April 15, 2013 - Right Whale Days
Val and Mary getting set-up for their amazing arts & craft activites. NECWA staff members Val and Mary joined the staff at the New Bedford Whaling Museum for their annual Right Whale Days. On this special day, kids and adults celebrate and learn about the North Atlantic right whale by participating in free activities, listening to stories, viewing life-sized inflatable whales, and helping devour a beautifully decorated whale cake! The Whaling Museum's Bob Rocha getting ready to cut the cake. Val and Mary hard at work helping the children. Mary and Val and Therese, Mary's sister, teamed up to provide a number of hands-on activities that included "make your own origami whale" and "decorate your right whale fluke." Also onboard to help was RSVP volunteer Claire and NB Whaling Museum volunteer Ryleigh. The kids really enjoyed making their own whale crafts and learning about right whales in the process. Kids working on their origami whales.