Outside of fundraising the club has done a lot of advocacy work including making a video, getting signatures for a petition to regulate boat paths in Right Whale habitats, and writing letters to senators. Something they were especially proud of was organizing “whale week”  where they set up activities in homeroom everyday for a week, like jeopardy or a video. They also organized an event each day like a food sale or “whale a capella”. In the future, they hope to do outreach in Cambridge’s middle schools.

In addition to leading the club, Tessa’s role as president required her to create PowerPoints and handouts for meetings, running meetings, and delegating tasks to her 5 other peers on the leadership team. Tessa says that “the most exciting part [of starting the club] has been seeing how dedicated some members have been even with no prior experience or interest in marine science.”

If you are interested in donating to, providing advice, or have questions for to the Cambridge Rindge and Latin Marine Conservation Club, you can email crlsmarineconservationclub@gmail.com or Tessa directly at  tessatracy@gmail.com. Next year the club is focusing on sharks and are very excited!