In addition to coral reef restoration efforts at Carysfort Reef, funded work will include internships, outreach and community engagement over the next 5 years. United Way of Collier and the Keys President and CEO Steve Sanderson along with Leah Stockton, Keys Area President, present Coral Restoration Foundation President and CEO Scott Winters and staff with a check for $1,945,926. UWCK Board members Peter Berry and Richard Tamborrino discuss this funding opportunity. UWCK Local Advisory Board member and County Commissioner Mike Forster enjoys the event. UWCK Local Advisory Board member Karen Williams-deCastro. Maria Jones, Vice-Chair and Debbie Mathews-Finch, Chair of UWCK Board, visit with guests. UWKC CEO and President Steven Sanderson talks to local press.
Guests learn about UWCK's reef restoration inititative.Ĭoral Restoration Foundation CEO Scott Winters. The United Arab Emirates donated $3.5 million to UWCK for reef restoration and education efforts with local partners including Reef Renewal USA.
Ken Nedimyer, Technical Director for Reef Renewal USA, participates in the United Way of Collier and the Keys reef restoration funding announcement event held May 20 in Key Largo. Reef Renewal USA staff share their vision for this exciting project.īrandi Horton, UWCK Local Advisory Board member and Sarah Fangman of NOAA. Jessica Dockery and Leah Stockton of UWCK, Sarah Fangman of NOAA and Steve Sanderson of UWCK display both sides of rashguards given to awardees. During the event, UWCK awarded over $2.1 million to support Mission: Iconic Reefs, one of the largest reef restoration efforts in the world.īoth grant recipient organizations received custom rashguards for their restoration specialists to wear as they carry out the work of the project on and in the ocean. Keys Area President Leah Stockton of United Way of Collier and the Keys presents Coral Restoration Foundation board and staff with a check for $1,945,926 at Thursday evening’s event in Key Largo. NOAA, UWCK and partners are undertaking a momentous initiative to restore seven significant reefs in the Florida Keys through Mission: Iconic Reefs. Sarah Fangman, Superintendent of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, joined the United Way of Collier and the Keys reef restoration funding event on Thursday, May 20. UWCK Keys Area President Leah Stockton and Jessica Dockery, UWCK Reef Revitalization Project Liaison, welcome everyone to the award ceremony.
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