Photos: SoFo Back to the Bays Benefit

Photos: RichardLewinPhotography.com

The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center (SoFo) in Bridgehampton recently hosted their Back to the Bays Benefit this past Saturday.

Proceeds from the event went to support Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program’s Back to the Bays Initiative, which connects the public with opportunities to get involved with efforts to protect water quality, enhance marine habitat, and restore shellfish and fin fish populations to local bays and SoFo’s Marine Science Camp which offers exciting ways for children to become interested in marine ecosystems and have hands-on experiences in the local marine environment.

The event featured music from Alfredo Merat, food from Bay Brothers Catering, a raw bar, craft beer from Montauk Brewing Company, and wine from Wolffer Estate Vineyard and Channing Daughters Winery.

Among those that attended the event included: SoFo Nature Educators Xylia Serafy and Eleni Nikolopoulos; Joe Tremblay (Bay Burger and Bay Brothers Catering); SoFo Director of Development Diana Aceti; SoFo Executive Director Frank Quevedo; Danielle Gingerich; SoFo Board Vice President James Ash; SoFo Marine Science Program Director Rob Gelling; Alfredo Merat, who provided the music; Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program Director Chris Pickerell; Diana Aceti; Marshall Wendell; Nancy Wendell (Executive Director of the Sabin Family Foundation); Ada Samuelson and James Peck; SoFo Board Member Bill Miller and Shirley Ruch; Chris Pickerell; NYS Assemblyman Fred Thiele; Nancylynn Thiele; Frank Quevedo; Kimberly Barbour (Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Outreach Program Manager); Jimmy Mack and Brian Mott of the Robins Island Foundation with Frank Quevedo; Nancy Wendell with artist April Gornick; Becky and Tom Edwardes; and Carolyn and Ted Schmidt (all pictured above).

Check out photos from the benefit taken by photographer Richard Lewin.