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SMALL CHANGES EQUAL A BIG TRANSFORMATION On July 1, 2017, in partnership with 17 other aquariums, we discontinued the use of single-use plastic straws in our facility. Our motivation: Americans use 500 million single-use plastic straws everyday. These straws fill our landfills & end up in our oceans and on our beaches.
Because of this change, we stopped 150,000+ single-use plastic straws from entering the landfill.
BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION Our challenge to you: Use this metal straw in place of a single-use plastic one. Thank you for reducing the amount of single-use plastic in our oceans.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Virginia Aquarium Foundation | July 2017–June 2018 Executive Board Delceno Miles Chairperson of the Board
Lee Entsminger President
Andy Vakos President Elect
Sal DaBiero Vice President
Craig Grube Secretary
Ellen Keeter Treasurer
William M. Macali General Counsel
Cynthia W. Spanoulis Executive Director
Trustees Michael Benedetto David Burton Barbara Ciara Michelle Collins Bryan Cuffee George Faatz Chris Graves Bert Henderson Katherine Hines Andrew Hodge Mollie S. Korte Esi Langston Troy A. Lindsey John Matson
Cory Mayo JT McDonald Cheryl McLeskey Tom McNicholas Sherri Miles Scott Miller Kathryn J. O’Hara Daniel R. Peterson Carolyn Robertson Chris Rusbuldt Kim Savage Bert Schmidt John Settle Jean Siebert Michael Standing Ray Toll Cathie France Vick Frank Wagner Michael Wagner Samantha Wetzler David Williams Nikki Williams President’s Circle Rendy Adams Thomas C. Broyles Barbara Taylor Creech Nancy A. Creech Robert H. DeFord, Jr. John H. Fain Morris H. Fine Bob Fort Thomas E. Fraim, Sr.
Thomas E. Fraim, Jr. Thomas R. Frantz William Hearst Dorcas Helfant-Browning Clancy A. Holland Ann W. Host Wiley F. Mitchell, Jr. Elly D. Mladick Fred Napolitano, II Jane M. Purrington C. Mac Rawls Timothy B. Robertson Martha Roland Dan Ryan Michael C. Savvides Edward B. Snyder Ned Williams Ken Wilson, Jr.
In loving memory of Macon Brock Trustee, Community Leader & Philanthropist.
A NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT The fiscal year 2018 was marked by great changes and the achievement of significant results. In life and business, the greatest opportunities arise from, and contribute to, change. Change, and our response to it, helps to create new ideas and forces evolution and transformation. From removing single-use plastic straws on our campus to the exciting annual events, from a renewed focus on our guests to looking at our future, we faced challenges and evolved our business in all aspects of our mission over the past year. We have an incredibly exciting future ahead of us, including the new Darden Marine Animal Conservation Center, the renovated South Building featuring all new exhibits and interactive play areas, and a beautiful veterinary wing addition. With so much happening, change is inevitable. Join us as we embrace the transformation and continue to evolve to surpass our guests’ needs and expecations and further our mission.
Cynthia W. Spanoulis
Lee Entsminger
Executive Director
Foundation President
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Events Growth
10 12
Inspiration Partnering
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Animals Education
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Responses Campaigning
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Numbers Donors
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Sponsors
A Y E A R O F : EV E N T S
EVENTS
Commotion in the Ocean The Aquarium’s biggest annual
Throughout the year, the Virginia
fundraiser, Commotion in the
Aquarium hosted events that
Ocean, presented by the Capital
range from mermaids to monsters,
Group, was a fun and exciting
electronics recycling to exclusive
evening in support of education
dinners, and even an adult overnight!
programs and research & conservation.
Adult Overnight The newest event the Aquarium offered was the Adult Overnight, which allowed guests to sleep over at the Aquarium! This event sold out quickly and was so popular that Aquarium staff immediately began planning the next one!
Ecycling This annual event has
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diverted thousands of
Special Needs Under the Sea
pounds of electronic
For the first time in its history, the
waste from landfills and
Aquarium opened early to welcome
continues to help keep
guests with special needs and their
electronics out of our
families to enjoy the exhibits in a
waste stream!
calm, comfortable environment.
Monster Madness During an evening in October, the Aquarium turned into a Halloween-themed party with over a thousand attendees! Monster Madness and the Creepy Creek haunted trail were a children’s Halloween event that the community loved!
Sensible Seafood Fest This year’s Fest, presented by PNC Bank, did not disappoint. Featuring sustainable, ocean-friendly seafood samples from talented local and
Mermaid Mondays
regional chefs, it was another hit!
