Bold & Bright | 2015 Annual Report

Virginia Aquarium

Bright & Bold

Fiscal Year 2015

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to conservation of the marine environment through education, research, and sustainable practices.

Bright Ideas It’s a hot August morning at the Virginia Beach oceanfront and one of our Pier Partners holds a sea turtle in his hands just before it’s sent on its way back out to sea. On that same morning at The Adventure Park, hands reach, pull, and strain to successfully guide climbers safely back to the ground after a fun three-hour climb in the trees. Later, a seasoned volunteer guides a child’s hand to gently touch a hermit crab at the touch tank inside the Aquarium. Underwater in the Chesapeake Bay Aquarium, a staff biologist in SCUBA gear waves at children on the other side of the glass while inspecting the exhibit. The day ends as Aquarium Trustees lend a hand organizing special events, planning new exhibits and envisioning the future.

You will learn about these stories and more in this annual report. Hands-on learning has always been a hallmark of the Aquarium’s educational programming and hands-on is also a great way to describe the experience we offer to every guest, every staff member and volunteer, and every Trustee. So many stakeholders pitch in daily to make the Virginia Aquarium connect to the living world and ensure that world exists for future hands to hold. Thank you for being among those who care so much for the ocean and its amazing life!

Lynn B. Clements Executive Director

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Thomas E. Fraim, Jr.

Foundation President

Bold Results 06

Free Your Wild Side

08

Mermaid Mondays

10

Sea Adventures

12

Citizen Science

14

OspreyWatch

28

Photo Ark

16

Growing Oysters

30

An Aviary in Crisis

18

Nurturing Naturalists

32

Husbandry & Animal Facts

20

Stranding Response

34

Financial Overview

22

Research & Conservation

36

Volunteers

24

Virginia Pier Partners

38

Sponsors & Donors

26

Theater Renovation

40

Updating Facilities

Saharan Sand Boa | ŠPhotoArk.com

Virginia Aquarium Foundation Board of Trustees | July 2014 - June 2015 Chairman of the Board

Frederick J. Napolitano, II

President

Thomas E. Fraim, Jr.

President Elect

Tom Barton, III

Vice President

Delceno Miles

Secretary

Lee Entsminger

Treasurer

Shewling Moy

General Counsel

Wiley F. Mitchell, Jr.

Executive Director

Lynn B. Clements

C. Max Bartholomew, Jr. Michael Benedetto Macon Brock James G. Carlson Kristina Chastain Michelle Collins Bryan Cuffee Kenneth Cummings Sal DaBiero Gary Finkbeiner Bob Fort Cathie J. France Kevin P. Furey Don Goldberg William T. Greer, Jr., PhD Craig Grube Katherine Hines Andrew Hodge Ellen Keeter Pete Leddy Marina Liacouras John Matson Cory Mayo JT McDonald Cheryl McLeskey Tom McNicholas Rob Nicholson Dr. Chris Platsoucas Harry R. Purkey Carolyn Robertson Kim Savage Bert Schmidt John Settle Willie Shepherd Tina Sinnen David Skolnick Michael Standing

Ray Toll Andrew W. Vakos, Sr. Frank Wagner Michael Wagner Esi Waters Samantha Wetzler Kim Wheeler Nikki Williams Chas Wright President’s Circle Rendy Adams Robert W. Berry Sara Miller Boyd Dorcas Browning Thomas C. Broyles Barbara Taylor Creech Nancy A. Creech Robert H. DeFord, Jr. John H. Fain William J. Fanney Morris H. Fine Thomas E. Fraim, Sr. Thomas R. Frantz William Hearst Dr. Clarence A. Holland Ann W. Host Elly D. Mladick Jane M. Purrington C. Mac Rawls Timothy B. Robertson Martha Kay Roland Dan Ryan Michael C. Savvides Edward B. Snyder Ned Williams Ken Wilson, Jr.

making learning fun for all ages

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Free Your Wild Side The Aquarium launched a new advertising campaign encouraging visitors to “Free Your Wild Side.” This marked a change in the direction of previous campaigns, focusing on a stronger visual brand and a more mature audience. The advertisements included online banner ads on prominent websites, colorful bus wraps, and cut out standees to encourage selfies on social media. Each ad featured people modified with animal elements, like a woman with an octopus for hair, or a child with a seal nose. This theme was also used in traditional advertisements on television, radio, and print that ran across a broad spectrum of targeted media.

