Aquarium of the Bay Blue Marble Benefit To Honor Bay Area Eco-Heroes
Smithsonian Affiliated Aquarium of the Bay to host the 2019 Bay Institute Awards at a Blue Carpet Reception on PIER 39
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Aquarium of the Bay, PIER 39 is hosting an annual Blue Marble Benefit Gala Event this Friday, September 20th to celebrate its 23rd Anniversary and honoring Eco-Heroes. The 27th Bay Institute Lifetime Achievement 2019 Award goes to Barry Nelson, a Water Policy Analyst and advocate engaged in Bay-Delta issues for over 30 years. Bay Hero of the Year Award will go to Felicia Marcus, Former Chair of the California State Water Resources Control Board. The Awards will be presented by George Jacob, the President & CEO of Bay.org. Hornblower Cruises & Events/Alcatraz Cruises is being awarded the Roger Murphy Education Partner of the Year Award and the Warren Simmons Business Partner of the Year Award goes to PIER 39, the home of the Aquarium of the Bay.
"We are excited to host 300 guests at the Aquarium of the Bay. Last year we were honored to have the former Second Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden grace the first Blue Marble Benefit as we unveiled the vision for our future transformation to a Climate Resilience & Ocean Conservation Living Museum" says, President & CEO George Jacob.
The event starts at 6:30 PM with a Blue Carpet Reception and live music by Freddy Clarke
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Our mission is enabling conversations on climate resilience and ocean conservation globally, while inspiring actionable change locally by protection and preservation of the San Francisco Bay and its ecosystems, from Sierra to the Sea™.
AQUARIUM OF THE BAY
Aquarium of the Bay at PIER 39 is a not-for-profit public facility accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, with a mission to Explore, Engage and Experience conservation of San Francisco Bay and its watershed from the Sierra to the Sea TM through six institutions under bay.org. It celebrates 23 years of serving millions of visitors, and 40 years of environmental policy advocacy as it launches a landmark transformation in to the BayEcotarium; a world-class immersive, sustainability-driven aquarium, ocean conservation and climate resilience living museum.
SOURCE Aquarium of the Bay
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