San Francisco, CA
California Academy of Sciences
5th Annual Peter Benchley Ocean Awards
Fri, June 01, 2012 7:00PM to 10:00PM (Pacific)
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Hosted by Blue Frontier Campaign
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Blue Planet Sponsor - 10 Tickets [+] $25,000.00
• Presenting host of private cocktail reception with present and past awardees and top ocean conservation leaders. • Dinner Table for ten (10) guests. • Recognition from stage as well as in commemorative program and all media promotion.* • Link on Blue Frontier Campaign website for twelve (12) months. • Ten (10) copies of 50 Ways to Save the Ocean signed by author David Helvarg and cartoonist/illustrator Jim Toomey.
Ocean Sponsor - 8 Tickets [+] $10,000.00
• Private cocktail reception with present and past awardees and top ocean conservation leaders. • Dinner Table for eight (8) guests. • Recognition in commemorative program and media promotion.* • Link on Blue Frontier Campaign website for twelve (12) months. • Eight (8) copies of 50 Ways to Save the Ocean signed by author David Helvarg and cartoonist/illustrator Jim Toomey.
Reef Sponsor - 5 Tickets [+] $5,000.00
• Tickets for five (5) to private cocktail reception with present and past awardees and top ocean conservation leaders. • Five (5) tickets to dinner. • Recognition in commemorative program and media promotion.* • Link on Blue Frontier Campaign website for twelve (12) months. • Five (5) copies of 50 Ways to Save the Ocean signed by author David Helvarg and cartoonist/illustrator Jim Toomey.
Mangrove Sponsor - 2 Tickets [+] $2,000.00
• Tickets for two (2) to private cocktail reception with present and past awardees and top ocean conservation leaders. • Two (2) tickets to dinner. • Recognition in commemorative program and media promotion.* • Two (2) copies of 50 Ways to Save the Ocean signed by author David Helvarg and cartoonist/illustrator Jim Toomey.
Beach Sponsor - 2 Tickets [+] $750.00
• Cocktail reception & dinner for two (2). • Recognition in commemorative program.*
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Join us for the 5th Annual Peter Benchley Ocean Awards
to celebrate the achievements of eight extraordinary individuals
who have made significant contributions in marine conservation and to honor the legacy and conservation work of Peter Benchley.
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2012 Peter Benchley Ocean Award Winners

Excellence in National Stewardship of the Ocean
President Anote Tong of Kiribati
For his role in creating one of the world’s largest and most biologically rich marine protected areas, the Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Excellence in Science
Dr. Nancy Rabalais
For her work identifying the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone and tireless efforts to reduce its upstream causes

Excellence in Policy
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
For his advocacy for ocean protection in the U.S. Senate and establishing the Senate Ocean Caucus

Excellence in Solutions
Dr. Geraldine Knatz
For leading the clean-up and greening of major commercial sea ports locally and globally

Excellence in Media
Brain Skerry
For his photography and public outreach efforts which offer both wonder and warning on the state of the ocean

Excellence in Exploration
Ocean in Google Earth
For making discovery and exploration of the ocean world possible for anyone with internet access

Christopher Benchley Youth Award
Ta'Kaiya Blaney
For her activism and song-writing which has inspired those opposing oil pipeline and tanker terminal plans

Hero of the Seas
Peter Douglas
For his decades of work assuring public access to and protection of California's 1,100 miles of coast

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The 5th Annual Awards Ceremony and Dinner will be held at the beautiful and unique California Academy of Sciences** located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
Inside the California Academy of Sciences
The Peter Benchley Ocean Awards have been called the Academy Awards for those who act on behalf of the ocean. They are given annually and are the only existing awards that acknowledge outstanding achievement leading to the protection of our coasts and ocean across a broad range of categories. They are an opportunity to unify, inspire and recognize leaders in ocean and coastal conservation solutions: to celebrate what we’ve accomplished and the wonders of our blue ocean planet.

For more information on the Benchleys and previous recipients, visit Blue Frontier Campaign's website.

For additional sponsorship information, please contact us at benchleys@bluefront.org or (202) 387-8030.


Note to sponsorship and ticket buyers: Please ensure each ticket includes the name of the guest who will be using it. The forms automatically fill with "Guest Of". You may purchase tickets and return at a later date to complete the forms. Thank you.