Changing Exhibit October 2014 through April 2015, the Aquarium featured The Adventures of MR. POTATO HEAD, an interactive traveling exhibit created by the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum in collaboration with PLAYSKOOL®.

Aquarium guests reported they had a spudtacular time.

This exhibit featured the silly and beloved Mr. Potato Head character, who, through interactive play, becomes an astronaut, explorer, scientist, and an undersea adventurer. In addition to building a variety of essential academic skills, the exhibit encouraged children to welcome new experiences with confidence and curiosity.

Mermaid Monday Results

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nights in April

180

people visited after-hours each night of the event

720

total people experienced Mermaid Mondays

$12,993 was netted during the month long event & directed back into Aquarium projects

new events that create revenue

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Mermaid Mondays

The Virginia Aquarium hosted a month long mermaid-themed event in April 2015. Mermaid Mondays made a huge splash among visitors and all strategic goals were reached.

tickets sold out for each night of the event Aquarium guests were able to purchase timed tickets for the special after hours event each Monday in April. The biggest draw during the events was Mermaid Malena in the Red Sea Aquarium. The unique ticketing plan provided guests a guaranteed mermaid sighting in an intimate and exciting environment.

Several other mermaids made appearances throughout the building, including a mermaid on her throne in the Ray Touch Pool, a mermaid in front of the Norfolk Canyon Aquarium, and mermaid story time in the Promenade hallway. Daniel R. Ford, author of The Marlin and the Mermaid “Help Save the Bay� was also at the event, signing copies of his book.

Every guest surveyed provided nothing but positive reviews of their experience.

a fintastic educational experience

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Sea Adventures The Virginia Aquarium began a partnership with Rover Cruises to provide educational and entertaining Sea Adventures that bring marine science to life. Each trip includes professional educators, knowledgeable volunteers, biofacts, and other visual aids for a complete sensory experience. Sighting data also contributes to federal and regional management of marine mammal populations and environmental assessments.

All trips are aboard the Atlantic Explorer, a 70-foot catamaran-style vessel that, due to its design, provides passengers with a calm, comfortable ride. Trips depart from the Virginia Aquarium’s private dock. Programs have been refreshed to highlight the most up-to-date information about Virginia’s marine life.

Citizen Science The Virginia Aquarium strives to engage children and adults through activities that increase science literacy and provide opportunities to contribute to research.

Our citizen science programs, FrogWatch, Water Quality Testing, and OspreyWatch, allow citizens to collect samples and make observations that can expand our understanding of the world around us.

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Water Quality Testing With the help of grants from the Dominion Foundation and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and in partnership with Lynnhaven River Now, the water quality lab launched a full-scale water monitoring program. Participating citizen scientists can utilize our state-approved lab to analyze chemicals, nutrients, and bacteria in local waterways. This is an opportunity for the community to take ownership of the sustainability of our natural resources. In conjunction with the City of Virginia Beach Center for GIS, an online map provides access to the data merely by clicking a map dot.

leading our community Listening with FrogWatch FrogWatch USA is a citizen science program of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums that provides individuals, groups, and families with an opportunity to learn about wetlands in their communities and report data on the calls of local amphibians. Volunteers learn to identify local frog and toad species by their calls during the breeding season and how to report their findings accurately. By mastering these skills, they gain experience in asking and answering scientific questions which augments science literacy, facilitates conservation action and stewardship, and increases knowledge of amphibians. Over the past three years our volunteers have logged 495 individual observations, which consist of 14 different species of frogs and toads.

keeping an eye on ospreys

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OspreyWatch In 2015, the Virginia Aquarium completed its third year of the OspreyWatch project, in collaboration with the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of William and Mary. OspreyWatch is a global citizen science project that collects information on a large spatial scale to help scientists address some of the challenges facing ecosystems such as global climate change, depletion of fish stocks and environmental contaminants.

The team monitors the nests on the Lynnhaven River, recording initiation date of nest, number of eggs, number of chicks, and number of fledglings. This information is entered in the global OspreyWatch database and gives insight into the status of the Lynnhaven River population.

Chicks are banded with U.S. Geological Survey bands and alpha numeric bands that are readable from a distance.

Banding birds can provide information on migration patterns, survivorship, life-span, reproductive success, and population growth.

