In 2007, staff and volunteers concocted this poem while stuffing envelopes. Enjoy!
Twas the night before Christmas, and along the Gulf of Maine
Not a breeze was blowing,
There was no movement from the weathervane
The stockings were hung on the boat with care,
In hopes that Blue Ocean Society soon would be there!
The children were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of whales danced in their heads
And mamma in her fleece, and I in my pre-shrunk long-sleeve Blue Ocean Society tee,
Had just settled down after a whale watching day of glee.
When out on the sea there arose such a clatter
I sprang from my bunk to see what was the matter
Off the port side, there was a big SPLASH!
It was a huge breach from our good old friend Flask!
The moon lit up the huge white tail
Of our mascot, this male humpback whale
Who we first met back in 1982. Although he’s our mascot, you can adopt him, too!
Now what to my wandering eyes did appear Other adopt-a-whales – spouting far and near:
Pinball! Satula! Owl! Are some –
Also Ladder, Fjord, Trigger and more to come!
And then, in a twinkling,
as they all swam away
I knew that our beach cleanups
had helped in some way.
While the whales are down south,
we’ll keep picking up debris
So when they return there will be many whales to see.
Come join us this winter for
a cleanup or volunteer night,
Meet our inflatable whale,
or visit our informative web site!
And to all our supporters and friends so dear—
We wish you a happy holiday and a litter-free free New Year!
Update: Our whale adoption selections have changed since 2007, although some are still the same. We’ve stricken fleece from our store due to concerns about plastics in the environment… but our tee are still pre-shrunk!