CEO Chatter with Jack E. Lighton Dear Friend of LMC, On behalf of our wonderful team of staff and volunteers I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving. Here at Loggerhead Marinelife Center we have so much to be thankful for and it is due to the teamwork…

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Loggerhead Marinelife Center Announces Its 2018 Go Blue Awards Recipients, Welcomes Emmy Award-Winning Conservationist Jeff Corwin To Inspire Over 700 guests With A Message Of Hope For Florida’s Ecosystems   Over 700 conservation-minded notables gathered Friday, Oct. 26 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Florida for Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s (LMC) Tenth Annual Go…

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CEO Chatter with Jack E. Lighton Dear Friend of LMC, As we sail through fall, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to a very special Go Blue Awards Luncheon edition of our monthly eNewsletter! Our Go Blue Awards Luncheon was co-founded by Lynne and Pete Wells and recognizes those who contribute to…

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Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Tenth Annual Go Blue Awards recognize ocean heroes Nearly 100 distinguished guests gathered at Hilton West Palm Beach on Sept. 17 for the exciting announcement of Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s (LMC) Tenth Annual Go Blue Awards finalists. Guests rubbed shoulders with respected ocean conservationists and enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres prior to the announcement of the…

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CEO CHATTER WITH JACK LIGHTON   Dear Friends of LMC, Welcome to September! Here in Palm Beach County, we continue to monitor our prolific nesting beaches, and it is wonderful to know that with the help of our community, we have been fortunate to welcome thousands of nesting sea turtles to our local beaches. As…

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CEO CHATTER WITH JACK LIGHTON   Dear Friend of LMC, Here in Florida, summer vacation may be over but LMC is heating things up as we head towards our 6th Annual Marinelife Day at The Gardens Mall which will occur on Saturday, August 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free, fun event offers…

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Loggerhead Marinelife Center celebrates its 35th birthday today! While our current facility opened in 2007, you may not know that long-time Juno Beach resident Eleanor Fletcher started what is now Loggerhead Marinelife Center, originally incorporated in 1983 under a different name.     Here are just a few of the things we have accomplished: Rehabilitation…

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CEO CHATTER WITH JACK LIGHTON   Dear Friend of LMC, We have over 10,000 reasons to celebrate sea turtle and ocean conservation: 10,533 reasons to be exact!  This past weekend our research team marked the 10,000th sea turtle nest on the 9.5-mile stretch of beach we monitor.  Because of your passionate support of our Center…

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CEO CHATTER WITH JACK LIGHTON   Dear Friend of LMC, The month of June is upon us, and here at Loggerhead Marinelife Center we are happy to report that on the 9.5-mile stretch of beach we monitor, our research team has reported nearly 4,000 sea turtle nests to date. June and July is the peak of sea…

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