*To be included in printed program, commitment must be received by May 15, 2012.
**The California Academy of Sciences is not a sponsor nor does it endorse this event or benefit from any fundraising activities.
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Attending
Susie Adams
Jamie Adams
President Anote Tong
Jenifer Austin Foulkes
Buck Bagot
Brian Baird
Wendy Benchley
Omar Benjamin
Sally Bingham
Norma Bishop
Ana Blanco
Anne Blaney
Ta'Kaiya Blaney
Del Blaney
Laura Bowling
Barry Bram
Rob Bryan
Glenn Bucksbaum
Michael Burbank
Margaret Caldwell
Gimmi Cassiani
Laura Cassiani
Colleen Cassity
Deb Castellana
Richard Charter
Christopher Chin
Anders Cochran
Chris Connors
Valerie Craig
Peter Crane
Amanda Cravens
Bauea Crosby
John Crosby
Victoria Dawson
Lillie Dignan
Sarah Drew
Joanne Drummond
Jeffrey Dubinsky
Susan Dubinsky
Neil Duffy
Marion Duffy
Dr. Sylvia Earle
Juliet Eilperin
Patty Elkus
Jessica Elkus
Natasha Ernst
Justin Evans
Representative Sam Farr
Hugh Fielder
Scott Fielder
Mike Foulkes
John Frawley
Maggy Frias
Claudio Garzón
Kathy Gibbens
Kim Giffin Pickard
Barry Gold
Coila Graham
Christine Greene
Marce Gutiérrez
Holly Hanke
John Hanke
Randall Hayes
Mischa Hedges
David Helvarg
Tegan Hoffmann
Jason Holt
Ted Howard
Shannon Howard
Jared Huffman
Katherine Jacobus
Amina Jaschke
Dave Jones
Jelena Jovanovic
Shannon Joy
Peniita Kabubuke
Mary Kadzielski
Sandra Kahn
Shari Kidani
Debbie Kinder
Deborah Kinder
Charles Kinder
Dr. Geraldine Knatz
Dr. Nancy Knowlton
Samira Kordestani
John Laird
Winnie Lam
David Lambourne
Tessie Lambourne
Chris Laughlin
David Leventhal
Meredith Lopuch
John Lyons
Greg MacGillivray
Barbara MacGillivray
Gregg Mattner
Skyli McAfee
Katie McCann
Kristen McCulloch
Phil McGillivray
David McGuire
Sheila McKenna
Mary McLain
Amalia Miller
Jenny Miller Garmendia
April Minnich
Carol Mone
Joe Monte
Steve Moore
Nancy Moore
Amy Moore
Bill Moore
Angela Moskow
Vicki Nichols Goldstein
James Norse
Cindy Norse
Brent O'Malley
Lauren Palumbi
Stephen Palumbi
Liliana Paz
Shari Sant Plummer
Katie Pofahl
Louie Psihoyos
Thomas Quattlebaum
Dr. Nancy Rabalais
Susan Reid
Dan Reineman
Jessica Ridge
Rick Rikowski
Cindy Roberts
Dirk Rosen
Daniella Russo
Heather Saal
Rudy Sanchez
Stuart Sandin
JA Savage
Jerry Schubel
Margaret Schubel
David Schwartz
Kurt Schwehr
Bernie Seefeld
Alec Shaw
Lionel Shaw
Sarah Shaw
Mark Shelley
Michael Shepherd
Steve Silverman
Bouchra Simmons
Brian Skerry
Joan Smith
Stuart Smits
Mark Spalding
Sarah Sponaugle
Eric Stackpole
Pam Stello
Dr. Gregory Stone
Rachel Strader
Karin Stratton
Scott Stratton
Susan Swift
Heather Tausig
Richard Theiss
Kyle Thiermann
Teuea Toatu
Robert Tobor
Stephanie Tobor
David Todd
Indeer Tom
James Toomey
Brendan Tougher
Emily Turner
Pedro Valdeolmillos
Charlotte Vick
Don Walsh
Karen Weber
Bradlee Welton
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Buddy Williams
Lora Willis
Maureen Wilmot
David Wilmot, Ph.D.
Hobbs Wolcott
Lucy Wu
Wyland Wyland
Cynthia Yeung
Warner chabot
isis schwartz