Wow! Not only was The Whale Museum’s 9th annual “Greeting Ceremony” event a lot of fun, it raised much needed funds for our exhibits and facility.

Our heartfelt thanks are expressed to everyone who helped make this such a successful event.

Our deep appreciation goes to our committee who worked tirelessly to get the word out and coordinate the event held at the beautiful Brickworks.

The food and drink were delicious, thanks to Market Chef, Northwest Totem Cellars, Island Hoppin’ Brewery, and San Juan Roasters, as well as the dessert creators, including Shona Aitken, Bakery San Juan, Mary Jo Farrer, Elli Gull, Julie Hanks, Market Chef, Mike’s Café & Wine Bar, Sandy May, and Patti Wickham.

The auction items were amazing, contributed by individuals as well as many businesses on-island and from farther away. Please check out the full list printed on our website (http://whalemuseum.org/pages/thank-you). We cannot thank them enough for contributing items that were so enticing to our attendees.

Our emcee and auctioneer Duncan Wilson did a wonderful job leading us through the evening. We had great event sponsors—thanks to Islanders Insurance, Islanders Bank, Petro San Juan, Coldwell Banker-SJI, and Ed & Clare Kelm. And the volunteers and Museum staff were amazing—more than 20 people were on-hand to decorate, run the event and clean up, including the wonderful student chefs from Friday Harbor High’s Food For Thought Program.

Thanks to everyone who attended and supported our 9th annual “Greeting Ceremony” fundraiser. Because of you, we raised just over $18,000 to further The Whale Museum’s mission of promoting stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research. Thank you.

John Aschoff/Board President

Jenny L. Atkinson/Executive Director