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C ayo Coordinator George Murphy was delighted,"What a great town! So many people stepping forward without hesitation to help a great cause and a great party." Saturday, November 20, local children turned out in force at the Kid's Korner at Cayo Carnival, the annual fundraising party for Reef Relief. As the evening approached, they were followed by literally thousands of partygoers who ventured out to the open air garden at East Martello in Key West to dance to Caribbean music, eat gourmet food donated by over 35 key West restaurants, and hope to win one of over a hundred raffle prizes, all valued at over one hundred dollars.
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| The Kid's Korner at Cayo Carnival featured Clown Around clowns, insuring a good time for all! |
The grand winner of the 7 day cruise for two aboard the Holland America Cruise Line, compliments of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Lines, was Jane White of Cudjoe Key. She and her husband, Paul, were delighted. Other winners included Jeff Erickson, who won the 14k gold conch shell pendant from Beachcomber Jewelers, Andreas Kroll, who won two roundtrip tickets to anywhere Cape Air flies, Tony Klein, who received a two night mini-escape package from Banana Bay Resort, and Linda Walker who won a Harol Del Sol Cruise Bike from The Bike Shop.
Many partygoers arrived on the trolleys and trains that ran continuous all night long, compliments of Old Town Trolley and Conch Tour Train, although South Roosevelt Boulevard was also blanketed with parked cars from those who drive. About four thousand people attended the thirteenth annual Cayo Carnival. Major sponsor First State Bank set up an ATM that was used all night long and Moola the Manatee helped out at Kid's Korner. The event will net Reef Relief approximately $36,000.
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| Strangeways was one of four different groups that provided great Caribbean music during this year's Cayo Carnival. |
Gourmet food was in abundance, but not for long, compliments of Key West's best restaurants. Bagatelle served up tuna titaki, Café Sole had Portbello Mushroom Soup, Flagler's featured steak with an exotic sauce, and Blue Heaven brought Seafood Gumbo. The Waterfront Market provided fresh juice smoothies all night long. Gourmet food from Banana Café, Sheraton Suites, Kelly's,Hooters, the Hot Dog Girls, Schooner Wharf Bar, Pier House, Little Palm Island, Conch Republic Seafood Company, El Meson de Pepe, Antonia's, Southernmost Falafel, Asia, A&B Lobster House, Sunset Key's Latitudes, Half Shell Raw Bar, Turtle Kraals, Our Place, Ben & Jerry's and Ambrosia.
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| A limited number of commemorative T-shirts with this graphic on the front are still available at the Reef Relief Environmental Center and Store, located at the foot of William Street in Key West. Or send email to: reef@bellsouth.net and ask us to send one to you. |
All proceeds will support Reef Relief's local efforts to protect the living coral reef.
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Do you wish you knew when there was an opportunity to make a difference by simply writing
a letter at the right time? Then we can use you. Reef Relief often needs help from our
members and interested parties to stand up for coral reefs. But waiting for the next newsletter
to be mailed to your door is not always the most timely. Decisions are often made within a
short time frame. Nor can we expect you to check our website regularly for new action alerts.
So we are asking that you provide your name, email address, and regular
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issues as they arise.
Thanks for doing your part to protect coral reefs.
If we all do a little, we can do a lot!
D
uring the summer of ‘99, Reef Relief, in cooperation with the Green Turtle
Cay Foundation, Edith & Curtis Munson Foundation, Linton's Cottages–owned by Dr. & Mrs. Brian
Lapointe, Cape Air, and residents of the island, joined forces to begin a coral reef conservation
program for the island of Green Turtle Cay in the Abacos, Bahamas. Eliminating anchor damage
through the installation of reef mooring buoys was a top priority. Ten buoys were installed at
frequently-used coral reefs of Green Turtle Cay with plans for additional buoys in the future.
Reef Relief has produced an informational chart to help boaters of Green
Turtle Cay locate the reef mooring buoys. Each of 12 reefs with buoys are described and identified
on a chart. The flyer also provides basic steps for how to use reef mooring buoys and other tips
for reef-friendly activities. The chart is available on the Reef Relief website in Adobe Acrobat
format with the print layout intact. You will need a copy of Adobe's free Acrobat reader in order to
view the newsletter.
Click here to download
the Green Turtle Key, Abacos Bahamas reef mooring buoy informational chart and/or the Adobe Acrobat
Reader.
Hard copies are available on Green Turtle Cay or through Reef Relief. Come by the Environmental
Center and Store at 201 William St., Key West, FL 33041, call our office (305) 294-3100, or email
us at:
reef@bellsouth.net
