Ukuphela Kwenkathi, Nokubheka Eshumini Lethu Leminyaka Elizayo

Ngu-Mark J. Spalding, uMongameli, i-Ocean Foundation

Kungokuxubile kokudabuka nokuzigqaja ukuthi ngimemezele ukuthi ngikwamukele ukwesula kukaSihlalo wethu owasungula, u-Wolcott Henry eBhodini le-The Ocean Foundation.

Naphezu kweminyaka engu-11 u-Wolcott ayesevele etshale imali kule nhlangano njengosihlalo wokusungula kokubili kwekomidi lokweluleka ngamasu lokuqala kanye neBhodi Labaqondisi, wavuma ukuhlala unyaka wethu we-10th futhi abone i-Ocean Foundation eminyakeni eyishumi yesibili. Sibonga kakhulu ngeminyaka yakhe yenkonzo kanye nokuzimisela kwakhe ukubona unyaka we-10 uphela. Sibonga ngokukhethekile ngokusingatha kwakhe umcimbi eNew York ngoNovemba odlule kanye nenkonzo yakhe njengomphathi wemicimbi emcimbini owawuseWashington.

Okubaluleke nakakhulu, sibonga u-Wolcott Henry ngomqondo wakhe wesithupha mayelana nesidingo sokuthi umphakathi usebenzisane egameni lezilwandle. Njengoba enza namanye amaphrojekthi afana ne-DC Marines Community kanye ne-CGBD Marine Conservation Programme, u-Wolcott Henry wayenombono wokubona isidingo sokusabela, indlela yokuxhasa ngezimali ehlukahlukene ukuze kusekelwe labo abasebenza kanzima ngenxa yezilwandle zethu futhi. imiphakathi ethembele kuyo. I-Ocean Foundation ingumphumela walowo mbono. Unikele ngesikhathi sakhe nezithombe zakhe ezingajwayelekile egameni lomsebenzi esiwenzayo- hlala ubukele ezintsha kuwebhusayithi yethu ethuthukisiwe. Usize ukukhuthaza amaphrojekthi afana ne-Marine Photobank, Ocean Doctor, Futhi I-Blue Legacy International, esezibaliwe manje. Usebenzise izindlela eziningi i-Ocean Foundation engasiza ngazo ukuqinisekisa impumelelo yokusiza abanikeli. Uhlanganyele ngokukhululekile ulwazi lwakhe nawo wonke umuntu kusukela kubasebenzi kuya eBhodini Labacebisi.

Kusukela engxenyeni yokuqala yesigidi samaRandi emalini yokusebenza, i-Ocean Foundation isikhule ngokuphindwe ka-15 kunemali engenayo; ube ngumxhasi wezezimali osezingeni eliphezulu kumaphrojekthi amaningi asingathwe, agqugquzelwe, futhi aphethwe; ithole izilinganiso eziphezulu ku-Guidestar ne-Charity Navigator, futhi yathumela imiphumela engenakulinganiswa yokongiwa kolwandle, izixhobo zamakhorali, izimfunda zotshani basolwandle, imikhomo, izindawo zokudoba, nezinye izimpilo zasolwandle emhlabeni jikelele. Sibonga kokubili u-Wolcott kanye namabhodi angusihlalo (I-Henry Foundation kanye ne-Curtis kanye ne-Edith Munson Foundation) ngokupha kwabo ngesikhathi sakhe, imali yabo yembewu, kanye nokweseka kwabo amaphrojekthi esingethe kanye ne-Ocean Leadership Fund.

Njengoba Ibhodi le-The Ocean Foundation lamukela amalungu amasha ukuthi athathe isikhundla somakadebona balo, futhi andisa Ibhodi Labeluleki ukuze lijulise ubuchwepheshe kumpompi, ngibonga ukuthi ngeke silahlekelwe ukuhlakanipha nenkumbulo yesikhungo kaWolcott Henry nabanye ngoba The Ocean. Ikusasa leSisekelo limayelana nezifundo ezifundwe esikhathini esedlule. I-Wool ine-Donor Advised Fund e-The Ocean Foundation, futhi izoqhubeka nokuba umnikeli nomeluleki wethu.

Ngicela uhlanganyele nami ekuhalaliseleni u-Wolcott, manje onguSihlalo u-Emeritus, ngombono wakhe, iminyaka yakhe yenkonzo, kanye nezipho eziningi okusamele azisebenzise egameni lolwandle lwethu lomhlaba wonke.