The most popular mermaid-themed event continued its reign with five Mondays from March into April, bringing mermaids to life for thousands of children.
Conservation Speakers Bart Shepherd, Director of the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Science, and Doug Tallamy, a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, presented at two Eleanor & Henry Watts Conservation Speaker Series events this year.
Valentine’s Day Dinner For the third year in a row, all nights of the Valentine’s Day Dinner event sold out. This special dining opportunity put guests in front of their favorite aquariums.
A Y E A R O F : G R OW TH
STRATEGIC PLAN Beginning in Fiscal Year 2018, the Virginia Aquarium embarked on a new strategic plan. We began with a situational analysis conducted by our research firm, IMPACTS. IMPACTS compiled information gleaned from workshops with key stakeholders, leadership, and staff. After the situational analysis, we built this strategic plan to encompass all aspects of the Aquarium’s business. Five key goals emerged from this strategic plan:
1. Create the best possible guest experience that maximizes entertainment and engagement and emphasizes animal welfare, conservation, and education.
2. Build sustainable financial capacity and infrastructure necessary to accomplish goals.
3. Engage new and existing audiences. 4. Focus research, conservation, and education programs to optimize impact.
5. Nurture and empower stakeholders to build alignment, efficiency, and accountabilities to the Aquarium’s mission. Our current challenge is to create strategies aimed at implementing these exciting, overarching goals. We look forward to utilizing this plan as a strong guiding force for the years to come! 8
RENOVATIONS This was a big year for the Virginia Aquarium, as we undertook four major renovation projects. In December 2017, we reopened the reimagined Chesapeake Bay Aquarium, which featured new species and exhibits reminiscent of Upper Kiptopeke State Park. The cafĂŠ also received a complete redesign as our food service partner changed the look and feel, as well as numerous menu items! Our harbor seals took a quick trip to Florida while their exhibit was renovated, a process that included resealing and polishing the acrylic for better viewing. The Main Building lobby restrooms were the final piece of the puzzle, featuring more efficient fixtures aimed at saving water and the environment.
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GUEST EXPERIENCE The Virginia Aquarium team renewed our focus on our guests by working to improve the guest experience. This recently-formed team added several key improvements throughout the Aquarium, including publishing consistent list of keeper talks, increasing staff and volunteer numbers on the floor to answer guest questions, and improving wayfinding within our building by adding key carpet inlays and overhead signage.
Photo credit: OCEARCH | R. Snow
Dr. Ally taking a blood sample from a mahi mahi. Photo credit: OCEARCH | T. Chandler
Photo credit: OCEARCH | R. Snow
Virginia Aquarium veterinarian Dr. Allyson McNaughton was invited to join OCEARCH researchers for Expedition Mid-Atlantic in Summer 2017 and Expedition Gulf Stream in Summer 2018. Dr. Ally provided veterinary support for the researchers as they tagged sharks during these expeditions, including monitoring the vitals and taking samples from the sharks. You can find some of their work and tagged sharks on the OCEARCH website!
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I was very excited & grateful for the
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TAGGING SHARKS
invitation to participate in such a collaborative scientific effort!
-Dr. Ally, Veterinarian
A YEAR OF: PARTN ERING
ENDANGERED The Virginia Aquarium’s team assisted Virginia Tech and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries’ field research project on candy darters this year, highlighting a partnership that not only focused on a state endangered species, but also helped provide the Aquarium with by-catch stream fish like sculpin, rainbow darters, blue-headed chubs, and regional daces. This partnership will also allow researchers to discern baseline numbers for the population of candy darters, which will help in determining if any protective measures are successful in the future.
Rainbow darter
Mountain redbelly dace 12
LOCAL POPULATIONS In partnership with The Center for Conservation Biology (CCB), the Virginia Aquarium monitors nesting osprey in the Lynnhaven River and beyond. The Aquarium and the CCB team conducts trips along the Lynnhaven River to map and monitor nests and band juvenile osprey, providing a snapshot of the overall health of the local population, numbers of nesting pairs, and the juvenile birds’ migration patterns.
Osprey must be banded between 30–40 days old because of size constraints.
A YEAR OF: ANIMA LS
NEW MENU ITEMS Enrichment is a daily activity for the Virginia Aquarium’s residents, but our Komodo dragons received a special treat in May 2018. Our animal care team purchased a restaurant quality goat for a carcass feeding event. This type of event, held in other institutions around the world, was a first for our team. An important part of this enrichment included the dragons working their neck and jaw muscles. We also streamed this event on our social media channels to highlight the interesting and exciting enrichment opportunities we provide.
