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CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST: National Oyster Day to be held August 5

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Chesapeake Bay Trust issued the following announcement on Aug. 3.

#NationalOysterDay is Sunday! Giving back has never tasted better. Eat oysters at any participating restaurant and donations will be made to the @oysterrecovery https://oysterrecovery.org/national-oyster-day-2018/ …

On National Oyster Day, Sunday, August 5, participating shell recycling restaurants throughout Maryland, D.C. and Virginia will donate 10 cents from every oyster sold to the Oyster Recovery Partnership. Each oyster sold will fund the planting of 10 baby oysters onto sanctuary reefs in the Chesapeake Bay!

Better yet, Congressional Seafood Co. has committed to match a portion of the day’s proceeds!

f you’re a restaurant looking to participate by donating 10 cents per oyster sold August 5, please contact Karis at kking@oysterrecovery.org.

Original source can be found here.

Source: Chesapeake Bay Trust 

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