The Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary Committee’s plans for the Reef Sponsorship Program won’t be officially unveiled until after the Impact 100 Grant Winners have been decided in October.    Even so – the program has generated early interests.   Three companies or individuals have already stepped up to the plate to make pledges of support:

Best Western Navarre

Deep & Wide Dredging, Inc.

Mike & Nancy Sandler

Thank you to these individuals and companies for their leadership in helping to Make Navarre Snorkelicious!

Plans are set and the race is on to register for this year’s Run For The Reef 5K and Kid’s 1 Mile Fun Run.  Last year we had over 300 registrants ……help put us over the 400 mark and register now.  Plenty of places to pick up race registration forms:

Navarre Visitor Information Center
Navarre Beach Fishing Pier
Navarre YMCA
The Club – Tiger Point
Run With It – Fort Walton Beach
Running Wild  – Pensacola
Holley By The Sea Recreation Center
You can also download the registration form here or register online at active.com.    We will have race day registration also, but early registration is recommended.

Avoid the rush and REGISTER NOW!

Join us for the next monthly meeting of the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary Committee on Monday, August 23rd at 6 PM.  The meeting will be in the Navarre Visitor Information Center Conference Room.    Please enter through the entrance facing the sound.

We will be discussing plans for the Run for the Reef 5K and our providing an update on the Impact 100 Grant progress.

We’ll be showing off and distributing the new bumperstickers too.

As always – the public is welcomed and encouraged to attend and participate.

Help us Make Navarre Snorkelicious!

There are just a few more sponsorships available – don’t miss out on this opportunity to be associated with one of the best events Navarre offers in the fall….The Run for the Reef 5K and 1 Mile Kid’s Fun Run.  Check out the sponsorship opportunities and contact us at navbms@navarrebeachmarinesanctuary.com to be part of the fun.

Thanks to this year’s  Run for the Reef 5K sponsors who have already demonstrated their commitment to help Make Navarre Snorkelicious!

Navarre Press

Wynn Haven Animal Clinic

Trees Plus

Century 21 Island View Realty

TC’s Front Porch

Barbara and Dan McCarren

The Griffith Family

Mike and Nancy Sandler

Buffalo Rock Beverages and Food Services

Navarre Healing Arts

Regions Bank

Holly Hill Pottery

Griffin Photography

Looking for volunteers to help prepare for this year’s Run For The Reef 5K.
Monday Aug 2 at 6 PM
Navarre Visitor Information Center Conference Room (in the park next to the Navarre Beach Bridge on hwy 98)

You don’t need any running or race experience – join the fun and help us Make Navarre Snorkelicious!

As if that weren’t enough – there’s a free t-shirt in it for you.

See you there.

The Navarre Beach Fishing Pier will be the venue for the  2010 Run For The Reef 5K on October 16th, 2010.

Race Day Packet Pickup will be 6 AM on the Pier deck.  After the race we’ll be serving beer, soft drinks and food on the deck and holding the Post Race Awards Ceremony.

Mark your calendars to come out and enjoy the run and the beautiful gulf front view from the Navarre Pier Deck.

Last year we had over 300 participants  and this year we’re making plans for an even bigger crowd.

Pick up your registration form or  take advantage of one of the great race sponsorship opportunities and help us Make Navarre Snorkelicious!

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And that’s following a cavalcade of other good news about the Marine Sanctuary…..

We recently submitted our Impact 100 Grant application for a $114K Grant.
We’ll be submitting a $250K Grant through Pepsi’s Refresh Everything Site on August 1.
We just got our first pledge of $1,500 for our Pledge Program.

And last but not least …..there’s still time to reserve your spot for a Run For The Reef 5K T-shirt Sponsorship.     $125 for your name or your company name on the Race Shirt and $250 for your logo.

Why not celebrate all the good news by signing up today.

You can reserve your sponsorship by emailing navbms@navarrebeachmarinesanctuary.com or by phone (850-677-1875).  You can also do it online by making the appropriate donation amount on our website and noting in the additional notes section what sponsorship level to associate with your contribution.

Thanks for helping us Make Navarre Snorkelicious!!

Planning for this fall’s 2nd Annual Run For The Reef 5K is cranking up and Navarre need’s your help to make this year’s event another spectacular success.

You can help Make Navarre Snorkelicious through donating your time as a volunteer, participating in the run, or sponsoring the race.    There are plenty of opportunities to participate in this great event.  The T-Shirt alone is worth it…not to mention the after party at Juana’s.    More information about the run is on our site – just click here.

Escambia County received word today from NOAA,  of a favorable ruling for the  snorekeling reef permits in the sound near the Fort Pickens gate and nearshore in the Gulf, just west of  Casino Beach.   This means  after the Army Corps of Engineers is officially notified of the ruling, that Federal Permits should be forthcoming.

This is GREAT NEWS for both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.  Because of the favorable ruling, the way is paved for application of the same criteria and precedent  inthe permits being sought by the Marine Sanctuary.  We are one very large step closer to Making Navarre Snorkelicious!!

Another bit of good news is that the re survey of the Navarre Gulf Reef Site came back with no changes to the original survey.  This means no  information gathered for the Navarre Gulf side snorkeling reef permits will need to be altered, which should further help the speed of the permitting process.

The Marine Sanctuary Committee has selected Saturday October 16th, 2010  as  the date for the  2nd annual Run For The Reef 5k Race and 1 Mile Kid’s Fun Run.   Mark your calendars for this exciting event.  The course on Navarre Beach is one of the area favorites and the weather is perfect for it in the fall.

Last year’s inaugural race featured over 300 runners and raised over $8,000 for  the committee’s efforts to establish snorkeling and diving reefs at Navarre Beach.   There will be  awards in all age categories and door prizes and you won’t want to miss the great after party.

We look forward to welcoming back last years participants and plan to see a lot of new faces.   Look for details as the event planning kicks into gear.  We  also look forward to renewing with many of our sponsors from last year also that helped make the event successful.  Spread the word and help us Make Navarre Snorkelicious!!