Sea Turtle Baby Shower Returns To Pensacola Beach

What: Sea Turtle Baby Shower
Hosted by: Pensacola Beach Advocates along with sponsors – Island Times, Santa Rosa Island Authority and Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce
When: June 4, from 9 a.m. to Noon
Where: Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach
Purpose: To educate locals and visitors about nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings as well as the beach ecosystem.

The Pensacola Beach Advocates host the Sea Turtle Baby Shower, Saturday, June 4 from 9 a.m. until Noon at the Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach along with presenting sponsors – Island Times, Santa Rosa Island Authority and the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce. It’s free, so load up your family and join the fun.

The Sea Turtle Baby Shower presents information at this family-friendly event about sea turtles and their habitats. Learn what you can do to help nesting sea turtles as they return home to our beaches this nesting season. Learn about the beach ecosystem and other animals who call the beach their home at this “hands on” event which featuring 20 exhibitors.

Pensacola Beach Advocates President Rhonda Dorfman said, “Arrive early and take the sea turtle oath. Pick up your activity booklet and visit the exhibitors. Get your booklet stamped after you’ve learned something fun and exciting. Then you can pick up your surprise.”

Participants can watch Dan the Sand Man create a sand sculpture. Meet Mendi the Mermaid, participate in the Trash Dash or collect sea grass with the Panhandle Manatee group. Boogie, Inc. will provide music.

Want to be the 2022 Sea Turtle Queen? Make a $5 donation and register for a drawing to become the Sea Turtle Queen. Donations can be made online PBAdvocates.org or at the event. The Queen is given a custom tiara designed by Sheri Tigue of Nashville along with a queen’s sash. The Queen also rides in the Pensacola Beach Christmas parade. The queen’s name is drawn at random. You do not need to be present to win.

In the event of rain, the Sea Turtle Baby Shower will move indoors to seven beach locations. For last minute updates, check the Pensacola Beach Advocates Facebook page. For more information, [email protected] or pbadvocates.org.

9 a.m. – Take the Sea Turtle Oath
9:30 a.m. – Ocean Hour Trash Dash relay with prizes
10 a.m. – Story-time with Mendi the Mermaid
11 a.m. -Floating in the Ocean Clean Water Demonstration
11:30 a.m. – Dan in the Sand will unveil his sand sculpture
11:45 a.m. – Sea Turtle Tiara Drawing for the 2022 Sea Turtle Queen

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