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Sanchez ate 6.1 lbs, including a whole hind limb! Teman ate 6.6 lbs, including a whole forelimb!
HATCHLINGS
Posted February 6
The Virginia Aquarium found viral fame with a short clip of an octopus hatching this year. The Aquarium’s resident female Caribbean reef octopus laid eggs, a natural part of the octopus life cycle, in the exhibit. Surprisingly, the eggs were fertile, and the octopus took excellent care of them. When a small bundle fell to the exhibit floor, our aquarist team retrieved it, and we were able to catch the hatching on video. The video has been viewed over 4 million times on our social sites and generated millions more impressions across news sites who shared the video.
Virginia Aquarium Facebook 2.8 million views 6,893,265 people reached Worldwide Reach $1,766,326: Estimated Advertising Value Equivalency 190,954,188 people reached in 19 countries
News media coverage only (does not include social media)
Featured on: Buzzfeed, AP, CNN, Washington Post, Daily Mail, Tribune Media Wire, Nerdist, MSN.com, ABC News, The Verge, Weather.com, and NBC Universal.
Education at the Virginia Aquarium does not need to be relegated to dusty textbooks and dry facts. Studies show that children who experience a personal connection to nature in their early childhood are more likely to have a predilection toward conservation as they grow. The Aquarium utilized whimsical programming, including mermaids at Mermaid Mondays and on Seafari Boat trips, fairies at Whimsy Wednesdays, and dragons at the Dragons Love Tacos event, to nurture the creativity and imagination of these future conservation leaders.
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I love incorporating whimsy into programs because it inspires kids to be creative, explore, and ask questions.
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A YEAR OF: EDUCA TION
MAGICAL EXPERIENCES
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Bearded dragon
CHANGING EXHIBITS From facing your fears to oversized insects and even real dragons, the Virginia Aquarium’s changing exhibits featured tons of fun. Goosebumps: The Science of Fear featured exhibits and displays that showcased common fears and encouraged guests to learn about the science behind being scared. Guests were also introduced to massive mechanical insects in the Giant Insects changing exhibit during summer 2017. One of the most exciting exhibits, Here Be Dragons, brought guests face-to-face with living dragons and their lizard counterparts, including a black-throated monitor lizard and basilisks.
A YEAR OF: RESPO NSES
NEST EXCAVATION In August 2017, a loggerhead sea turtle nest hatched. Laid on a Virginia Beach public access beach, the Virginia Aquarium Research & Conservation staff monitored the event. After the completion of the hatching event, staff began an excavation of the nest. The goal was to account for how many eggs were laid and turtles hatched, but the team discovered an exciting surprise: several live hatchlings had not made it out of the nest. Our team filmed the turtles’ trek to the ocean for a live video feed that brought in viewers from around the world.
Sea turtles’ sex is dependent on temperature during incubation. Generally warmer temperatures produce more females & cooler temperatures produce more males.
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North Atlantic right whale
Photo credit: Sea to Shore
STRANDING RESPONSE
TOTAL
TOTAL
98
273
sea turtles and stranded marine mammals, including
MARINE MAMMALS
SEA TURTLES
a fin whale, humpback whales, and a critically
78%
56%
The Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program had a busy year responding to hooked and debilitated
endangered North Atlantic right whale.
371 TOTAL RESPONSES
5% 17%
Bottlenose dolphins Humpback whales Other marine mammals (Including gray seals, dwarf sperm whales, common dolphins & more)
4% 36% 4%
Loggerhead Green Kemp’s ridley Unidentified
A YEAR OF: CAMPA IGNING
Mantis shrimp
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN This year marked an exciting opportunity as the Aquarium embarked on its Capital Campaign for the new Darden Marine Animal Conservation Center and renovations to the existing South Building. The new Darden Marine Animal Conservation Center is an entirely new facility for our Stranding Response Program’s operations. The building provides increased space for operations and brand new upgrades unavailable due to current size constraints. We will be better able to serve the animals in our care thanks to these improvements. The South Building, formerly known as the Marsh Pavilion, will feature all new exhibits and exciting new play areas for our littlest guests. From the Dreyfus Jellies Gallery to the Brock Super Powers Gallery to the Batten Watershed Education Area, you’ll find new experiences that will surely encourage interactive play! The ever-popular North American river otters will return with an all-new play area, as well!
