HURRICANE IRMA RELIEF
by Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Suzanne Whittaker
Thank you for helping to support Clearwater Marine Aquarium's ongoing operations while they recover from the impacts of Hurricane Irma. My birthday wish is to raise money for the aquarium and my friends there. My birthday is in November, but they hurricane just happened so I am moving my idea to now. I met Winter and Hope and Nicholas with the Inspire program in July. It was a dream come true! I struggle with many things that make me a little different from other kids. I am going through a lot of testing right now to figure out more things. Meeting my friends made me very happy and was a dream come true! I sleep with my toy Winter every night and plan to see them again.
xoxo,
Alykat
On September 11th, 2017 Clearwater Marine Aquarium was impacted by Hurricane Irma. Thanks to our amazing ride-out team all of the animals are safe. Winds reaching up to 80 mph caused damage to our facility, which is home to both our resident and rehabilitating marine animals. For six days, we were closed to visitors to focus on the safety and care of our animals. As a non-profit organization we depend on you, as guests and donors, to stay running. Since we were closed for a six-day period, that caused a crucial loss in funding.
Your donations will help us continue our work of rescue, rehab and release and also help us repair damage to our facility caused by the storm.
Your donations will directly support:
We appreciate your well wishes, voices of encouragement and support throughout this time.
Your donations will help us continue our work of rescue, rehab and release and also help us repair damage to our facility caused by the storm.
Your donations will directly support:
- Animal care for our residents
- Animal rescue efforts
- Repair of damages to our facility and boats
- Storm preparation expenses
- Cost of clean up
- The losses of funds associated with closing to the public
We appreciate your well wishes, voices of encouragement and support throughout this time.