2012 Kyle’s Kids Fireworks Stand
One of our favorite annual fundraisers is our fireworks stand in front of the Dante Club just down the street from the site of the future Fresno Aquarium on North Grantland Avenue.
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10th annual Run for the Reef and 5th annual Water Planet Adventure Day
April 7, 2012 – Aquarius Aquarium Institute’s 10th anniversary Earth Day Run for the Reef presented by Netafim USA to support the Fresno Aquarium project is coming up on April 21, 2012 starting behind Edwards Cinemas at the Shops at River Park in Fresno.
Generous donations allow Phase One Fresno Aquarium engineering to begin
December 29, 2011 – Thanks to numerous generous end-of-year tax-deductible donations to our Building Fund in the 4th quarter of 2011, including a $12,000 gift from Nick and Tessa Cavelletto of Chowchilla, the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Aquarius Aquarium Institute has now raised enough to pay for the engineering and a complete set of plans to be created by Bob Parrish of Parrish Hansen, Incorporated for our Phase One Fresno Aquarium building designed by architect Arthur Dyson, AIA.
Join us on our Cruise to the Second Largest Barrier Reef in the World
December 16, 2011 – We are now accepting $250pp double occupancy deposits for our upcoming fundraiser cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas (above) sailing January 27 – February 3, 2013. While it’s cold and foggy in Fresno, we will being visiting (and snorkeling) Roatan, Belize and Cozumel – home to some of the most spectacular sea creatures in the Caribbean!
2011 Charter Member-only Holiday Party is December 15th
December 5, 2011 – Current Charter Members of Aquarius Aquarium Institute are invited to our 2011 Charter Member Holiday Party at Daily Grill – 7855 North Palm Avenue, Fresno, CA 93711 Map
Our booth at 2011 Big Fresno Fair continues through October 16th
October 12, 2011 – Aquarius Aquarium Institute is reaching thousands of fair-goers with our large tide pool aquarium exhibit, sponsored by Aqua Sports Dive Shop. The outreach continues through Sunday, October 16th, 2011.
2011 Big Fresno Fair
October 4, 2011 – We just finished setting up our touch tide pool in the Aqua Sports booth at the Big Fresno Fair.
We are in the Commerce Building just inside the Chance Avenue Gate from October 5th through the 16th.
Guarantee Good Will Network donates $1000
September 15, 2011 – It was a great pleasure today for Aquarius Aquarium Institute Executive Director Tom Lang to accept a $1000 donation from the Guarantee® Good Will Network.
2011 Kyle’s Kids Fireworks Stand
July 14, 2011 – From June 28 through July 4th every year, we have a fireworks stand in front of the Dante Club on Grantland Avenue, just south of Herndon Avenue in Fresno. It’s just a short distance from the Fresno Aquarium property and gives us a great opportunity to interact with the neighborhood closest to our project while we sell “safe and sane” fireworks in memory of Kyle Runciman at the same time!
Celebrating Earth Day 2011
April 11, 2011 – Our mission: To elevate public consciousness and understanding of our aquatic world, says it all!
In keeping with our mission, Aquarius Aquarium Institute’s Earth Day focus each year is on the WATER portion of our blue planet.