for Janice Nearing, Public Relations Director.

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February 1, 2010
Save the Manatee Club Presentation
Ponte Vedra Sierra Club
PVB Library
101 Library Road
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
For more info, contact:
Larry Lickenbrock
904-537-6047

February 20, 2010
Save the Manatee Club's Education Day
Blue Spring State Park
Orange City, FL
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, e-mail:
jnearing@
savethemanatee.org

February 27, 2010
NatureFest
Manatee Observation & Education Center
Fort Pierce, FL
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, visit:
www.manateecenter.com

March 6 & 7, 2010
Weeki Wachee Swamp Festival
Linda Pedersen Park
Weeki Wachee, FL
Sat. - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun. - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, visit:
www.wwswampfest.com

March 13 & 14, 2010
Apollo Beach Manatee
Festival of the Arts
Apollo Beach, FL
Mar. 13-10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mar. 14-10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, visit:
www.apollobeach
chamber.com

March 13, 2010
Sea Turtle Day
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Boca Raton, FL
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, visit:
www.gumbolimbo.org

March 20, 2010
Panther Day Celebration
Florida Panther NWR
Roger Roth Work Center
Immokalee, FL
7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
For more info, e-mail:
annjanette_greenwood
@fws.gov

April 10, 2010
Garden Festival
Fanning Springs State Park
Fanning Springs, FL
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
For more info, visit:
www.fanningsprings
gardenfestival.com

April 10, 2010
River Celebration Day
Walter Jones Historical Park
Jacksonville, FL
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more info, e-mail:
kelly@
stjohnsriverkeeper.org


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