(see update end of story) Seal Sitters would like to thank the Alki Art Fair committee for giving us the opportunity to do some public outreach at the Fair on Alki Beach Saturday, July 23rd (10am-8:30pm) and Sunday, July 24th (10am-7:15pm). This very fun event, featuring numerous artists from the area, will have performing musicians of all genres (including blues, jazz, Brazilian, grunge and folk) from 10am til closing each day (see WS Blog’s listing). We’d like to toot the horn of Seal Sitters volunteer and co-lead investigator Rachel Mayer who will be playing a smokin’ saxophone with The MoodSwings, Seattle’s all-female big band, at 10am on Saturday. Make sure you visit the Fair, enjoy all the festivities and stop by our booth! Thanks to all the volunteers who will be donating time to this event.

UPDATE 7/25/11 Over the course of the weekend, Seal Sitters talked to 478 people about the marine mammal stranding network, the work we do and harbor seal pupping season. Shown at right is volunteer Nina with seal puppet mascot, Storm - named in honor of the thin seal pup we rescued from Lincoln Park last year. Storm weighed a mere 17.7 lbs the day we took her to PAWS for rehab and weighed a whopping 62 lbs when released ten weeks later. Nina and Storm delighted youngsters who stopped by our booth. Thanks to all the volunteers who donated time this weekend to educate the public.

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