Lloyd Center Summer Gala
An Evening for the Environment!
Reconnect. Rediscover. Reimagine.
The Lloyd Center for the Environment is pleased to announce its 2026 Summer Gala at Merrill's on the Waterfront on Friday, August 7, 2026, from 5pm - 8pm.
Join us for an evening of celebration, connection, and impact featuring live music, dancing, cocktails, and appetizers in a beautiful waterfront setting. Reconnect with the Center’s mission, meet fellow supporters, and explore an interactive storyboard that brings the Lloyd Center’s work to life.
Every ticket, donation, and shared experience helps advance the Lloyd Center’s mission and strengthens our community. We look forward to celebrating with you as we invest in a healthier, more connected future.
Merrill's on the Waterfront, 36 Homer's Wharf, New Bedford, MA 02740 Music by The Marlin Trio.
Please contact Fern at fcallen@lloydcenter.org with dietary restrictions.
Environmental Champion - $5,000
- Exclusive naming rights (“An Evening for the Environment" presented by [Company Name])
- 10 event tickets
- 20 drink tickets
- 2 “Reserved” cocktail tables
- Recognition in publicity - press and social media
- Maximum on-site signage: event check-in, tables, storyboard, slideshow, bar area
- 10 full-year Lloyd Center Gift Memberships for associates, staff, valuable clients
Habitat Steward - $2,500
- 6 event tickets
- 12 drink tickets
- Recognition in publicity - press and social media
- On-site signage: storyboard, slideshow, bar area
- 6 full-year Lloyd Center Gift Memberships for associates, staff, valuable clients
Species Protector - $1,200
- 4 event tickets
- 8 drink tickets
- Recognition in publicity - press and social media
- On-site signage: storyboard, slideshow, bar area
- 4 full-year Lloyd Center Gift Memberships for associates, staff, valuable clients
Community Cultivator: $500
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- 2 event tickets
- 4 drink tickets
- Recognition in publicity - press and social media
- On-site signage
- Open seating
Individual Attendee: $100
- One event ticket
- Cash bar
Click here to see:
Friday, August 7, 2026
- 5:00 PM - Event opens at Merrill's on the Waterfront [map]
- Bar opens; hors d'oeuvres
- Welcoming remarks
- Live music by The Marlin Trio
- 8:00 PM - Event ends
The Lloyd Center reaches:
- 3,800 followers on Facebook
- 2,255 followers on Instagram
- 2,000 contacts for monthly Lloyd Center e-news
- Approximately 25,000 visitors to the 82-acre South Dartmouth campus annually.
- Approximately 12,000 students experience Lloyd Center education programs annually.
More Lloyd Center Stats:
- The Research Department has been monitoring endangered species in Bristol County and beyond for 40+ years.
- The Research Department has over 40 conference presentations, publications, and invited book chapters over the past 5 years in science education research.
- The Lloyd Center has provided over twenty different hands-on science programs for students in 30 different New England communities, at levels ranging from kindergarten through college.
- The Center’s Education staff worked with over 50 public elementary and middle schools in the region, visiting many of the classes on a regular basis to teach interactive lessons on relevant and critically important environmental issues.
- The bulk of the Education Department programs were taught in the Dartmouth, Fall River, Fairhaven, New Bedford, and Westport Public Schools, although our traveling programs reach destinations as far as Newton.
Special thanks to our Summer Gala 2026 Committee: Sarah Foster, Chair; Jon Carvalho, Kim Ferreira, Kathy Kavanagh, Erin Souza-Rezendes
Thank you! To our other wonderful, hard-working, and imaginative volunteers – who without their help, the Center would not be able to “put on” the Lloyd Center's Summer Gala!
All artwork courtesy of Sandra Hall.
See some photos from our previous Summer Events
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