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"Efforts this year are pilot projects designed to collect information that will be used to improve cultivation methods, identify ideal growing conditions, and provide kelp that processors can use to perfect their methods," the Moores relayed.

The snow was still falling and the wind was blowing, but it was the most pleasant cross-country skiing I've ever done. It was pre-dawn grey with huge snowflakes falling like being released from huge, full buckets.

"We are proud to say that we have raised nearly $30,000 in less than two weeks! My thoughts and prayers go out to the hospitality staff and their families who are suffering at this time because of jobs lost or hours cut," Jerry Dicecco expressed.

"When households struggle to feed themselves, they also struggle to feed their pets, and the success of this campaign highlights how much we can accomplish by joining together on their behalf," Leslie Granger said.

"We couldn't fundraise for the camp in March 2020 - because we didn't know if there would be a camp, and at that time, people really started telling me we need food. All the people I reached out to said they really needed food," Molin told us.

For too long I have been focused on what I cannot do during the COVID pandemic. Channeling the idea of positive thinking, I decided to dwell on what I am going to do when this pandemic is finally over.

Early January every year is the time for renewal. It's a time to refocus on long and short-term goals.

"I always look forward to the days that Greg comes to volunteer because he makes us laugh and lights up the shelter with his can-do attitude," Crystal Monaco noted.

Many out east go to a beach daily, others just during a tough stretch to stare out over the sea, perhaps wondering what might happen next.

"We originally started with a goal of $10,000 and with the overwhelming support from the community, we surpassed that within one week of launching the GoFundMe page," Steve Glick noted.