Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Media Release 7.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Theresa M. Barbo

774.263.4219

Rogues Gallery Whale T-Shirts to Benefit PCCS

Stewards of the North Atlantic Opening Reception July 7

(Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA) - Rogues Gallery, a world-renown apparel design firm based in Portland, Maine, has designed and will market and sell two T-shirts and a sterling silver whale pendant with all proceeds donated to the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS). 

‘Save the Whales’ is screen printed onto one T-shirt and the second carries a design based on a 19th century engraving of a right whale, a critically endangered species and a focal point of PCCS research since 1984.

Rogue’s Gallery T-shirts are worn by pop stars and celebrities and are widely known as hip clothing, commanding a premium price in retail markets. 

The Opening Reception for Stewards of the North Atlantic is Friday, July 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. at MAP, located at 142 Commercial Street, Provincetown. 

For more information on Rogues Gallery visit www.dandyrogue.com.

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The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies [ www.coastalstudies.org ] is a non-profit organization dedicated to research, education and conservation of the marine and coastal environments through applied science, environmental and education programs.   PCCS is internationally renowned for its whale research and rescue activities, and is a leading authority in science-based resource management policies in Massachusetts.

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PCCS Contact

Theresa M. Barbo

Director of Communications

508.487.3622 x103 (office)

774.263.4219 (mobile)

ccsmedia@coastalstudies.org