To benefit Clearwater Marine Aquarium
& Family Network on Disabilites

Saturday, October 11th from 3pm -10pm
Live Music, Food, Wine & Beer!

Silent Auction:
Does your business have an item or service to donate to the Silent Auction? Please call the Chamber to include your item in the auction (727.360.4121).

Volunteers:
40 Volunteers Needed! Volunteers may purchase event t-shirts at 50 off at Sloppy Joe's. Sign Me Up!

VIP Tents:
Download your VIP Turtle Nest Reservation Form - $25 Includes 4 Drinks, Light Hors d'Oeuvres, Reserved Area near Bands and Shade Under a Tent!

Posters:
Please help promote the event by hanging the Poster in your window. Feel free to distribute them to others.

Talent Line Up:
Swinging Mooks, Michael Southern & the Smoking Guns, Elevated, Tom Gribbin & the Saltwater Cowboys, and Big Brother

Arts, Crafts, Antiques and More
Beach Parking at 112th Ave

Niagara Falls Westlane Music Performance Tour
 
The Mayors' Prayer Breakfast
Friday October 10th, 7am
Treasure Island Tennis and Yacht Club
400 Treasure Island Causeway 
$15.00 per person, On Sale at the Chamber
 
Performance
Saturday October 11th, 7pm
TI October Beach Fest
 
Performance
Monday October 13th, 4pm
Community Center
Thanksgiving Dinner follows at 5pm
$10.00 per person, On Sale at the Chamber

Contact Chamber for other 'off-island' performances

TI Member Grand Re-Opening
 
On Thursday, September 18th, Luxury Nails owners Kelly Nguyen and her mother, Thuy Ngoc Van, held a Grand Re-Opening Celebration in honor of their long move from the north side to the south side - of 107th Ave, Treasure Island.

A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, presided by Mayor Mary Maloof and Chamber President Dominique Reiter, was organized by the Chamber to help the Nguyen's promote their business within the community.



(727) 481-4417
121 107th Ave
Treasure Island, FL 33706

Clearwater Aquarium Welcomed TI Chamber

In honor of our combined event (Treasure Island October Beach Fest on October 11th), CMA invited the TI Chamber to hold our September Mixer at the aquarium.

On Friday, September 19th, Jody Armstrong, COO, welcomed Chamber members in the Theater, renovated from an old, round marine tank. Jody spoke about the aquarium's short-term expansion, which includes additional stranding pools for rescued animals, and long-term vision. She also discussed CMA's work with sea turtles - a benefactor of the Oct 11th event. As a gift, everyone received a "Tampa Bay Tour of Turtles" Book full of turtle information and artwork from the previous 'painted turtle' fundraiser.

Before taking a tour and watching the dolphin feeding, Volunteer of the Year 2006, Kevin Burke, told us the story of Winter the dolphin and how they manage to get her into her prosthetic tail each morning. Kevin was proud to point out that the world-wide coverage of Winter has brought people from all over specifically to see the rescued dolphin. He believes that all of the beach communities benefit from visitors from Great Britain and elsewhere because CMA is a planned stop on their holiday.

Ann Clark, Director of Guest Services, describes the Turtle Watch process: placing cages over the nest to collect hatchlings so they aren't confused by waterfront lighting, how volunteers sit from 9pm-1am during expected hatch periods, ushering the hatch to the water, excavation of nests after the hatch and burying the nest remains back into the ground.

CMA has a staff of only 25-30, and relies on the assistance of over 500 volunteers. Some of these volunteers have spent the last few months watching over sea turtle nests up and down the Gulf Beaches, including Treasure Island. After the event, a few of our own Chamber members signed up with Dawn DeSantis, Volunteer Coordinator.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium
249 Windward Passage
Clearwater, FL 33767
www.CMAquarium.org

Courtesy of Joe Martin
Associate Member & Photographer

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