Valentine’s Day Gift Idea: Adopt a Manatee
Courtesy Save the Manatee ClubThe manatees in the Save the Manatee Club adoption program are living manatees with known histories.
Looking for a Valentine's Day gift for a scuba diver you love? Become a member of Save the Manatee Club or give the gift of membership by adopting a real manatee. Funds from the Club’s Adopt-A-Manatee program go toward efforts to help protect manatees and their habitat. Unlike other animal adoption programs, the manatees in the Save the Manatee Club adoption programs are real, living manatees with known histories.
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Adopt-A-Manatee for $25
For just a $25 donation, you'll get:
• An adoption certificate with full-color photo, and biography of an endangered Florida manatee.
• A membership handbook.
• The Manatee Zone, the official Club newsletter, featuring updates on the adopted manatees.
• Paddle Tales, our e-newsletter (when an email address is provided).
• Free shipping for U.S. adoption orders.
Courtesy Save the Manatee ClubGive the gift of love this Valentine's Day to your favorite scuba diver and get this handcrafted ornament.
Get A Free Gift!
When you Adopt-A-Manatee at $35 or more, you'll receive a free handmade collectible manatee heart ornament or a membership gift.
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Choose a Manatee
This is the fun part! Select a manatee from the adoption program to match your personality or the personality of someone you love. Whichever manatee you choose, adopting one helps them all. See photos and a list of the manatees available for adoption at Save the Manatee Club's Manatee Adoptees page.
Three Ways to Join or Renew Your Membership
Web: Adopt-A-Manatee or Renew Your Membership online.
Phone: Call toll-free within the U.S. 1-800-432-JOIN (5646) or call 407-539-0990 outside the U.S.
Mail or Fax: Print an order form (new members) or print your renewal order form (renewing members).
ABOUT SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB
Save the Manatee Club, an international nonprofit organization, was co-founded in 1981 by world-renowned singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett. Funds from the adoption program go toward emergency rescue response for sick and injured manatees, and for waterway signage, public awareness and education, research and more.
