A Year of: Transformation | Virginia Aquarium Annual Report FY18

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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

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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!

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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

-Hales, Educator 16

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

Net: City $390,194 | Foundation $1,677,888 22

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.