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Guests of all ages will have fun as they peer through Windows to Exploration, a wall of windows into our veterinary wing! Plus, join in on the action: “suit up” in lab coats and practice veterinary care on plush animals. The new Veterinary Care Center will also allow guests to observe veterinary care as it’s provided for the animals.
A sea turtle receiving oxygen at a local veterinarian’s office. Similar care will be possible in the new facility.
A Y E A R O F : N UM B E RS
FINANCIALS OPERATING REVENUE & SUPPORT
TOTAL
$14,816,636
Operating Revenue & Support
50%
Admission Revenue
$7,453,159
16%
Contributions, Grants & Support*
$2,400,446
11%
Retail
$1,601,952
7%
Membership
$1,059,634
7%
Facility Use & Concessions
$1,052,923
7%
Education Programs
$964,541
2%
Investment Income
$283,981
Foundation
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
TOTAL
$12,748,554 Operating Expenditures
38%
Exhibits & Husbandry
$4,799,866
14%
Education
$1,760,002
11%
Research & Conservation
$1,449,150
10%
Administrative
$1,202,514
8%
Merchandising
$1,071,349
8%
Marketing
$1,063,013
8%
Guest & Member Services
$997,300
3%
Fundraising
$405,360
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City
NET $2,068,082 * $908,175 contributed to the Capital Campaign
ANIMALS & PEOPLE Smallest animal:
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Mimic poison dart frog at 1g
Guest Attendance
640,231 Served by
800+ volunteers & 190 staff members
Timor zebra finches hatched
(Including seasonal staff)
This includes
7,800+ Members 24,382 Students
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Volunteered a total
72,473 hours
SSP Animals (Species Survival Plan)
162 Fish
Equivalent to $1,789,000+
Animal Ambassadors
45 Reptiles & amphibians
Largest animal: Nurse shark at 238 lbs TOTAL
314 SPECIES
86 Invertebrates
15 Birds 6 Mammals
7,365 Animals
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Endangered golden poison dart frogs
A YEAR OF: DONOR S
Capital Campaign
The Oceanfront Inn/Vakos Family
Beaven & Mary Walker Smith
PRA Group
TFC Recycling Perks Midge Tinney
Joshua P. & Elizabeth D. Darden Foundation
Alison J. & Ella W. Parsons Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
The Dreyfus Family Foundation Roy E. Hendrix
$1,000,000+ Jane P. Batten Joan & Macon Brock
$500,000 – $999,999 Hampton Roads Community Foundation TowneBank Foundation $250,000 – $499,999 Commonwealth of Virginia Courtney A. Dickerson John & Joyce Fain, The Fain Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
The Curtis Group
Richard & Sandra Burroughs
Gary Finkbeiner Kirsten & Andrew Hodge
William & Sandra Warden
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Burton
Eleanor & Henry Watts
Michelle Collins
Mary Morton Parsons Foundation
$10,000– $24,999
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Cuffee
Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. McCabe, Jr.
A Dolphin’s Promise
Sal & Maureen DaBiero
JT & Dawn McDonald
The Patricia & Douglas Perry Foundation
In memory of Kayo Barco Betty Barco
Kelly & Mike Disharoon
Anne & Chris Rusbuldt
Lin & Susan Earley
Kim & Todd Savage
Michael & Becky Sifen
Beach Ford
Lynne & Paul Farrell
Bert & Missy Schmidt
John O. & Susan Wynne
The Branch Family
Morris H. Fine
$50,000– $99,999
The Douglas & Marianne Dickerson Foundation
Peter & Roseann Fitzpatrick
In memory of John Shepherd Shirley Shepherd
Paul & Susan Hirschbiel
Tom & Dianne Frantz
Willie & Kim Shepherd
Clancy Holland
Mr. & Mrs. Bert Burr Henderson, IV
Beaven & Mary Walker Smith
Esi Waters Langston
Mark & Lucy Swingle
Pete Leddy & Otto Design
Ray Toll
John P. Matson
Cathie J. Vick
Elly & Richard Mladick
The McNicholas Family
Kim Wheeler
Marietta McNeil Morgan & Samuel Tate Morgan, Jr. Trust
Shewling Moy
Ned & Nancy Williams
Jane & Charles Purrington
Ken & Nancy Wilson
Napolitano Family Foundation
Mac & Jean Rawls
Bank of America BB&T Charitable Fund of the Winston Salem Foundation Bradley Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation Tom & Betty Broyles
Mollie & Kyle Korte Cory D. & Allison K. Mayo J. D. Miles & Sons, Inc. The Miles Agency
$100,000 – $249,999
Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
Frank & Aimee Batten, Jr.
