Seal Sitters, handing out seal stickers and marine debris coloring sheets to passing children, manned a table at the very popular West Seattle Summer Fest last weekend. Even with dreary and relatively chilly weather on Friday, volunteers sporting “Share the Shore” t-shirts were out in force. They educated approximately 188 people about harbor seal pupping season (now underway in our area), as well as the work of the marine mammal stranding network.

On a much hotter Sunday afternoon, an ice chest filled with cold bottles of water came in handy - not only for volunteers, but also for panting 4-legged friends, who eagerly slurped from the dog watering dish. Further down the street at the GreenLife Stage, Donna Sandstrom of The Whale Trail gave a talk. Orca Network also had a booth. Marine mammals were very well represented.

Thanks so much to the organizers of Summer Fest who provided tables for non-profits to do outreach at the event! Seal Sitters volunteers shared information with a total of 409 folks of all ages over the 2 days (7 hours) we had a presence. Thanks to our dedicated vols for spreading the blubber love.