Student Board Member
One of the camp counselors, Becca Weidner, has become a Love A Sea Turtle Student Board Member! Becca has been dedicated to the camps – she has volunteered for every camp week from 2011-2012 – and continues to inspire the campers to become more involved. She has participated in numerous Love A Sea Turtle activities and events and will be a great student representative. I know that she is going to be a big help and I’m glad to have her on my team!
Supporting Marine Science Education
Throughout the summer, Love A Sea Turtle made donations to Hammocks Beach State Park, Ecological Marine Adventures and Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation Center in support of their free educational programs and facilities. Funds were raised from bake sales, t-shirt proceeds, donations and Love A Sea Turtle Trail Run & Nature Walk.
Volunteer Recognition
17 high school students recently spent from 1 to 6 weeks volunteering at the Upstream Downstream Connection summer camp program provided by Love A Sea Turtle for the Pitt County Boys & Girls Clubs. Each student volunteer was presented with a certificate from Casey Sokolovic, founder of Love A Sea Turtle. Camps were held at A Time For Science.
Youth Service America
YSA welcomes Help Them L.A.S.T. – Love A Sea Turtle as a member of the Global Youth Service Network and part of a coalition of local, state, national, and global organizations committed to increasing the number and diversity of young people serving in order to improve themselves and their communities in substantive ways.
Love A Sea Turtle is now an official certifying organization for the President’s Volunteer Service Awards program.
Camp Week
The first week of The Upstream Downstream Connection was an advanced level camp for returning Boys & Girls Club youth. The first 3 days were spent on water and STEM focused activities. Day 4 was for scuba diving and kayaking and the last day featured a marine science adventure at the coast. It was a great week!
Sea Turtle Release
Sea Turtle releases are amazing. I watched 14 turtles return to the ocean yesterday at Topsail Island. These sea turtles were rehabilitated at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital. Photos are coming soon – check out the facebook page.
