Gloria Hillenburg - Coordinator         WELCOME: Hi All,   It is the beginning of July and our Turtle Moms have been doing a great job.... we are up to 15 nests as of today   July 1st....   We are so looking forward to more moms coming in....it seems that all our barrier islands are doing great this year...please be aware if you are a visitor on the island to please fill in the holes that are dug for the children to play in ...our turtles have a hard time when they come in if they fall in a hole...we have a great crew this year helping out with a cute little guy named Cole....he is such a big help...earning his paper work for school....he is donating a lot of hours to the turtle patrol....we also have a local teen named Cinnamon that is so pretty, helping out all she can too...   Our summer programs are going great and we look forward to helping all to learn about our Turtle Program...What we do and How we do it.... We have some eagle eyes this year with Judy and Nancy.  Boy can they find those eggs....fast....our riders are doing a good job too with Tod being their leader...  I want you to know that I am so proud of all our workers and helpers... Anyone who would like to adopt a nest please get in touch with me at (910)754-9513.   This year our BIG TURTLE DAY will be held on JULY 8TH it is a Wednesday, from 10 a.m. until 2:30 P.M.  Our Sea Turtle will arrive at 11 a.m. with Jean Beasley and her fine crew bringing it down from the Sea Turtle Hospital at Topsail Beach.  We will have a silent auction and 2 Children activities.  This will give our visitors a chance to come in on Sat. see the parade on Sunday enjoy the beach on Monday, come to the Turtle Presentation on Tuesday, then come to see a live turtle on Wednesday, what a great way to start a week.   I send you all FLIPPER HUGS...                                                                                               GLORIA THE TURTLE LADY OF OCEAN ISLE BEACH