Turtle Shirts!

A few weeks ago Robby received some exciting news. He applied for an internship to learn how to look after and guide the sea turtle hatchlings on the Florida coast. He learned about the internship last summer when he went on the night "Turtle Trek" to watch the hatchlings emerge from their nest and waddle to the ocean. Ever since that experience, his love of sea turtles has grown to a new level. He was changed by the experience and has been talking (and dreaming) about assuming the role of Sea Turtle Rescue Intern.

He is over-the-moon with his acceptance, and we are delighted with his enthusiasm and excitement about his summer adventure. Although he is thrilled with the prospect of being an intern, he is understandably nervous about sleeping away from us for the week. I connected with the organizers and relayed his concerns. We were all relieved to learn that sleeping at the center was not a requirement. He will have a room at camp, but if he wants to stay with us at the hotel we can shuttle him back and forth. (I have a feeling that he will decide to stay once he becomes comfortable and makes new friends, but we aren't going to pressure the decision.)

As part of his internship, Robby is encouraged to fund raise for the organization. He decided that he wanted to kick-off the fundraising by designing and selling a t-shirt online. On Friday he went to a special session at his art studio and painted a mosaic of a sea turtle. Over the weekend we uploaded an image of the painting and created a shirt. If you would like to support his efforts, a shirt can be purchased here.

If you don't want a shirt, don't despair.  Other fundraising opportunities will be available soon!