Sometimes when you plan an event, you think it's going to be great, but you aren't really sure until you arrive. On Sunday, a perfectly clear sunny day, I crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and drove into the Marin Headlands, one of my favorite places in the Bay Area. My destination was the Marine Mammal Center, an incredible modern building, located with an incredible view, of the Pacific coming into a small cove.
This Sunday was Marine Mammal Sunday, a special day where this hospital, dedicated to saving sick animals in the wild, healing them, and re-releasing them, opened its doors to the public to see what they do. Everyone arrived and got to stroll the grounds, then watched a fun and brief presentation about Arctic Mammals. that was followed by a private docent tour of the grounds. It was wonderful to have a full group sell out and I only wished I could have included those on the wait list!
Some events here at Events and Adventures are all about excitement: Broadway plays, Trapeze classes, skydiving, for example. Others, I like this one at the Center empower us. All of them strengthen our friendships and the E&A community. As we left I made a suggestion that we have an event where we spend the day volunteering for the Marine Mammal Center: either helping with the mammals or perhaps cleaning up the beach to protect wildlife from plastics and other garbage. It wasn't just the unanimous responses, of "yes!" that told me this was a good idea. It was the excitement in our eyes, the passion in the responses and the desire to volunteer for a good cause. Guess I have another event to plan...Events And Adventures San Francisco
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