Key Dates

August
o Aug 4, 2017: 227th Birthday of the U.S. Coast Guard
Thank Coast Guards
o Aug. 5, 2017: National Oyster Day
o Aug. 7, 2017: National lighthouse day
o Aug. 12, 2017: International Youth Day
o Aug. 16, 2017: National tell a joke day
Video of employees best jokes: personality
o Aug. 24, 2017: National Waffle Day
o Aug 26, 2017: Womens Equality Day
September
o Sept. 3 9, 2017: Sea Week
o Sept. 4, 2017: Labor Day
Happy Labor Day from AMM!
o Sept. 9, 2017: National hug your boss day
o Sept. 15, 2017: Clean Up The World Day
Video of volunteers/employees cleaning up the Bay
o Sept. 18, 2017: World Water Monitoring Day
Water conservation post
o Sept. 24, 2017: World Rivers Day
o Sept. 30, 2017: National public lands day
October
o Oct. 2, 2017: Child Health Day
o Oct. 5-9, 2017: US Sailboat show at city dock
o Oct. 12-15, 2017: US powerboat show at city dock
o Oct. 13, 2017: Navy Birthday
Video: Thanking/Celebrating the Navy AMM thanks Naval College
o Oct. 16, 2017: World Food Day
Post: popular Bay food
o Oct. 29, 2017: National Cat Day
Post: Pearl appreciation
o Oct. 31, 2017: Halloween
Post: AMM Happy Halloween
November
o Nov. 7, 2017: Election Day
o Nov. 10, 2017: Marine Corps Birthday
Video: Marine Corps Celebration
o Nov. 11, 2017: Veterans Day
o Nov. 15, 2017: America Recycles Day
o Nov. 23, 2017: Thanksgiving Day
o Nov. 24, 2017: Presidents Day
 o Nov. 25, 2017: Small Business Saturday
Highlight small businesses that partner with AMM (events
December
o Dec. 7, 2017: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
o Dec. 13, 2017: National Guard Birthday
Post: National Guard appreciation
o Dec. 24, 2017: Christmas Eve
o Dec. 25, 2017: Christmas Day
o Dec. 31, 2017: New Years Eve

Fun Fact Friday

Topics:
Depending on the species, Sturgeons can range from 30 inches to 5.6 meters long. We
have one at our tank! #FunFactFriday
Blue crabs shed old shells to get new ones. #FunFactFriday
Blue crabs have teeth in their stomachs to chew what they have eaten. #FunFactFriday
Oysters help plants grow. #FunFactFriday
One healthy, mature oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day. #FunFactFriday
A female oyster can produce about 100,000,000 eggs in one season. #FunFactFriday
Baby Horseshoe crabs can swim upside down. See them at our shoreline! #FunFactFriday
Horseshoe crabs have been on earth longer than dinosaurs. Todays horseshoe crabs have
survived the same way their ancestors have. Come see how at AMM. #FunFactFriday
o Take pic of horseshoe crab in exhibit
Horseshoe crabs use their tail spike to steer themselves and flip themselves over if they
turn upside down while swimming. #FunFactFriday
An oyster becomes an adult when it turns one year old and can live as long as 20 years.
#FunFactFriday
A group of jellyfish is called a smack! #FunFactFriday
Some jellyfish can be bigger than humans while others are as small as a pinhead.
#FunFactFriday
Jellyfish can clone themselves. #FunFactFriday
Squids have three hearts. #FunFactFriday
Squids move through the water tail first instead of head first. #FunFactFriday

The marine corps was born in a pub. #FunFactFriday

The first person to orbit the earth was a marine. #FunFactFriday
The first admiral in the Navy was David Farragut. #FunFactFriday
The Navy produced six future presidents during World War II. #FunFactFriday
 The water in the Bay comes from a 64,000 mile area, including 6 states and Washington
DC. #FunFactFriday
Bay oyster were once so plentiful they could filter the entire quantity of water in the
Bay more than 18 trillion gallons of water in three days. #FunFactFriday
The Chesapeake Bay watershed is home to over 2,700 species of wildlife and 17 million
people. #FunFactFriday
Since 1989, Clean the Bay Day has engaged approximately 128,000 volunteers, who
have removed over 6 million pounds of debris from nearly 6,000 miles of shoreline.
#FunFactFriday

Pictures:
 Throw Back Thursday
Ideas:
Throwback to favorite events at AMM
o Weddings (Where are couples now? Focus on AMM members/children of
members), Big name events (CVS, CareFirst, HellyHansen), etc.
o Interactive: These are some of our favorite AMM events . Comment below to
share with us some of your favorite AMM events.
Art Collections
o Where are they now? Showcasing where artists who have been housed at AMM
are in their careers or where they are having shows now.
Focus on days specific to AMM history
Topics:
 The AMM campus was once home to the historic McNasbys Oyster Co., established in
1886. #ThrowBackThursday
Pictures:

On This Day
August
o Aug. 4, 1790: U.S. Coast Guard founded as part of the Department of Treasury.
October
o Oct. 10, 2000: BEACH act
https://www.epa.gov/beach-tech/about-beach-act
o Oct. 13, 1775: George Washington decided to commission the schooner, the USS
Hannah on October 13th, 1775. This day commemorates the birth of the
Continental Navy.
o Oct. 18, 1972: clean water act
https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/history-clean-water-act
o Oct. 18, 1982: coastal barrier resources act
https://www.fws.gov/CBRA/Act.html
o Oct. 27, 1972: coastal zone management act
https://www.boem.gov/coastal-zone-management-act/
November
o Nov. 10, 1921: A U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for MCNASBY
OYSTER CO. FAMOUS PEARL BRAND OYSTERS ANNAPOLIS
MD. by MCNASBY OYSTER CO., .
December
o Dec. 29, 2000: act to prevent pollution from ships
http://enviroguides.us/content/%E2%80%93act-prevent-pollution-ships-
apps
 Recommendations
Post more events at AMM (weddings, photoshoots, PRSA events, etc.) Whats happening
at AMM today?
Fun Fact Friday:
o Schedule for every other Friday
o Use hashtag #FunFactFriday. Think of customizing it to #ammFunFactFriday
o Consistent time 1pm (or another peak social time)
Throw Back Thursday:
o Every third week
Holiday Posts:
o December
o Video: Happy Holidays from AMM
o Capture Captain Santa
o Dancing video mashup from concert series. Dancing our way into the New Year!
Hope everyone is having a great holiday season and see you all in 2018!