Sarasota News Leader
June 7, 2013
Page 51
PUBLIC INVITED TO WORLD OCEANS DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL JUNE 8
Sarasota County residents and visitors are
invited the World Oceans Day Family Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8,
at Mote Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, the county has announced.
This year's event will feature games and crafts
focused on "green" sustainable practices, marine science and conservation by Mote and
other local organizations, a county news release says.
During the festival, Sarasota County environmental officials, along with members of the
Science and Environmental Council (SEC),
will promote their Be Floridian campaign,
which encourages the protection of the areas
waterways, bays and beaches, the release
notes. "Visitors also can learn best practic-
es for lawn care during the summer to help
protect some of our most precious natural resources," it says.
World Oceans Day was created in 1992 at the
Earth Summit and declared a holiday by the
United Nations in 2009. Official sponsors of
World Oceans Day are the Association of Zoos
and Aquariums, The Ocean Project, Dr. Seuss
and Random House Children's Books, the release continues.
The event is free with admission to Mote
Aquarium. Admission is $19 for adults; $18 for
seniors over 65; $14 for children ages 4-12; and
free for youngsters ages 3 and younger. Mote
members also will be admitted free.
For more information, contact the Sarasota
County Call Center at 861-5000 (TTY 7-1-1).