Program Results

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nests monitored

nests produced eggs

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osprey chicks banded

a thriving ecosystem

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Growing Oysters Through a generous donation from the Rudee Inlet Foundation, a citizens’ group supporting conservation of the Rudee Inlet and Owl Creek watershed, the Virginia Aquarium has created a demonstration oyster reef along the Scenic Overlook.

This new exhibit may be the most accessible and diverse oyster reef display found anywhere and features three reef types: a 30 foot strip of natural shell along the marsh edge; a 30 foot section of oyster castles along the marsh edge; and a large ring of shells in the deeper subtidal zone. Over time, oyster spat settling on these structures will build living reefs that will improve water quality and contribute to biodiversity by providing habitat for other marine animals.

Over two days in early June, consulting oyster scientist Laurie Sorabella and volunteers constructed the shell reef and oyster castle reef along the marsh edge. In July, James Reidy and Jason Barney of the Crystal Club, an organization dedicated to improving local water quality, supervised dumping shells from a barge to create the subtidal reef.

To get the new reef off to a good start, students from the Old Donation Center, Princess Anne Middle School, and New Castle Elementary enthusiastically contributed 18,000 juvenile oysters that they had raised. Because the reef is so accessible, the Aquarium anticipates that schools will continue to visit each spring to add more oyster spat.

Nurturing Naturalists

Nurturing Naturalists, a program funded by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, helps families learn how to foster a love of nature in their children through nature play and outdoor exploration.

Because of their curiosity and willingness to ask questions, young children are natural scientists. Connecting them with nature before the teen years is critical to creating future scientists and environmental stewards.

connecting them with nature before the teen years is critical Through Nurturing Naturalists, Aquarium educators help parents to feel comfortable encouraging their children’s curiosity about the natural world and allowing them to explore on their own terms, even if it means getting messy.

Seeing children’s excitement and enthusiasm as they catch tadpoles in the pond, collect snails in the marsh, paint with mud, and look for insects under logs illustrates the positive impact of Nurturing Naturalists and other Virginia Aquarium programs on our youngest guests.

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creating a love of nature

keeping wildlife healthy & wild

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Stranding Response Program Update

Marine Mammals

104 13 mammal strandings

found alive

sei whale

died in Elizabeth River due to marine debris (pictured) & vessel strike

Sea Turtles

197 51 sea turtle strandings

44

successfully rehabilitated & released during the year

found alive

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sea turtles rehabilitated from massive cold-stunning event in New England

Research & Conservation

Conservation Support Financial support is provided to the following conservation efforts

Philanthropic support and grant funding are truly the life-blood of the Aquarium’s research and conservation

Crocodile Conservation

efforts. During fiscal year 2015, grant funding supported research and conservation projects that included large whale

AZA Crocodile Advisory Group

photo-identification and offshore aerial surveys, sea turtle

CrocFest Fundraising Events

tagging and tracking, sea turtle nesting and beach lighting

IUCN Crocodile Specialists Group

surveys, marine mammal and sea turtle stranding response, and coast-wide surveys of marine debris.

Tomistoma Task Force

Turtle Conservation

Philanthropic giving supported conservation of Komodo dragons, Tomistoma crocodiles, Kemp’s ridley sea turtles,

Kemp’s Ridley Bi-National Project

Ospreys and other wild animals and wild places.

Turtle Survival Alliance

Through these many efforts, the Aquarium is making significant contributions to marine science and ocean conservation.

WIDECAST

Other Reptile & Amphibian Conservation AZA Komodo Dragon Species Survival Plan FrogWatch Citizen Science Program

Research Projects

Bird Conservation Hawk Conservancy Trust OspreyWatch Nest Monitoring Program

Climate Change Birds

Wind Energy

Marine Debris

9%

5% 9% 5%

Marine Mammals

18%

22 Total Projects

27% Sea Turtles

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Fish Conservation AZA Seahorse Species Survival Plan Rising Tide Marine Fish Sustainability Project

General Conservation AZA Conservation Endowment Fund

27%

The Ocean Project Stranding Network

supporting research & conservation

hooked turtles find new hope Virginia Pier Partners The Virginia Pier Partner Program, developed in cooperation with the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Florida, launched in 2014. The program provides fishermen with the tools and knowledge to aid sea turtles incidentally hooked at fishing piers.

interactions with sea turtles. With support from local fishermen, the team received 22 reports of hooked turtles, 16 of which were admitted into rehabilitation. All of the hooked and rehabilitated turtles were released back into the wild by October 2014.

