Aquatic Adventures and Friends Will Celebrate Its 10th Anniversary and New Name with "Bubble Up!"

Sept. 28, 2009 - PRLog -- LA JOLLA, CA - Aquatic Adventures will celebrate its 10th anniversary with Bubble Up!, a black tie gala featuring dining, entertainment, and live and silent auctions, at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps on October 3, 2009 from 6:30 to 10:00 pm. The event not only provides critical support for its programs and students, but serves as a celebration to recognize that Aquatic Adventures has been transforming young lives through science for over a decade.

“I am so thrilled to co-chair this milestone event. This organization has an incredible impact on our community and this event demonstrates the diversity of support from elected officials, to scientific and philanthropic leaders,” said Sean Caddell of Cardiff. Caddell, a realtor with Willis Allen, has been closely involved in the organization since its founding 10 years ago.

“As we commemorate our 10th year, we are thrilled to share our exciting plans for growth and change including our new name, Ocean Discovery Institute, which will better demonstrate the organization’s vision and long-term commitment to improving our region.  The funds generated at Bubble Up! will open doors for more than 4,000 local youth to gain knowledge and understanding of the sciences and nature and prepare these young people to become our future scientific and environmental leaders,” explained founder and executive director, Shara Fisler. Visionary Patrons Floyd and Yvette Pickrell of Rancho Santa Fe will do the honors of pushing a button to officially unveil the new name and launch the website, http://www.oceandiscoveryinstitute.org.

Attendees are guaranteed to enjoy a spectacular dining experience with views of the sparkling Pacific as their backdrop. Attendees will include Assemblymember Lori Saldaña, Councilmember Todd Gloria, best-selling author Rich Louv, San Diego Unified School Board President Sheila Jackson, San Diego Unified School Board Vice President Richard Barrera, best-selling author Rich Louv, and Olympic bronze medalist Guenter Seidel.

This exclusive event includes student-led tours of the aquarium’s marine life, elaborate silent and live auctions, and an evening program hosted by Bill Menish, San Diego’s premier auctioneer, and Betty Hua, an Aquatic Adventures student.  “As someone who has benefited from Aquatic Adventures’ programs, I am incredibly excited to lead aquarium tours at the Bubble Up! gala and help to raise funds for so many other young people like me,” said Bianca Espindola, , Hoover High School senior.

All proceeds from the evening’s festivities will fund tuition-free programs, which aim to engage, educate, and inspire youth from urban and diverse backgrounds through science-based exploration of the ocean and nature, preparing them to be tomorrow’s scientific and environmental leaders. Founded in 1999, Aquatic Adventures’ vision is to empower urban and diverse youth to protect our ocean and natural environment, improve the health of our communities, and strengthen the quality of life in our world.

Tickets for Bubble Up! can be purchased from Aquatic Adventures for $250. Call 858.488.3849 or visit http://www.aquaticadventures.org for more information.


This event is made possible thanks to the support of our sponsors: Cox Communications; Cooley, Godward, Kronish, LLP; Gen-Probe; Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves and Savitch, LLP; San Diego National Bank; Viejas Enterprises; and Nick Wagman Dressage.