November 6, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 9 Bolger Foundation grant to further ocean research Mote Marine Laboratory recently received a Bolger Foundation grant that will help the lab continue its ocean acidification program. “This grant will provide us with the resources needed for an offshore seawater supply and pump unit as well as equipment and instruments for the program at our Tropical Research Lab in Summerland Key (Florida). With your sup- port, our world-class research efforts can continue to grow,” Mote Marine Laboratory President and CEO Michael Tropical Research Lab in Summerland Key Crosby, Ph.D. advised David Bolger in a recent letter. Bolger, a well-known Ridgewood phi- dedicated to advancing the science of the lanthropist, is president of the foundation sea. Mote has multiple centers for marine research, all of which are based in Flor- that bears his name. “The Bolger Foundation has been ida. The organization also runs the Mote extremely generous, Mr. Bolger, with its Aquarium, which is open to the public, financial support,” Crosby continued. “I and programs for people of all ages. can never fully express how much we all One of the organization’s recent proj- appreciate what you have done for Mote. ects was a study of whale sharks that was We are truly honored by your foundation’s conducted in collaboration with scientists investment in our mission!” from Mexico. That study revealed the Founded in 1955, Mote Marine Labo- international journeys of these marine ratory is a non-profit organization that is animals.