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Show Your Support for the Mini Aquarium

Please consider lending your support to Mini Aquarium and marine education. 

Our organization can only survive and thrive with the support of people like you. Your donation will help us continue to educate and engage, inspiring and fostering curiosity in people of all ages, from all walks of life in our community.  

With deep blue gratitude, we thank you for your support!


Tank Sponsorship

Donations between $500 and $3,000 will place your name (and/or company logo) on your favourite exhibit! Email keithmooreminiaquarium@gmail.com  to get the most up-to-date tank availability for the 2020 season.  First come, first serve!

Monthly or Annual Giving

Monthly giving is easy to set up using a credit card or VISA debit, and supports the aquarium year-round.  Click on the “Donate Monthly” button in the form above to start your monthly gift.


“I barely notice $15 a month, but my contribution really adds up at the end of the year.”

– Maryn Wallace, active PHMA monthly donor since 2013

Host an Event

Got a birthday coming up? Instead of gifts, ask your guests for a donation to support the Mini Aquarium!

Weddings, anniversaries, kids birthdays or work parties. We can help make your event ocean blue. Collect the donations and submit them online through the Donate Now button or contact us at keithmooreminiaquarium@gmail.com for more information. 

Want to hold your event at the mini aquarium as well? Contact cartonloftevents@gmail.com about event space rentals. 

Leave a Legacy

Leave your legacy in the sea. Our legacy donors are leaders in business or individuals in the community who are aligned with our mission to foster curiosity and want to invest in our youth for a bluer future. Legacy donors contribution of $10,000 goes towards staff development while also supporting children’s programs to help create our next generation of ocean leaders. Contact keithmooreminiaquarium@gmail.com for a personalized proposal for your consideration. 

Honour a Loved One

Make a gift to the Mini Aquarium in honor of a friend, relative or colleague for a special occasion such as a birthday, graduation, anniversary, wedding or holiday.  You can also pay tribute to someone special by donating in their honour or memory. You will receive the official tax receipt. The gift amount can be left anonymous if you wish. Simply add “In Honour of” or “In Memory of” details when filling out the online donation form above.

Planned Giving (Wills & Estates)

A gift to the Mini Aquarium in your Will creates a lasting legacy for you and your family.  Funds are used to ensure future generations will benefit from aquatic education, while also supporting ongoing conservation and research programs that protect our delicate ecosystems. A planned gift can take several forms, including bequests, gifts of securities, life insurance and endowments. In many cases, these gifts will allow you to enjoy significant tax savings while creating a meaningful legacy.

Please contact us at keithmooreminiaquarium@gmail.com to discuss your planned giving wishes.

Meet our F(l)ounders

Thank you to the following organizations, companies, and individuals who have given generously to the Mini Aquarium in 2013 to help us get started.  You will forever be our F(l)ounders.  

Lead Founding Sponsor (100,000+) & 2016 Marine Legacy Partner

 

Oceans Level Contributors ($10,000- $99,999)
  • Newfoundland and Labrador’s Innovation Business and Rural Development Fund
Ecosystem Level Contributors ($5000- $9,999)
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture 
  • Doug Knight and Brenda Frank
Habitat Level Contributor ($1,000 - $4,999)
  • Andrew, Will, Amy and Emily Barry  
  • Bacalao RestaurantCoastal Connections
  • Distinctive Interiors 
  • Dr. Ian Bowmer 
  • Larry Puddister/Pennecon 
  • Leslie Grattan  
  • Melanie Knight and Jim Shinkewski 
  • MMSB (Multi Materials Stewardship Board)
  • MUN and Ocean Science Centre
  • Ocean Quest Resort 
  • Patti Murphy Designs 
  • Petty Harbour Fisherman’s Co-op 
  • Philip Bruecker 
  • Steers Insurance 
  • Ucluelet Aquarium Society 
  • Vancouver Aquarium 
  • Volunteers of the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium
Seastar Level Contributor
($250 - $999)
  • Back Home Chiropractic 
  • Bob Ostel
  • Bonne Bay Marine Station
  • Cas Dobbin
  • Chuck Brook and Margot Paris
  • Cross Our Paws Animal Foundation Inc
  • Herbie’s Olde Shoppe, in memory of Herbert J. Weir and Marguerite Weir
  • John Taylor-Hood Law Office
  • Kathy and George Wrightson
  • Mercer’s Marine
  • Moksha Yoga Studio
  • NewfoundQuests
  • North Atlantic Ziplines
  • Paint Shop- Goulds
  • Patricia Grattan/WinterPlace Projects
  • PC & Network Solutions Inc.
  • Petty Harbour Fisherman’s Co-op
  • Sam Lee
  • Town of Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove
  • Ucluelet Aquarium Society
  • Vancouver Aquarium
  • Volunteers of the Vancouver Aquarium
  • WWF-Canada

This list has been put together with care. If we have missed you, we apologize and thank you for your gift. Please contact us so we can ensure our records are updated.

Special Thank You - Distinctive Interiors

They donated, built and installed our front desk, prep area and lab bench

Other ways to support

Sponsoring a school program or a bussing fee
sponsoring a staff member
join the gift shop as a Vendor

OUR GIFT TO YOU

Donate to the Mini Aquarium in the spirit of the GREAT CANADIAN GIVING CHALLENGE and you will have our sincere thanks.  Every dollar donated this month will enter our organization for the chance to win $20,000 from Canada Helps, which would go a long way to helping our aquarium endure these difficult times.  For those who donate at one of our five suggested giving levels, we would like to share a small gift of our appreciation.  Home drop-off and curbside pickup from the Mini Aquarium will be available, to ensure safe social distancing measures are observed.  

Scroll down to find our quick and easy Canada Helps fillable donor form, and pledge your one-time or monthly donation today.

Receive two Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium Vinyl Bumper Stickers when you make a charitable donation of $10

Receive a reusable metal straw kit (containing two straws, cleaning brush and carrying pouch) and a SEA LIFE iron on patch when you make a charitable donation of $25.

Receive a reusable bamboo utensil set (containing a fork, knife, spoon, pair of chopsticks and carrying pouch) when you make a charitable donation of $50.  Colour may vary.

Receive a Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium baseball cap OR winter hat, and a FOSTER CURIOSITY poster when you make a charitable donation of $100.

Receive an unframed Jenine Paul 8”x10” Sea Star print when you make a charitable donation of $250.