<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div> </div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Friday, August 26, 2016</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Media Contact: Judy Heller, Program
Director<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="mailto:lcounsell@3bays.org">lcounsell@3bays.org</a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>508-420-0780<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img height="77" width="240" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" apple-inline="yes" id="38B03259-BDE3-4ACC-973E-C6A9CD0EB837" style="text-align: start;" src="cid:FAB7B21F-F620-4C30-A510-7CD162704CF6@hsd1.ma.comcast.net."><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Registration is Open for Three Bays Preservation’s
<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">6th Annual
‘Paddle for the Bays’ <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Scheduled for September 17 at Ropes Beach in
Cotuit<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> </b><b><i> </i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(Osterville,
Mass.) – Three Bays Preservation Inc. has opened registration for its highlight
event of the summer—the <b>6<sup>th</sup>
Annual ‘Paddle for the Bays’</b> open to stand up paddlers as well as kayakers,
scheduled for September 17<sup>th</sup> at 9:30 a.m. at Ropes Beach, located at
85 Old Shore Road in Cotuit. On-site registration is available race day
beginning at 7 a.m.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Participants
in the largest stand up paddleboard and kayak race event on Cape Cod will have
their skills, speed and endurance tested on courses of varying difficulty on some
of the most beautiful water passages in New England. New to the 2016 race is a
relay team event for four people per team, who will use the same kayak or stand
up paddleboard. Each racer will kayak or paddle for a half mile for a team total
of two miles.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Three Bays organizes this
popular race to continue the community’s awareness of our watershed. All monies
raised support conservation and water quality science and education programs to
protect and conserve North, West and Cotuit Bays and smaller estuaries.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Registration Details<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">There
are two ways to register: you can
pre-register online at <a href="http://www.3bays.org">www.3bays.org</a> where the first 100 people will receive a
free long-sleeved T-shirt. In honor of the 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Three
Bays Preservation Inc., pre-registrants pay a flat fee of $95, and youths will
be charged $45. You can also register <i>in-person</i>
the day of the race, on September 17<sup>th</sup>, beginning at 7 a.m., for
$110. for adults, and $55. for youth. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We
also offer an option to simply enter the race or <i>partner</i> with us and fundraise for the Bays and our long-standing
clean water research programs. When you register as a fundraiser, you’ll receive
a fundraising page online that you can customize. If you raise enough money to
match or exceed your registration of $95, your registration fee will be waived.
And if you don’t reach your fundraising goal, you’ll only be charged the
difference. Another option is not to fundraise, but just pay to register and
enjoy the day. Prizes for the top three fundraisers and cash prizes for some of
the racers will be available this year.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Remember
that pre-registering gets you a ticket to the <u>official race dinner the night
before</u> on Friday, September 16<sup>th</sup> that includes entertainment and
cool door prizes. Additional guest tickets are available for $25 for adults,
and $15 for anyone under 12 years old. The official Race Dinner will be held at
<b>Veteran’s Hall, 753 Main Street in
Osterville</b>. Burrito Bistro is providing the food, and beverages are
courtesy of Naukabout Beer, just a few of our official race sponsors. A silent
auction with items created by local artisans is also available for the Friday
night event.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">* *<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="normal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Three Bays Preservation Inc. is
dedicated to restoring and protecting West, North and Cotuit Bays, and the
coves, ponds, rivers and streams that form our watershed and ecosystems. Since
1996, Three Bays Preservation Inc. has continued stewardship efforts through
applied science, educational programs, and ecosystem-based management practices.
To learn more, visit Three Bays Preservation online at </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.3bays.org">www.3bays.org</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="normal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">###<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>__________________</p>Theresa M. Barbo<br>Communications Consultant</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Author/Journalist</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><a href="http://theresambarbo.com">theresambarbo.com</a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">&</div>Co-Principal/Marketing Advisor<br>The Mitchell Jones Agency</div><div style="orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><a href="http://themitchelljonesagency.com">themitchelljonesagency.com</a> <br>774.263.4219<br><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span><span><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br><br><br><br><br><br></div></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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