CLEARWATER, FL (Dec. 13, 2023) – Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Inspire Program staff and Board of Directors members visited with children and their families at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 12.
CMA staff had an interactive dolphin puppet named Donny, and showed a special video message from their resident dolphin and animal care staff, and the CMA Board of Directors handed out stuffed animals.
Since being founded in 1972, Clearwater Marine Aquarium has served as a place of refuge and joy to millions. From the most dramatic and publicized story of Winter’s survival after losing her tail to the tenacious personality of Nicholas, our animals touch the hearts of those experiencing or overcoming their own challenges. CMA’s Inspire Program was built on the foundational need to embrace the impact the resident and rescued animals at our facility have on individuals.
This program is dedicated to working with groups that help underserved communities, those experiencing physical and medical challenges, and educational programs inspiring the next generation of marine conservationists.
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Media Contact: Marsha Strickhouser | mstrickhouser@CMAquarium.org | (727) 242-0770
- About Clearwater Marine Aquarium
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working marine rescue center dedicated to inspiring the human spirit through leadership in education, research, rescue, rehabilitation and release. With a mission to preserve the environment and its marine life, CMA is home to rescued dolphins, sea turtles, river otters, stingrays, a nurse shark and more. Through Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, CMA conducts important global research focused on protecting manatees, North Atlantic right whales and sea turtles. Major motion picture Dolphin Tale (2011) and its sequel Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) features the true stories of rescued resident dolphins Winter and Hope, inspiring millions around the world. The mission and potential to change people’s lives differentiates Clearwater Marine Aquarium from any other aquarium in the world.
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We believe in preserving our environment while inspiring the human spirit through leadership in the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine life; environmental education; research; and conservation.
A Florida non-profit 501(c)(3) organization