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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tuesday,
May 6, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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normal'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>PCCS R5.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tanya Gabettie<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>508-487-3622 Ext.
103<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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normal'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>PCCS
SUPPORTS HANDS ON THE ARTS<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(Provincetown,
Cape Cod, MA)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
&#8211; The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS) will participate in
the Hands on the Arts Festival, June 14 &#8211; 15, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Windmill Green in Eastham.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'>The annual festival is presented by the Eastham
Cultural Council.&nbsp; This year, PCCS will join in the festivities.&nbsp; The Center
will provide an interactive marine science display.&nbsp; Learn about marine
mammals, sea turtles, seals and sea birds.&nbsp; All are encouraged to touch baleen,
view copepods under a microscope, and see video footage of whale rescue
activities.&nbsp; Stop by our booth and explore the wonders of our local marine
environment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'>To learn more about the Hands on the Arts Festival,
visit<span style='color:#000033'> <a href="http://www.handsonthearts.com/"
target="_blank">www.handsonthearts.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#000033'># # #</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'>PCCS is a non-profit organization dedicated to
preserving marine mammals and ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine through applied
research, education, public policy and management strategies.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our
world-renowned disentanglement program coordinates whale rescue activities
along the East Coast of the United States.&nbsp; For more information about PCCS or
our programs, please visit us on the web at <a
href="http://www.coastalstudies.org">www.coastalstudies.org</a>.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

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normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>PCCS
Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tanya
Gabettie<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Communications
Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>508-487-3622
Ext. 103<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>tgabettie@coastalstudies.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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