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V O L . X X N O. X X G i V i N G G u i d e 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 18 Top FundinG source(s) Board oFFicers Herbert paris Board Vice Chair President, retired, Mid Coast Hospital steve Weems Board Treasurer Managing Director, Polaris Associates robert Healing Board Secretary Corporate Counsel, retired, General Electric Co. Board MeMBers Louise Bowditch Mary chatterton endicott davison david ellis Bruce Ferguson Karen Gregory steve Malcom Helen norton Walter norton carolyn slayman anna Marie Thron Linda Wilson colin Woodard david Znamierowski david coit Board Chair, Founder and Senior Managing Director, North Atlantic Capital Group Graham shimmield Executive Director and President 2015 GoAlS To strengthen and diversify the Laboratory's operations by developing a broader set of institutional relationships and new revenue opportunities that capitalize on its discoveries, thereby advancing knowledge of our relationship to the natural world; training the next generation of ocean scientists; and transferring new tech- nologies to benefit society and generate economic growth in the region. funDRAiSinG eventS/oPPoRtunitieS Contact us to join our mailing list and receive advance notice of the following opportunities. You will also receive our monthly e-newsletter and Transect news- letter published twice per year. f 2015 Annual fund and Comprehensive Campaign: appeals are mailed in October f Employer matching gifts are welcome! f Donate online anytime at www.bigelow.org/support f Mail fully tax-deductible contributions to the address at left f #Givingtuesday: a day of online giving on Dec. 2 f laboratory tours and receptions: throughout the year f Private lab tours are available by request f Café Scientifique: Tuesdays in July and August in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and specially-scheduled talks throughout the year in Boothbay and beyond f Annual open house: August event welcoming the public into the Laboratory for special tours, hands-on and kid-friendly activities and microscope viewing of some of the important ocean microbes studied by Bigelow Laboratory scientists Visit www.bigelow.org for more information on events and fundraising efforts. GivinG oPPoRtunitieS 2015 Annual fund – Your generosity to Bigelow Laboratory's Annual Fund helps: f Enable innovation and flexibility among our scientists and staff working in our new, world-class research facilities in East Boothbay, Maine f Spark enthusiasm for ocean science in students of all ages f Inspire budding young scientists to pursue careers with the potential to solve societal problems, promote the health of our planet and boost the economy f Fuel the Laboratory's growth and momentum Visit www.bigelow.org/support to learn more about making a fully tax-deduct- ible contribution. Please also consider doubling your impact by requesting a matching gift from your employer. ank you! volunteeR oPPoRtunitieS Volunteer opportunities may include: assistance with mass mailings; pro bono design work, photography, printing, media and other professional services; Board of Trustees and Advisory Board membership; event assistance at Café Scientifique, Open House, and public tours; and provision of seasonal accommo- dations and transportation for students and visiting scientists. Research and education grants . . . . . 42% Comprehensive campaign . . . . . . . . . 35% Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14% Annual Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4% Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3% Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% Bigelow laboratory for ocean Sciences established: 1974 employees: 77 annual revenue: $10,545,144 conTacT 60 Bigelow Drive, PO Box 380 East Boothbay, ME 04544 (207) 315-2567, Ext. 112 www.bigelow.org Mission sTaTeMenT Our mission is to investigate the microbial drivers of global ocean processes through basic and applied research, education and enterprise. What we are learning will be essential to the conservation and responsible use of the ocean and the many valuable services it provides. serVice LocaTion(s) Maine and the world – we conduct ocean research around the globe and are an important part of the national ocean research community. We are located in East Boothbay, Maine, in Lincoln County. Our employees live throughout Midcoast Maine from Portland to Nobleboro. Bigelow Laboratory staff and scientists celebrated the Laboratory's 40th anniversary in June 2014.