Way to go krewe, we are sending 10 kids to maritime summer camp in 2010. Our next goal is to triple that amount. I know we can do it, for the kids.

The krewes of the Saint Augustine Pirate Gathering are proud to donate to LAMP and help kids to attend their maritime summer camp.

“Shipwrecks and other maritime archaeological sites preserved in the waters of Florida’s First Coast can give us insight into history as no textbook can. Part of LAMP’s mission is to engage our local and visiting communities, to provide opportunities to learn more about our maritime history and to work side by side with archaeologists as we investigate and interpret the past. We make a constant effort to share what we have learned through public presentations, educational material, and museum exhibits. We have developed and distributed a shipwreck lesson plan in English and Braille. We started the first high school underwater archaeology program in the U.S. in order to introduce young people to marine science. At the college level, we have sponsored numerous internships, and starting in 2007 will be running an annual underwater archaeology field school with the University of Flinders (Australia). And we are expanding our volunteer program so that interested members of the public can participate in our laboratory and diving activities.”