Braintree Brother-Sister Duo Putting on Fundraiser to Support Dolphin Strandings
The fundraiser is at at Dave & Buster's on Saturday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
When six-year-old Joshua Kaye learned about the extraordinary strandings of dolphins on Cape Cod this winter, he immediately knew he wanted to do something about it. Joshua, who attends Meeting House Montessori School in Braintree, enlisted the support of his 13-year-old sister, Lauren, a student at East Middle School, and his mom, Melissa Kaye. Soon enough Melissa had spoken with someone at the International Fund for Animal Welfare, who laid out the group's needs. "She told me that they needed more volunteers, more dry suits and lots of specialized medical equipment for the dolphins," Melissa said in an email. "Because volunteers were working around the clock and dry suits were in short supply and many damaged, they were literally duct …
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Beverly Kaye
4:07 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012
As a youngster I was crushed and deeply saddened to see a large number of whales stranded on the same Cape Cod beaches. As a grandmother, I am extremely proud of my young grandchildren who are environmentally and socially conscious and are doing something about it. Thank you to Joshua, Lauren and Allie Kaye and their parents who are doing such a good job raising children who are focused on the … more ›