Siesta Key Sand Sculpting Event Raises $20,000 for Sea Turtles

The sand-sculpting event that drew thousands to Siesta Key last year has raised $20,000 for the Key’s original beachgoers: sea turtles.  On Thursday, Feb. 26, organizers of the fifth annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Competition presented their generous donation from the 2014 event to the Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program at Mote Marine Laboratory

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Kids Get Head Start on Mote’s Run for the Turtles

Youth Challenge Grant from Positive Tracks & Gulf Coast Community Foundation Invites Kids to Pitch in Before Run on April 4 Ready your running shoes for a fabulous fundraiser benefiting sea turtle conservation — and tell the young folks in your life they can get moving early for a $37,000 head start.http://bit.ly/moterun4turtles

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