You are invited!
Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:
Saturday, July 20, 2019 from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM (EDT)
MRC Ted Moorhead Lagoon House Learning Center
3275 Dixie Highway Northeast Palm Bay, FL 32905 
Event Highlights Include: rain barrel workshop, mangrove potting & planting workshop, mangrove propagule collection contest, MRC Mangrove Talk: learn how you can help restore our lagoon with mangroves, adopt & grow mangroves from home. Event also features delicious food, adult beverage service, live music, silent auction, and more. This event is free and open to the public. Attendees must RSVP and are encouraged to pre-order food, merchandise, and VIP passes at the time of registration. Get your tickets today.

Event Schedule & Details
*9:30 a.m. Rain Barrel Workshop
Free to attend. $55 to build a 55-gallon rain barrel at the workshop to take home. The City of Melbourne is offering a $50 rain barrel rebate for its residents. Click for rebate details .   
*10:30 a.m. MRC Mangrove Presentation
*11 a.m. Mangrove Potting & Planting Workshop
*11:30 a.m. Food-service & Live Music Begins
(Food Choice of BBQ pulled pork or garlic shrimp w/ sausage, crab rice, potatoes, & corn)  
*12:30 p.m. Educational Presentation TBD
(Mangrove Propagule Contest Winner Announced)
*1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Social & Live Music Continues

Event Sponsorship
This event offers unique in-person experiences and actionable insights led by leading lagoon scientists, educators, and advocates offering high-impact sponsorship opportunities. To secure your sponsorship, vendor space, or donate to the auction effort at this great event, please contact Steve at  [email protected] . (Sponsor Logos will be placed on the back of the beautiful shirts below. $100, $400, & $600 sponsorships now available.)
Show your support!
Help raise awareness and funds with a limited edition MRC Mangroves Matter Shirt!
*Will be available for pick up at MRC's Lagoon House International Mangrove Day Celebration.
(Specs: s ilver color, Dri-FIT, high-performance, polyester, moisture wicking, lightweight, and comfortable shirt. Proceeds support MRC's efforts to protect and improve the water quality of the Indian River Lagoon.) *Purchase Shirt- once you RSVP you will be able to add a shirt to your cart.
Join the mangrove propagule collection contest!  Propagules are starting to fall and wash up on our beaches and lagoon shorelines. The attendee that brings the most live mangrove seeds and propagules to the event will win a 55-gallon Rain Barrel and an event t-shirt. (Propagules must be turned in by 10:30 a.m. the day of the event.)

Adopt a Mangrove or Become an MRC Mangrove Farmer!  At this event, you can learn how to grow mangroves at home for MRC's future shoreline restoration projects, or signup to volunteer at MRC's mangrove farms (Palm Bay & Sebastian). 

We look forward to hosting this celebration on the importance of mangroves in the Indian River Lagoon and the regulations in place to protect them. This is a great opportunity for lagoon residents to learn how to manage their mangroves or restore their shoreline.

The Marine Resources Council is a multi-faceted charitable organization, committed to engaging the community in actions to save the Indian River Lagoon. For more information on the MRC Please visit  SaveTheIRl.org

Please join the conversation on the Facebook Event Page for event updates and news.
We hope you can make it!
Cheers,
Marine Resources Council

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