From 2009–2012, the Stranding Response Team admitted an average of 2.5 hooked sea turtle patients per season.

In 2013, seven hooked sea turtles were admitted.

In May 2015, O’Hara brought together representatives from local fishing piers and Aquarium staff to discuss the goals of the program. Key messages included the importance of sea turtle lift nets for safely recovering hooked sea turtles.

Piers were provided signage and rescue boxes to safely contain sea turtles until staff respond. As of July 2015, the Stranding Response Team received 38 reports of hooked sea turtles and admitted 30 into rehabilitation.

In 2014, Kathy O’Hara, Virginia Pier Partner Program Coordinator, started initial outreach efforts by posting signs, distributing tackle box stickers, and interviewing pier fishermen about their fishing habits and any prior

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saving species with a camera lens Photo Ark In November 2014, the Virginia Aquarium partnered with National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore to support his work on the Photo Ark. The Photo Ark project aims to document animal biodiversity through photography. Joel has been called the modern day Noah, but instead of using an ark to save species, Joel uses a camera. It is his hope that his photos connect people to the animals in a way that fosters appreciation and love for each and every species and encourages a realization that these animals have value and are worth saving.

Joel has said that the photos, much like zoos and aquariums themselves, bring to the forefront what is at stake and inspire people to care while there is still time.

The Virginia Aquarium is proud to have participated in the Photo Ark project. In a few short days, Joel photographed 39 of the Aquarium’s animal residents including the pictured saffron shiner. These animals are now immortalized as part of Joel’s project.

Saffron Shiner | ©PhotoArk.com

partnerships that get results Saving Animals from Extinction The Virginia Aquarium took part in a first-of-its-kind program, SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction, with the entire Association of Zoos & Aquariums. The 229 AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums partnered together to convene scientists and stakeholders in an effort to identify the threats, develop action plans, raise new resources, and engage the public about endangered animals.

Ten species were featured the first year: African penguins, Asian elephants, black rhinoceros, cheetahs, gorillas, sea turtles, sharks, vaquitas, Western pond turtles, and whooping cranes. Each animal represented a population deemed endangered in the wild.

SAFE’s main goal is to underscore the conservation and species survival plans that AZA-accredited institutions participate in, donate to, and support. These wildlife conservation and research projects are key to the continued understanding of species and how to protect them in the future.

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National Geographic 3D Theater Since 1888, National Geographic has been creating awareness of the environment and promoting historical and environmental conservation around the globe. This year, the Virginia Aquarium proudly announced a new partnership with this premier organization. The new digital giant screen theater was branded as the National Geographic 3D Theater.

With this exciting partnership, the Aquarium gains exclusive access to award-winning films, along with access to many other National Geographic resources.

To complement National Geographic as a strategic partner, the Aquarium embarked on a dramatic renovation of the theater in September 2014. The renovation included state of the art digital technology that offers flexibility as an open platform. The new white screen accommodates a projected image of 78 feet wide by 43 feet tall, making it the largest screen in Virginia. The carpets, seating, and stair treads were completely replaced, and an advanced digital sound system was added.

An Aviary in Crisis In February, a winter storm covered the Aviary with a thick blanket of snow and ice. The extreme weight caused the roof and guy-wires to partially collapse. When staff arrived, their hearts sank and concern turned to the welfare of the animals inside. Due to the serious concerns about the structure’s stability Spec Rescue International, a Virginia Beach company, immediately assessed the situation and suggested a plan to temporarily care for the birds.

Staff began getting kennels and enclosures set up to transfer the birds. When word spread of the disaster, staff from other Aquarium sections came to assist. The exemplary teamwork amongst Aquarium staff was imperative to the process.

“this was a gut-wrenching experience but it was teamwork at its best�

Crystal Matthews | Curator of Birds

A staff safety and bird capture plan was implemented.

All of the birds were recovered and accounted for in record time. Aside from stress, they were all found in good condition. Staff from multiple sections assisted in transferring the birds to holding areas, feeding and anything else needed for the comfort of the birds.

