The next Marine Sanctuary Committee meeting will be Monday, February 25 at 6 pm in the Visitor Information Center/Chamber Conference Room.

Below is a list of some of the items we will be discussing:

Marine Sanctuary Committee leadership for 2013
Reef Sponsorship update
Run for the Reef update
Volunteers needed for Fun Fest booth April 26 and 27
Promoting and marketing reefs
Grant opportunities

Our next meeting for the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary Committee is Monday, May 21 at 6:30PM at the Best Western in Navarre.

We will be focusing on the ground breaking event and firming up sponsor signage.  The kiosks are being built now and will be completed by Friday.  Sign and plaque design will be discussed at the meeting
Snorkelers are welcome at the ribbon cutting event on Tuesday May 22 at 11:30PM.  Please contact Mandy Evers  (nwfevents@gmail.com)   if you would like to be part of a group snorkel at the ribbon cutting.   Volunteers are also  needed  to man the table with information about the sponsorship program and Run for the Reef.

More volunteer opportunities are available for Thursdays in the Parks which start May 24th.  The Foundation is using  VolunteerSpot (an online sign up and reminder tool) to schedule volunteers for upcoming community awareness activities.   Please sign up – here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot:
http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/1032345634189984080

2) Enter your email address. (No registration required!) Please note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone or send spam emails.

3) Sign Up!

If you have trouble accessing the site or prefer not to enter your email address – please email nasandler@bellsouth.net

The Navarre Chamber Foundation  will have an informational booth at Fun Fest (Fri & Sat – Apr 27 & 28) to inform the community about the Marine Sanctuary progress,  sell nature walk bricks and promote the Run for the Reef.    We’ll also  staff the beer booth Saturday night.  The Foundation will get to keep tips received during the beer booth shift.

Additional volunteers are needed, particularly Saturday evening at the beer booth  from 4 pm to 7 pm.  Please contact Nancy Sandler (nasandler@bellsouth.net)  if you wish to help.

Thanks to those who have already volunteered and a big thank you to the Navarre Chamber for donating part of the Fun Fest 5K Proceeds to the Marine Sanctuary program.

Fun Fest will be in the Navarre Beach County Parking Lot next to the Pier.

Please mark the following dates on your calendar, and note the locations.

• Feb. 13, 2012 at 6:30PM at the Hampton Inn, Navarre – sponsorship meeting.  Come help us finalize our sponsorship program and plan for it’s début to the public.
• Feb. 27, 2012 at 6:30 at the Navarre Visitor Information Center – general committee meeting.  Discuss the status of permits, the project, and discuss Run for the Reef responsibilities.
• April 27, 2012 from 4-7PM on Navarre Beach – We need volunteers to staff our booth at FunFest.  Contact Nancy, nasandler@bellsouth.net, if you can help.
• April 28, 2012 from 10AM-7PM on Navarre Beach – We need volunteers in 2-3 hour shift to staff our booth at FunFest.  Contact Nancy, nasandler@bellsouth.net, if you can help.  Please include the times you are available.

Note that  a portion of the FunFest 5K proceeds go the NBMS committee.  Please spread the word and sign-up if you can.  More FunFest 5K information here.

Thanks  for your support,

The 3rd Annual Run for the Reef 5K and Kid’s 1 Mile Fun Run is fast approaching. We are seeking door prizes to be drawn for at the Awards Ceremony and Volunteers to help on Race Day (Saturday Morning October 15th at the Navarre Beach Pier).

Volunteers or Door Prize donators can register their interest right here on our website or just email navbms@navarrebeachmarinesanctuary.com

Of course participants are always welcome – and remember, you don’t have to be a runner to participate. You don’t even have to break a sweat. Just register for the run (here or at active.com, come out and get your awesome Race Shirt and enjoy the awards ceremony on the Navarre Pier Deck with complimentary food and beverage.

The Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary Committee will have the July meeting on Monday July 25th 6 PM at the Hampton Inn on Highway 98 in Navarre.

Volunteers and others interested in hearing about what’s going on with the effort to place beach accessible reefs in the Gulf and the Sound at Navarre Beach are welcome.

Come out and Help Make Navarre Snorkelicious!

You don’t have to be a track star or even a walker to help out with this year’s Run For The Reef 5k and Kid’s 1 Mile Fun Run. The event will be on Saturday October 15th 7 AM at the Navarre Pier and is sure to be a fun time.

We’re looking for Race Day Volunteers to work in these areas:
Kid’s Fun Run
Results Assistance
Water Stations
Food Service
Race Registrations
Race/Event Photography

Volunteers are typically needed from 6 AM till 10 or 11 AM and get a coveted race shirt as a thank you (along with the satisfaction of helping to Make Navarre Snorkelicious!).

Email navbms@navarrebeachmarinesanctuary to express your interest and availability.

The Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary Committee will have the June meeting on Monday June 27th 6 PM at the Hampton Inn on Highway 98 in Navarre.

Volunteers and others interested in hearing about what’s going on with the effort to place beach accessible reefs in the Gulf and the Sound at Navarre Beach are welcome.

Come out and Help Make Navarre Snorkelicious!

The Marine Sanctuary Committee booth at this year’s Fun Fest was the place to be. Nancy Sandler (Community Awareness Coordinator) and her band of merry volunteers made a big splash telling visitors about the recent program status and providing information on what’s to come. T-shirts and bumper stickers were snapped up in record numbers and over $200 was raised to aid program improvements and reef maintenance once the reefs are installed. Additionally – twenty new volunteers signed up to help Make Navarre Snorkelicious!

On May 7th Nancy and company were at it again – this time at the Sunset Stampede, handing out Run for the Reef registration forms and providing information on the reef program to the over large crowd at the annual evening 5K headquartered at Juana’s.

Thanks to all the volunteers that helped man the booth at these events!

The next Marine Sanctuary Meeting is Monday, April 25, 2011 at 6PM at the Hampton Inn.

We still need volunteers for the events and times below.  Please contact Nancy Sandler at nasandler@bellsouth.net if you are interested in helping out.
1.  Funfest, April 29th Friday, April 29 – 3 to 5 pm
2.  Funfest Saturday, April 30, 1 to 3:30 pm and 3:30 to 6 pm.
3.  Sunset Stampede 5K, May 7th from 3-5pm and 5-7pm

April Monthly Meeting Agenda

A.  Permitting update and Project Details

B.   Funding

a.  TDC and County funding update

b.  Grants

Status of grants applied for

Impact 100 grant

c.  Run for the Reef update

d.  Sponsorship

C.  Community Awareness

a.  Past Events

b.  Future Events

D.  Next Meeting

E.  Adjourn