Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) Foundation is hosting a Dinner with the theme “Love Your Lagoon.” The event will be held on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce. The guest of honor is renowned environmentalist and Hobe Sound resident Nathaniel P. Reed — a steadfast champion and lover of our lagoon.

This new fundraising event will be held outdoors in the HBOI plaza with cocktails, music under the stars and a dinner that includes a variety of sustainable seafood and locally sourced produce.

The event will be held one day after the Indian River Lagoon Symposium that is being coordinated through HBOI. The symposium will provide a forum for current scientific research on the Indian River Lagoon and its management.  The symposium will be open to decision makers and the interested public.

Monies raised from the “Love Your Lagoon” event will support the annual "Indian River Lagoon Symposium" and benefit scientific research on the Lagoon conducted by Harbor Branch at FAU.  HBOI Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission supports Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, a research institute of Florida Atlantic University.