Celebrate the Dolphin!!

Bring your family and friends to celebrate the dolphin-the state saltwater mammal of Florida-on Saturday, June 13th! Harbor Branch will host this event featuring a whole day of fins, food, films, and fun!

HBOI-FAU researchers will share their latest findings about dolphins and the environment. We'll also have hands-on educational activities and crafts for the kids, photos with "Flipper" and much more! Admission is FREE!!!!

Enjoy an ECO Boat Tour of the Indian River Lagoon and get an up-close view of bottlenose dolphins, manatees, birds and more! Only 10$ per person. Boats depart hourly starting at 10:30am (first come first serve).

This event is sponsored by HBOI's PROTECT THE WILD DOLPHINS License Plate, helping support dolphin rescue, rehabilitation, education and research throughout Florida since 1999! This environmental speciality plate is available at your tax collector's office or online at:

www.protectwilddolphins.org
http://www.fau.edu/hboi/LicensePlates/index.php

For more information please call 772-465-2400 ext. 293

Going on a Turtle Walk

On Friday, June 13th, 20 PVMA members will join Gumbo Limbo staff and City of Boca raton officials to release turtle hatchlings into the ocean and watch for nesting Loggerhead turtles on Red Reef Beach! We will be walking with several City of Boca Raton officials, FAU administrators and local entrepreneurs to learn how we can all do our part to protect Florida's sea turtles. This will be a wonderful PR event for the club and FAU students to strengthen their relationship with he community and with non-profits such as Gumbo Limbo Nature Park.

Tickets for this event will cost $9 per person. The money will go directly to Gumbo Limbo to support turtle conservation. THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED TO ALL BUT THOSE WHO SIGNED-UP ON MAY 20TH.

Be sure to arrive 15 minutes early in front of the Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex, wear comfortable clothing and footwear that can get wet, bring a sweater if you get cold and bring water to stay hydrated. Please no flashlights, flash photography or cell phone use during this event as these items can spook the turtles.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this event, please contact Christie Gonzalez at CGonza48@fau.edu.

Pennies For Puppies a Success

On May 1, 2009, the PVMA hosted their first Pennies For Puppies Drive at Boca Elementary School. The day consisted of presentations in 10 classrooms to educate the children on humane treatment of animals, the importance of proper vet care and hygiene and the rewards associated with adopting a pet from a local shelter. The presentations were each followed by a visit from two of Florida Humane Society's newest arrivals, Beatle and Dixie.

The event was a great success. The kids really enjoyed their visit with the FHS puppies and we all learned so much! Thanks to our Pennies For Puppies founder, Liz Hodge for preparing a wonderful event program. Special thanks also go out to all of our volunteers who earned DOUBLE the service points for their participation: Allyson, Bianca Murphy, Christie Gonzalez and Alexa Majdalawi.

FHS Dog Wash March 1st

Come out and help the Florida Humane Society raise money to support their shelter animals! The dog wash will be held at Dan Witt Park in Lighthouse Point just north of Sample and east of Federal Highway. You are welcome to bring your own dogs to be washed as well. Cost is $10 per dog. Have fun, help FHS and earn volunteer hours on your transcripts too! To join the dog wash team, contact Christie at cgona48@fau.edu or by phone 772-812-1252.

Pugs and Pooches Winterbark

Thanks to everyone who helped Florida Humane Society at the first annual Pugs and Pooches Winterbark hosted by Compassionate Pug Rescue. It was so nice to see all the breed rescue groups at this event. It's amazing to know that there are so many people out there supporting these pets who need homes! We made many new friends from the many organizations out there and we hope to come up with collaborations to continue to fight for homeless pets. Thanks again everyone for your support!

Jungle Island Tour a Success!

For everyone who got to attend the Jungle Island VIP tour, thanks for your cooperation throughout the entire day. The curator, trainers and staff at Jungle Island were so thrilled to present this opportunity to such an enthusiastic audience. This was a wonderful opportunity for everyone all around and we hope to repeat the experience next year for those of you who could not attend. Special thanks go out to Eunike Stenersen for all her hard work to make this possible!! This was an experience of a lifetime! Great job everyone.

Introduction to Small Animal Medicine by Dr. Elizabeth Waugh

All PVMA members are invited to the first lecture in our educational lecture series, "Introduction to Small Animal Medicine" presented by Dr. Elizabeth Waugh, DVM. The lecture will be hosted in the Admin Bldg, Room 234 6-7pm and will consist of a short 20-minutes introduction by Dr. Waugh followed by a question and answer section. Food will be provided by Chartwell's compliments of Student Government support. Please contact Christie Gonzalez at CGonza48@fau.edu to reserve your spot as seating is limited. We respectfully request that you send your list of questions in advance to the same e-mail address provided above. Hope to see you there.

Jungle Island Tour

All PVMA active members who have paid their dues are eligible to join the PVMA at Jungle Island for a group VIP tour on Sunday, November 23rd. Cost per person will be $20.00 with carpool transportation provided to and from FAU Boca campus. We will meet at FAU in front of the Student Union building in Parking Lot 1 at 8:30 AM on Sunday, November 23rd and will return around 3 PM that same afternoon. Drivers needed. You MUST rsvp for this event no later than Wednesday, November 19th at 5 PM so we can give Jungle Island an accurate headcount. Please come dressed in closed-toed shoes and FAU t-shirts as our event will be filmed for an excerpt in the local newspapers and TV news stations. E-mail your rsvp to Christie Gonzalez at CGonza48@fau.edu. Feel free to call if you have questions or if you can volunteer to drive at 772-812-1252.

Thanks to everyone who volunteered at The Pet Project Dogwash on Saturday, Nov 8th. As you can tell from the pictures, not EVERYONE was as excited as we were about the dogwash but everyone agrees the event was a wonderful success thanks to the volunteers! Good job everyone.

Here is a list of events for October 2008

Thr Oct 2 12pm Vet School Applications Due
Sat Oct 4 9am Beach Clean-Up - Ocean Cay Park 9am - 11am
Wed Oct 15 12pm SDA Training "How to Plan an Event"
Wed Oct 15 4pm PVMA Meeting - FAU Boca Campus
Thr Oct 16 5pm Semester by the Sea Info Session
Tue Oct 21 5pm PVMA General Meeting - FAU Boca Campus

Fri Oct 31 8:30-1:30 Graduate College Open House Live Oak Pavilion
Fri Oct 31 7pm Yappy Hour at Ruby Tuesday's in Mizner Park