Bob & Leslie Fort
The Beazley Foundation
Tommy & Julie Fraim, Jr.
Birdsong Peanuts Dominion Energy
The Helen G. Gifford Foundation
Lee & Leslie Entsminger
Ann W. Host
The Family of Donald H. Patterson, Jr.
GEICO
Mike & Mariah Standing
Dan Peterson
Tina E. Sinnen
The Goode Family Foundation
Williams Mullen Foundation
Dan & Nancy Ryan
Charlene & Russell Turner
Audrey & John Settle, Jr.
Craig & Susan Grube
$25,000– $49,999
SunTrust Bank
Michael & Elizabeth Wagner
Floyd E. Kellam Jr. Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
The Family of Chris & Courtney Graves
Midge Tinney
Thomas & Joan Lyons McLeskey Family Foundation Norfolk Southern Foundation
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$5,000– $9,999
Dorcas Helfant-Browning
Virginia Aquarium Volunteer League
Reverend & Mrs. Robert J. Robertson, III David Sims
Doctors Samantha & Kurt Wetzler
John & Susan Gill Ellen & Kenny Keeter
Chas & Anne Wright Under $1,000 Rendy Adams Jan Brammer In honor of Susan Barco Marian Childress Cecil & Anne Cutchins Robert Leipold Kieran & Christopher Poulos
Glen & Nikki Williams
In honor of Peter Weed Marian Childress
Hoffman Beverage Company
Virginia Natural Gas
$1,000– $4,999
Frank Wagner
Price Wheeler
John F. Malbon
Liz & Max Bartholomew
David Williams
Alan & Susan Nordlinger
Christina & Lee Westnedge
Michael & Erin Culpepper
Siebert Realty
The Winward Foundation
Planned Gifts
$10,000 – $19,999
$1,000– $2,499
Marshale & Wiley Mitchell
$2,000,000+
GEICO Philanthropic Foundation
Barbara & Philip Anderson
Fred Napolitano, II
David Lockwood, Verizon Foundation
In memory of Kayo & Lynn Barco Betty G. Barco
Kathryn & Thomas O’Hara
James McNaught
Allan Parker
Thomas McNicholas
Carolyn & Robert Robertson
Jack D. Neal, Jr.
J. Howard Rodman, Benevity Community Impact Fund
O’Connor Brewing Company
Martha Kay Roland
Jane & Charles Purrington
Sam’s Club #4711
Thomas Reed
Audrey & John Settle, Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Missy & Bert Schmidt
Edward & Jean Snyder $100,000–$249,999 Robert H. & Nancy T. DeFord B & B Dieffenbach Craig & Susan Grube Wiley & Marshale Mitchell $50,000–$99,999 Thomas E. & Sharon Fraim Karen Hines $25,000–$49,999 Lynn & Carl Clements Lynn’s Legacy Joan Barns Kirk V. & Jeanette Brammer Barbara Chapman Deborah Connor Donna J. Ellis Michelle Joyner Savannah Kaylor Page H. Kiniry Pure Paradise Water of Virginia Beach Lisa Renz Cynthia Spanoulis
Annual Donors $50,000+ Batten Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation Edward B. Snyder $20,000– $49,999 Anonymous Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Leslie & Bob Fort
The Oceanfront Inn Ann & Andrew Vakos $5,000 - $9,999 Leslie & Lee Entsminger Fain Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation Lee A. & Helen G. Gifford Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Lilly & Bruce Bradley The Brock Foundation, J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund Anne & David Burton Marian & Gentry Childress Combined Federal Campaign of South Hampton Roads
Maureen Olivieri Denise Parker
Anne & Conrad Shumadine Mark Summs
Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign
Ed & Jean Snyder Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Erica & Bryan Cuffee
Mariah & Mike Standing
Lucy & Mark Swingle
Maureen & Sal DaBiero
STIHL, Inc.
Tautog’s Restaurant
Monarch Charities
Robert H. DeFord, Jr.
Robert Taylor
Ray Toll
June Ada Ventura Trust
Douglas & Marianne Dickerson Foundation
Virginia Aquarium Volunteer League
Scott Waitzer
Youth Foundation Service Club of Virginia Beach
DonateWell, Norfolk Southern Foundation Matching Gift Program
Samantha & Kurt Wetzler
Ken & Nancy Wilson
$2,500 – $4,999
Shelagh & Tim Erskine
$500– $999
Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation Matching Gift Program
Jason Baker
Michelle & Richard Collins
Dianne & Tom Frantz
R. & C. Dickerson Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Courtney & Chris Graves, Schwab Charitable Fund
Carrie S. Camp Foundation, Inc.
