Become a Member
Loggerhead Marinelife Center's Annual Fund offers our donors the opportunity to make tax deductible donations to the Center while enjoying many additional exciting benefits. A tax-deductible donation to the Annual Fund supports the operations of Loggerhead Marinelife Center wherever the need is greatest. Your contribution helps promote conservation of Florida's coastal ecosystems with a special focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles.
Your investment in the Annual Fund will provide
• Treatment for the 90 to 100 sea turtle patients and hundreds of
rescued hatchings that are brought to the Center each year and
treated at the world-class Gordon & Patricia Gray Veterinary Hospital
• Education for over 300,000+ visitors who visit the center annually
• Programs for over 50,000 registered students in more than 30
distinct public programs offered more than 1,000 times per year
• Research on the 9.5 miles of beach monitored by LMC’s biologists
during sea turtle nesting season from March 1 – October 31. This
important science is shared globally to help preserve these
threatened and endangered species.
For questions regarding Membership or the Annual Fund, please contact Gui Proenca by email: gproenca@marinelife.org.
All Membership Levels Include:
- Free or reduced admission to over 350 organizations in the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Travel Passport Program*
- Tax-deductibility benefit
- Subscription to LMC’s lively monthly e-newsletter
Hawksbill Level: $100 to $249
- 10% discount at the LMC Gift Store
Green Turtle Level: $250 to $999
- 10% discount at LMC Gift Store
- 5% discount toward LMC Camps
Loggerhead Level: $1,000 to $2,499
- 15% discount at LMC Gift Store
- 10% discount toward LMC Camps
- 10% discount toward LMC family
programs and birthday parties - Guided and behind the scenes tour
(up to four people, contact:
gproenca@marinelife.org to schedule) - Complimentary Blue Friends Society
membership (upon request at
bluefriends@marinelife.org) - Name listed in LMC Annual Report
- Name listed on LMC Donor Wall
Leatherback Level: $2,500 to $4,999
- 20% discount at LMC Gift Store
- 15% discount toward LMC Camps
- 15% discount toward LMC family
programs and birthday parties - Guided and behind the scenes tour
(up to six people, contact:
gproenca@marinelife.org to schedule) - Invitation to select VIP events
- Complimentary Blue Friends Society
membership (upon request at
bluefriends@marinelife.org) - Name listed in LMC Annual Report
- Name listed on LMC Donor Wall
- 25% discount at LMC Gift Store
- 15% discount toward LMC Camps
- 15% discount toward LMC Family programs and birthday parties
- Complimentary 8” x 4” Brick Paver in Outdoor Sea Turtle Hospital
(contact pavers@marinelife.org for more information) - Gordon Gray Circle of 100 Pin (upon request)
- Gordon Gray Circle of 100 Name Badge (upon request)
- Site rental discounts for private events at LMC
(contact gproenca@marinelife.org for more information) - Complimentary Gordon Gray Circle of 100 Turtle Walk in either June or July
(first-come, first-serve: contact gproenca@marinelife.org to rsvp) - Private behind-the-scenes tour of Center led by LMC Executive Team
(contact gproenca@marinelife.org to schedule) - Access to complimentary VIP areas at events (TurtleFest, public sea-turtle releases, and more)
- Two (2) complimentary tickets to the By The Sea Lecture Series
- Exclusive invitations to Gordon Gray Circle of 100 private programs
- Exclusive invitations to Circle-only events and outings with LMC experts
- Complimentary Blue Friends Society membership
(upon request at bluefriends@marinelife.org) - Name listed in LMC Annual Report
- Name listed on LMC Donor Wall
*ASTC ~ The Association of Science - Technology Centers – www.astc.org
**Member organizations included are science centers, museums, nature centers, aquariums, planetariums, zoos, botanical gardens, and natural history and children’s museums across the country. The discounts and free admission may be used outside of a 90-mile radius of your home.