June 20: Mini-golf for sea turtles

Tee up for sea turtles during a special mini-golf tournament to benefit Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program.

Tee times are 10 a.m. and noon on June 20 at Evies Family Golf Center, 4735 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota. The event is being organized by Lexi Mariash, a local 11-year-old who wants to save sea turtles. 

Cost is $25 per person or $100 per team. Entry includes golf, food, drinks and access to a fun house.

Funds from the tournament will be matched by the national, youth-centric nonprofit Positive Tracks to advance the important work of Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program, which has coordinated sea turtle conservation for more than 30 years along 35 miles of Sarasota County beaches.