Due to the damage and future renovation plans for the building, the Aviary was permanently closed and a majority of the birds were moved to other facilities. A few select birds remain at the Aquarium in other exhibits like the Upland River Room and as education animals.

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moving forward with teamwork

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The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is Home to

385 SPECIES

of Invertebrates, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds & Mammals Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, & Mammals

Fish

38%

2%

HUSBANDRY & Animal Facts

Animal Births

13,205 Animals in Collection

60% Invertebrates

186,500

HOURS A YEAR

Spent Caring for the Animals at the Aquarium

01 02 03 13 100+

Black Rat Snake Pipefish Rough Green Snakes Javan Humpheaded Lizard Jellies

13 Endangered or Threatened Species Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

(NEW)

Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum

2.4 MILLION Gallons of Salt Water Processed Each Year

Canebrake Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta

2,000

Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculpta

HOURS A YEAR

Spent Underwater by Aquarium Divers

Tomistoma Crocodile Tomistoma schlegelii Malaysian Painted Terrapin Bataqur borneoensis Giant Pond Turtle Orlitia borneensis

City of Virginia Beach & Virginia Aquarium Foundation revenues

FISCAL YEAR 2015 Financial Overview

have been combined in the accompanied visualizations.

Investment Income

<1%

Contributions, Corporate Grants, Membership

Operating Revenue & Support

Admission Revenue

22% Admission Revenue

$6,196,983

43%

Education Programs

398,901

03%

Facility Use & Concessions

2,162,582

15%

Fed/State/Local Grants & Support

2,477,615

17%

Contributions/Corporate Grants/Membership

3,126,125

22%

27,794

<1%

Investment Income Total Operating Revenue & Support

$14,390,000

100%

$14,390,000 17% Fed, State, Local Grants & Support

Total Operating Revenue & Support

15% Facility Use & Concessions

$1,412,573 Other Charges

7%

43%

3%

Education Programs

In Fiscal Year 2015, the Aquarium stores earned the highest revenue in the Aquariumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history.

Depreciation

4%

Employee Costs

Operating Expenditures

Supplies

15%

$14,489,978 Total Operating Expenditures

Contractual Services

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$7,523,643

52%

Contractual Services

3,183,614

22%

Supplies

2,194,106

15%

Other Charges

947,872

7%

Depreciation

640,743

4%

$14,489,978

100%

Employee Costs

22%

52%

Total Operating Revenue & Support

64,586

Aquarium Admission

Climbers at The Adventure Park

General Public

9,195

621,355 Total Attendance

Sea Adventures Tickets Sold (January 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; June 30)

21% Membership

85,250

Students & Accompanying Adults (on field trips, outreach & special programs)

11%

Increase in Membership Sales Since Fiscal Year 2014

73%

of Members Live in Hampton Roads

53%

of Members Live in Virginia Beach

Member attendance in Fiscal Year 2015

Highest attended month for members, June 2015

131,917

13,136

Memberships Sales

2,067 5,062 1,509 139 8,777

Otter | $80 Crab | $125 Hedgehog | $175 Philanthropic | $275â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$1000

Memberships Sold

volunteers make a difference

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Volunteers | Most Hours Served 12,000 – 14,999 Marian Childress

Linda O’Connor

Susan High

Terry Ritter

Robert Hosick

10,000 – 11,999 Shirley Jones Joan Redfearn Sandy Wood

Cathy Roberts

Edie Houck

Holly Smith

David Hunt

John Spillane

Eric Jabs

Ron Spitalney

Jessica Johnson

7,000 – 9,999

Josephine Sprague

Nancy Kemether

Neil Stamm

Herb Kressel

James Thompson

Jane Kressel

Barbara Van Heest

Linda LaPean

Sheryl Whitney

Monroe Lentz

Ron Wood

Alan Little

Janet Schroeder

Norma Zinn

Rosalyn Lubash

Shirley Shepherd

1,000 – 2,999

Midge Tinney

Melanie Allen

Peter Weed

Gary Ambrose

Paul Winfield

Bill Anderson

5,000 – 6,999

Norma Baumstimler

Richard Blessington Whit Christman William Dieffenbach Mike Nickelsburg Kathryn O’Hara

Dustie Bourgeois Roseann Fitzpatrick Jim Given Ennis Johnson Randy Keiser Karen Moyer Michael Peele Buddy Redfearn Sr. Cheri Swofford

