SPAT and OysterFest Announce First-Ever Memberships

To celebrate its 22nd anniversary and the long-awaited restart of Wellfleet OysterFest, SPAT is offering oyster lovers its first-ever membership opportunities to support the area’s vibrant shellfishing community, its hard-working shellfish farmers, and to maintain the world-renowned celebrity of the Wellfleet oyster.

“As we enter a new era for SPAT and OysterFest, I can think of no better way to honor our nonprofit and its mission of continuing to preserve, protect, and promote Wellfleet’s shellfishing community. With these new memberships, we hope to pass the $1 million threshold in SPAT’s work by the end of the year. This work includes college scholarships to local students, support for the marine environment, and most recently, more than $125,000 in direct donations to local shellfishing families and food pantries during the recent Covid pandemic,” said SPAT’s board chair Nancy O’Connell.

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About S.P.A.T.

Wellfleet Shellfish Promotion and Tasting, S.P.A.T.,  is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and its mission is to preserve, protect and promote the shellfishing and aquaculture industries. S.P.A.T. achieves this through its college scholarship program, community grant awards and other industry related initiatives. To date over $740,000 has been reinvested back into the community.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, S.P.A.T. has directed $92,400 in emergency relief efforts to support shellfishing families. The organization has also committed $100,000 to a marketing campaign to differentiate Wellfleet Oysters from other oyster brands, to promote Wellfleet’s unique growing region and connect consumers with the shellfish harvesters and where their food is coming from. To learn more visit wellfleetspat.org.