Sponsorship

Each year Saving the Blue supports a number of sponsored research assistant positions. Successful applicants join our team for six nights and assist with tasks such as research, outreach and education. For this particular position Saving the Blue launched an online application seeking a person over 50 years of age for our Bonnie and David Scholarship opportunity. With over many worthy applications received, shortlisting was extensive. Once finally reduced to a selected ‘top five’, all were contacted via email and then phone, until finally we had our person, Karen!

Karen is an ambitious conservationist with a wealth of passion and knowledge. Karen started a waterwomen group in Miami and one of her main goals is to get more women in and on the water! Throughout the week Karen dived with a variety of fish, rays and sharks, assisted with a beach clean-up and visited a local school where she gifted copies of Annie’s Bahamian themed book. We are truly grateful to have met Karen, and wish her well with her goals and dreams for the future.