I really can’t think of a better way to honor the life of Jimmy Buffett than being a member of a Parrot Head club. The funky term for his fans came out of a concert in Cincinnati back in 1985. Four years later, the first club was formed.

Parrot Head clubs earned Jimmy’s blessing by committing to volunteer and/or raise money for social and environmental charities. Each club hosts annual fundraisers, usually in the form of a themed musical weekend. Over the past 30 years, members have volunteered 4.5 million hours and donated close to $60 million.

Meeting of the Minds (MOTM), is the largest annual Parrothead gathering but it isn’t all just fun and games. Here’s a snippet from the Parrot Heads in Paradise recent email of what we accomplished in Gulf Shores this year:

“Parrot Heads literally bled for our new host city, donating 126 pints to the LifeSouth Blood Bank that will save 378 lives. And we donated $16,172 to Singing for Change, $3,000 to Bras Across the Causeway, $3,000 to the South Baldwin Community Theater, $3,726 plus 115 toys and 61 pairs of shoes to the Christian Service Center, $3,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, $3,000 to the Alabama Gulf Zoo, $2,000 to the Lone Palm Foundation, $2,000 to the Artist Relief Fund, and we raised $10,100 for the PHiP Scholarship Fund. We also had over 400 walkers/runners in the SKIPPIN’ & SIPPIN’ Breast Cancer 5k and walk that raised an additional $18,000 for Bras Across the Causeway!”

I love knowing that we are doing good while having a good time! Bubbles up! 🫧🫧