William Bernstein Betty Binford Gerald Bloom Anthony Bosnengo Sean Bourgeois Linda Brown Phyllis Butler Celia Calderon Laurie Camp

Sandra Yon

Becky Catlin

3,000 – 4,999

Shannon Davis

Douglas Beckman Polly Brasher John Corley Paula Demosthenes Peter Fitzpatrick Claire Floege Mary Hayworth Dave Hinkle Charles Horton Lena Karn Roberta Lemburg George Matt

Shirley Croft Joyce DeGuzman Paula Demosthenes Nancy Dodge Joy Dortch Terrence Duffey Elaine Foley Maricela Fundalewicz Ashley Garnett Peg Goodman Craig Grube Joanna Herlan

John Martin Maggie Mathwig Maggie McGeorge Troy McQueen Kearney Medley Joseph Michaels Helen Novelli Constance Owen Joan Palombo Gary Parsons Earon Payton George Pilgrim Nancy Pope Richard Pound Robert Pullinger Kathleen Reed Thomas Reed Juanita Rein Cathy Roberts Sharon Ross Leon Ryder Jean Schroy Lori Sherwood Daryl Simpson Breeze Stewart Jeff Stewart David Vine James Weatherall John Young

Event Sponsors Clubbin’ with the Ladies 2014 Golf Cart Divaris Real Estate, Inc., Krista Costa Goody Bag Tami Aloisa 19th Hole Hoffman Beverage Beverage Mid-Atlantic Coca Cola Bottling Co. Lunch Qdoba Dinner Giovanni’s Foursome Plus Atlantic Bay Mortgage, Ashlynn Sawyer J.D. Miles & Sons LPL Financial Moe’s Southwest Grill Monarch Mortgage Ocean Consulting State Farm Insurance, Brett Pendergast State Farm Insurance, John White Tidewater Home Funding, Charlene Turner TeeBoy Artisan Wines Boneshakers Sports Bar & Grill Beach Ford Cathead Vodka C&F Mortgage Choice Insurance Chris Poulos Colonial Chevrolet Fire Safety Guys Java Surf MASA Corporation Maui Wowi McLean Mortgage Ocean Consulting Old Virginia Mortgage Scotty Quixx Sun Trust Investments, Don Ebner Tidewater Home Funding Total Management Services of Virginia Waterman’s Restaurant Hole American Auto Glass Aresco of Tidewater Chartway Federal Credit Union David Sims, Prime Lending Delightful Digs Jessica Dodge Fischer Insurance Agency Icehouse Restaurant J.D. Miles & Sons Jennifer Davis, Stylist

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Prosper Insurance Group Rudee’s on the Inlet Sam’s Club Service Master of the Southside Walmart

Commotion in the Ocean 2014 Title Gold Key / PHR Hotels & Resorts TowneBank Wolcott Rivers Gates Attorneys at Law Platinum Capital Group Companies Williams Mullen Gold ABS Technology Architects Beach Ford BB&T Capital Concrete, Inc. Checkered Flag Motor Car Company The ESG Companies FCI Towers Hoffman Beverage Marathon Consulting Mid-Atlantic Coca Cola Bottling Co. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Optima Health OVM Financial, Inc. Port of Virginia PRA Group S.B. Ballard Construction Co. Tidewater Home Funding Tidewater Fibre Corp / TFC Recycling / Recycling Perks The Windward Foundation Silver Andrew Kellam of Southern Trust Mortgage BCF Burton Lumber Corporation First Team Auto HAV, Inc. Marlyn Development Corp.

MASA Corporation McLeskey Family Foundation McPhillips, Roberts & Deans Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Monarch Bank & Mortgage Otto Design Rutherfoord, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company Waller, Todd & Sadler Architects, Inc. Waypoint Advisors Wells Fargo Bank Bronze Altmeyer Funeral Home Atlantic Bay Mortgage CB Richard Ellis Ben Davenport Franklin Johnston Group

Frye Properties, Inc. Hot House Yoga J.D. Miles & Sons Mayo Insurance Agency McGuire Woods, LLP Palladium Registered Investment Advisors QED Systems, Inc. Summit Group, Ashley Galler WPL Landscape Architecture, Land Surveying, Civil Engineering Products and Services Billy Edwards, Whitlock H.M. Terry Co., Inc. Sewansecott Clams & Oysters Hoffman Beverage Lynnhaven Oyster Company Sysco Hampton Roads Silent & Live Auction The Adventure Park at Virginia Aquarium Agio Paul & Janice Chupka East Coast Appliance Andrew & Courtney Kellam Norfolk Southern Corporation Jami & Bob Schuster Siebert Realty Jon & Kim Wheeler