Susan & Craig Grube, Schwab Charitable Fund Floyd E. Kellam, Jr. Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Eleanor & Henry Watts
Tommy & Julie Fraim Hoffman Beverage Company PRA Group, Inc. United Way of South Hampton Roads In honor of Kimberly Utter Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Whole Foods Market
Alex Campbell
Paula & John Demosthenes
Dorcas Helfant-Browning
Doc Taylor’s
Jennifer & Burr Henderson
Lynn & Richard Epps
Katherine Hines
Claire Floege
Dr. Clarence A. Holland
Mr. & Mrs. William Kamarek, United Way of South Hampton Roads
Mollie & Kyle Korte Peter Leddy & Otto Design John Matson Alice & Jim McCalla Cheryl McLeskey Delceno Miles Dr. & Mrs. Scott Miller
Kroger John Jay & Ola Hill Krueger Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation
SunTrust Foundation Matching Gift Program
Keri & Mark Whitfield
A YEAR OF: SPONS ORS
Commotion in the Ocean Title Sponsor
JD Miles & Sons
Closest to the Pin
Kotarides Builders
Optima Health
MLJ Enterprises
PoolScouts
Lionheart Limited
Siska Aurand Landscape Architects, Inc.
Dinner
Southern Trust Mortgage
Frances & Henry Richardson
Atlantic Shores
SunTrust Investment Services
Live Auction Sponsor
Atlantic Bay Mortgage
Diamonds Direct
Atlantic Shores
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
Golf Classic
Bank of America / Merrill Lynch
Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy
Title Sponsor
Beaven Smith
Union Bank
Hoffman Beverage Company
19th Hole Sponsor
Coastal Hospitality Associates, LLC
Capital Group Chesapeake Bay Sponsor Gold Key I PHR Rudee Inlet Sponsors Beach Ford Checkered Flag Motor Co.
Old Point National Bank Optima Health The Port of Virginia Pure Paradise Water of Virginia Beach Virginia Natural Gas Waypoint Advisors Owls Creek Sponsors Atlantic Bay Mortgage Bank of America Merrill Lynch BB&T – James River Region
Noah Enterprises, Inc. Thomas & Kathryn O’Hara
Hoffman Beverage Company Beverage Cart Sponsor Otto Designs & Marketing Chipping Game
Dewberry
Sensible Seafood Fest Presenting Sponsor
Brews Cruise Series
PNC Bank
First Team Automotive Group
Hoffman Beverage Company
Oyster Level Sponsor
O’Connor Brewing Co.
First Trust/Wells Fargo Advisors Team
Bob & Leslie Fort Bluefish Level Sponsors
Golf Carts
Hall Automotive
Summs Skip and Collateral Solutions
Hobbs & Associates LifeNet Health
Hole in One
MacDonald & Ingram Wealth Management Group
Creative Director: Ashley Laginestra
TFC Recycling
Lee Entsminger
Richard Gregory
Advisor: Caryl Thompson
AVIVA
Natural Organic Process Enterprises (NOPE)
Hoffman Beverage Company
Norfolk Marine
AV Sponsor
H.M. Terry Co.
PRA Group, Inc.
First Team Auto Group
Anne & Eric Schmudde
Waller, Todd & Sadler Architects, Inc
Gil Bland
Charles Barker
Sam Rust Seafood
TowneBank
Driving Range
The ESG Companies
Carolyn & Robert Robertson
In-Kind Support
Clear Springs Foods
Beach Ford
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas O’Hara
Taylor Do It
Geoenvironmental Resources
BDO
Writer: Matthew Klepeisz
Dolphin Sponsors
Tidewater Home Funding
This annual report is an in-house production printed locally with soy-based inks on paper containing recycled material.
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Lunch
Palladium Registered Investment Advisors
Marathon Consulting MASA Corporation
High Liner Foods, Inc.
PRA Group, Inc. Tidewater Home Funding Sodexo at the Virginia Aquarium Clam Level Sponsors Beach Municipal FCU Hap & Becky Chalmers Tommy & Julie Fraim, Jr.
IT ADDS UP Our year of transformation began with one single change and now we’re asking you to take the same step. Please join us as we work to eliminate single-use plastics and protect our oceans.
The mission of the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is to inspire conservation of the marine environment through education, research, and sustainable practices.