Hi friends! Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.”
Voting for Best of the Upper Keys is in full swing and I want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you who nominated me and Pawsitive Beginnings. We made the top 3 in the respective categories of “Best Local Celebrity” and “Best Non-Profit Organization.” I would be totally stoked to win the celebrity title for the third year in a row and I know my mother, Nicole Navarro, would probably ugly cry if we won in the best nonprofit category. We had quite the monumental year here at the sanctuary and a win would be the icing on the cake. I don’t eat cake, but you get what I’m saying.
The month of October is packed full of fun events all up and down the Florida Keys. I’m going to list some of them off for this report and hope that by the time this paper hits newsstands, Hurricane Milton has passed, and everyone is safe and unscathed.
On Friday, Oct. 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Laura Quinn Wild Bird Center in Tavernier, they will be hosting its sixth annual Owl-Ween celebration. This year, there will be games, activities, and of course, candy. There will also be a small conservation village of other local non-profit organizations setting up spooky booths with their own interactive displays. Some of the activities you can look forward to are a story time corner with the Monroe County Library, face painting, a spooky photo-op area, games, cookie decorating and much more. They will also be asking all guests to vote for their favorite nonprofit booth at the event, and the booth with the most votes will receive a sponsored cash donation to their cause. Come and trick or screech while supporting your local conservation nonprofits: REEF, I.CARE, Coral Restoration Foundation, Marine Lab and Crustacean Plantation.
On Saturday, Oct. 26, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., head over to Pennekamp State Park for their Halloween festivities. This year’s event features:
- Trunk or Treat at Cannon Beach Parking Lots 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- A-scare-ium 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Spooky Trail (without scare actors) 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Spooky Trail (with scare actors) 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Mermaid meet-and greet
- Captain Coral shows
This year’s event will be free to enter, and we will be accepting donations to benefit Friends of John Pennekamp. There are so many fun events happening this month and I will try to highlight as many as possible.
Anywho, that’s all for this week. Stay safe out there and don’t forget to vote for all of your favorites for Best of the Upper Keys.
Until next time, Reef, over and out!