Golf Classic 2015

Title Monarch Bank

Beverage Carts ABS Technology Architects Chipping Game ESI Putting Greens Fain Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Capital Concrete Chartway Federal Credit Union Dewberry East Coast Repair & Fabrication GEICO GeoEnvironmental Resources, Inc. Dick Gregory LifeNet Health MASA Corporation McCoy Plumbing & Heating Merrill Lynch Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Palladium Registered Investment Advisors PNC Bank Signature Family Wealth Advisors Sinnen Green & Associates Siska Aurand Landscape Architects SunTrust Investment Services, Inc., Burr Henderson CFP, The Henderson Group Web Teks Wells Fargo Bank Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. Hole 360 IT Partners Altmeyer Funeral Home Coastal Grill First Team Automotive Group Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate Kathleen & TR Reed Nestle Nesquick Dr. Thomas O’Hara, DDS Onhaizer Harris King Group, Merrill Lynch PAPCO Redmill Commons Rogue Wave Films Southern Trust Mortgage Cindy & Mark Summs Tidewater Fleet Supply

Golf Carts PRA Group

Sensible Seafood Fest 2015

Hole in One Beach Ford Norfolk Marine RK Auto.com

Title PNC Bank

19th Hole Hoffman Beverage Closest to the Pin Optima Health Lunch Lionheart Limited Dinner Black Angus Restaurant Foursome Plus American Stripping Co. BCF Beaven Smith

Diamond Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy Whole Foods Market Platinum PRA Group Gold Gold Key I PHR The Williamsburg Winery Hoffman Beverage Sodexo at Virginia Aquarium Silver Anne G. Kellam; Robert & Carolyn Robertson Bob & Leslie Fort Mid-Atlantic Coca Cola Bottling Co.

Hap & Becky Chalmers High Liner Foods, Inc. H.M. Terry Co., Inc. Sewansecott Clams & Oysters Lynnhaven Oyster Company McLeskey Family Foundation Norfolk Southern Charitable Foundation – Matching Gift Sal and Moe DaBiero Sam Rust Seafood Tidewater Home Funding Media Inside Business Bronze Cavalier Sportswear Cherrystone Aqua-Farms Natural Organic Process Enterprises (NOPE) Skinny Dip Dr. Thomas O’Hara DDS Billy Edwards, Whitlock Tidewater Fiber Corp. / TFC Recycling / Recycling Perks Virginia Beach Resort Hotel & Conference Center O’Connor Brewing Company

Annual Fund Donors $50,000+ Batten Fund for the Virginia Aquarium of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation City of Virginia Beach Hampton Roads Community Foundation

$49,999 – $20,000 Dominion Foundation

$19,999 – $10,000 Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Carnival Foundation Floyd E. Kellam, Jr. Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation The Oceanfront Inn Roy Hendrix

$9,999 – $5,000 Anonymous Donations Association of Zoos & Aquariums with support from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund The Clark-Janis Foundation Lee & Leslie Entsminger Robert & Leslie Fort Craig & Sue Grube, Schwab Charitable Fund Junior Virginia Beach Garden Club Lee A. & Helen Gifford Fund Norfolk Southern Foundation PRA Group Tidewater Fiber Corp. / TFC Recycling / Recycling Perks Virginia Natural Gas D. Henry & Eleanor Watts

Youth Foundation Service Club of Virginia Beach

$4,999 – $2,500 B.M. Stanton Foundation James & Mary Anne Carlson Columbia Sportswear Company Fain Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation McLeskey Family Foundation R. & C. Dickerson Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation United Way of South Hampton Roads Walmart Corporate Giving

$2,499 – $1,000 Beach Municipal Federal Credit Union Evan Becker Bruce & Lilly Bradley Macon & Joan Brock Dorcas Helfant-Browning Thomas C. Broyles Cape Henry Rotary Foundation Capital Group, Home of American Funds Carrie S. Camp Foundation, Inc. N.W. ”Hap” & Becky Chalmers Lynn Clements Michelle Collins Combined Federal Campaign of South Hampton Roads Kenneth E. Cummings Sal & Mo DaBiero Robert H. DeFord Gary Finkbeiner Fraim Family Foundation Thomas E. & Sharon Fraim

