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Thank you for deciding to contribute to Dolphin Research Center. Only with your help can we continue in our mission of teaching, learning, and caring for Marine Mammals and the Environment we all share.

To make a general donation to DRC click here.

There are some special areas where DRC can use your help:

DONATE A MEAL    
HELP DRC SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED    
DOLPHIN TRACKER    
CELEBRATE A DOLPHIN'S BIRTHDAY OR ANNIVERSARY    
JOIN THE WALK OF FAME    
 

 

 

   
Donate A Meal

You can provide high-quality meals for Dolphin Research Center family members. We have always been committed to provide only the very best nourishment to the pod and that will never change. Please join us with this commitment.


Cayo

DRC is now celebrating our 25 th anniversary. We have survived hard times in the past and will continue to always care for the marine mammals we love who have entrusted themselves to us. We know some of our extended family members are also facing challenging times. We hear it and we feel it ourselves. Anything you can do to assist DRC’s dolphins and sea lions as we go into our second quarter century would be greatly appreciated!

 

Click Here to Donate a Meal

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Help DRC Support Those In Need
Help DRC support those in need

Dolphin Research Center has a long tradition of reaching out to children and adults with special needs. They have always held a warm place in our hearts. This is why we created the Pathways and Dolfriend programs. Your contribution will go a long way to help us continue to provide these programs. Thanks to the generous support of our Chairman of the Board Peter Lappin and his family, your contribution will be matched for the first $5,000 so every dollar you send will be doubled!

The Pathway and Dolfriend programs are designed to reach out to those with special needs and provide them with an entrance into the dolphins’ world. Educational and recreational activities are introduced to help increase motivation and enhance the personalized experience. Unfortunately these programs run at a deficit with an annual loss of over $80,000!

Click here to help us support our special needs programs.

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Dolphin Tracker
Dolphin Tracker
During a major hurricane, the safest option for our dolphin family may be the open ocean.  They can seek shelter in deeper water away from the shoreline where debris and violent waves can be extremely dangerous.  However, our dolphins are not familiar with the world outside their lagoons.  They could easily become disoriented and lost.  That is why we are researching a new Dolphin Tracking System.  Your donation to this project will allow us to purchase the equipment, perform the training and testing, and help us do everything possible to ensure the safety of our marine mammal family in the even that the worst happens and a devastating hurricane strikes DRC. 

Click here to help with Dolphin Tracker.

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Celebrate a Dolphin's Birthday or Anniversary
Celebrate a Dolphin birthday or anniversary

You can help us celebrate a dolphin's birthday or anniversary at DRC by buying them their favorite treat - a big bucket of fish.  Each bucket costs $20. 

Click here to send a Birthday Bucket of Fish.

 

A.J. May 23, 1988 Birthday   Pandora Nov 22, 1997 Birthday
Aleta Dec 21, 1984 Birthday   Pax Mar 30, 1997 Birthday
Calusa Feb 15, 2001 Birthday   Rainbow Oct 23, 1991 Anniversary
Cayo Dec 13, 2006 Birthday   Ras Nov 24, 2006 Birthday
Gypsi Jan 6, 2007 Birthday   Sandy Aug 15, 1979 Birthday
Jax Jan 8, 2008 Anniversary   Santini Nov 29, 1986 Birthday
Kibby Apr 22, 1981 Anniversary   Talon Jun 8, 1990 Birthday
Kilo Jun 28, 2001 Birthday   Tanner Mar 13, 2002 Birthday
Merina Nov 21, 1984 Birthday   Theresa 1968 Anniversary
Molly Jun 24, 1996 Anniversary   Tursi Nov 26, 1973 Birthday

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Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame
Thanks to the generosity of our members, DRC has created a bricked walkway from our entrance that spans over 400 feet to our dolphins' lagoons.  Our next project will pave the path through the Veterans’ Garden. Each 10 inch hexagon paver has up to 48 letters in three lines for your personal message.  Each Walkway Membership includes four annual passes, two guest passes, subscriptions to the Dolphin Society, Gray Cross and electronic newsletters, and access to the Member’s Only section of the website.

Click Here To Join The Walk Of Fame.

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