Tom E. & Julie B. Fraim, Jr. Kevin & Kerri Furey ExxonMobil Foundation Claiborne W. Gooch, Jr. Charitable Trust Katherine Hines Clarence A. Holland IBM Corporation Industrial Economics, Incorporated Joanne & Jim McClellan Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation William & Linda Kamerek Keep Virginia Beautiful Benjamin & Constance Klemanowicz Marina Liacouras MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation MASA Corporation John P. Matson Mid-Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Delceno C. Miles Mission Enterprises, LLC Wiley F. & Marshale Mitchell Elly & Richard Mladick Napolitano Family Foundation Richard H. Puckett Pure Paradise Water of Virginia Beach Harry R. Purkey Jane M. Purrington Robert & Carolyn Robertson Martha K. & David Roland Rudee Inlet Foundation Dan & Nancy Ryan Sandbridge Beach Fitness, Inc. Bert & Missy Schmidt John & Audrey Settle E. Marcie Shields Scholarship Barbara Swindler Midge Tinney

Raymond F. & Kathryn Toll Virginia Aquarium Volunteer League Virginia Beach Garden Club Frank W. Wagner Melvin J. Wallerstein Lee & Christina Westnedge Samantha & Kurt Wetzler Kim Wheeler

$999 – $500 Mr. & Mrs. William R. Bohrer Linda Y. Brown Alexander & Elly Campbell Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) James & Beverly Curry Douglas & Marianne Dickerson Foundation Franklin P. Earley Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund John Nici & Mildred Nici Trust Claire Floege Allan I. Haynsworth Mr. & Mrs. Bert Burr Henderson, IV Paul & Susan Hirschbiel Gerald Jaffe John Jay & Ola Hill Krueger Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation Joshua P. & Elizabeth D. Darden Foundation Ellen Keeter Anne G. Kellam Jeff Moore Judson Rodman, Morgan Stanley ODU Marine Biology Student Association SunTrust Investment Services

Mark & Lucy Swingle Tabb Elementary School Robert Taylor TerraCycle Inc. Verizon Foundation for David Lockwood Wild River Outfitters Ken & Nancy Wilson

$499 – $250 Altmeyer Funeral Home Jason & Dana Baker Gloria F. Biemesderfer Cape Henry Woman’s Club Inc. Merry Carter Caron & Blake Crouse Delightful Digs Michael & Sherrylyn Furchtenicht Jillanne Gohr Ian P. Goodwin Caryl T. Gove Kemps Landing Magnet School PTA Linda Lowrance John & Betsy Munford Casey J. Nobriga Nicole Parker Kian Rambo Karen & Warren Sachs Sea Research Foundation Sis Nash Memorial Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation Sodexo Milton & Ron Kramer Family Fund of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation Lydia Wicks Sandy Wood Sandra Yon

your contribution supports bright ideas & bold results

Jim Spore City Manager Virginia Beach, VA

â&#x20AC;?I am proud of the public, nonprofit partnership between the City and the Aquarium Foundation that has developed and flourished, just as the buildings and programs have during my time at the helm.

Since we are a community intimately linked to the ocean, it is fitting that we support a worldclass institution whose mission is to help the citizens and visitors learn about the marine environment so they can act to protect it for future generations.â&#x20AC;?

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Updating Facilities

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is embarking on a $40 million Capital Campaign that will propel us to even greater levels of impact and engagement for our visitors and our region. The City of Virginia Beach understands the importance of our mission and has made a $28 million, multiyear commitment to the campaign.

$40 million Capital Campaign that will propel us to even greater levels of impact and engagement The key components of the Virginia Aquarium Capital Campaign include upgrading the 20-year-old Marsh Pavilion with a new name and focus featuring extensive indoor and outdoor galleries with hands-on exhibits and activities for children; adding a new Veterinary Care Center to provide routine and emergency care for animals within the Aquarium collection; and building the new Mid-Atlantic Marine Animal Conservation Center, to replace an aging, inadequate center, and to provide a state-of-the-art marine animal response and rehabilitation center.

A $2 million endowment will be established from planned giving to support educational programs, improve stranding response, and expand our research and conservation programs in the future.

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