SCIENCE CENTER ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH B/E AEROSPACE
Recent $250,000 donation offers local science and technology firm naming rights to Center’s entryway
(WEST PALM BEACH) — Leadership at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium announced an agreement with B/E Aerospace to serve as the presenting sponsor for the SFSCA’s Discovery Plaza. The new entryway to the expanded Science Center now bears signage recognizing B/E Aerospace’s sponsorship role. B/E Aerospace CEO Amin Khoury was on hand recently to unveil the signage and celebrate his company’s 10-year, $250,000 underwriting partnership with the local nonprofit.
With a mission to “open every mind to science,” the South Florida Science Center & Aquarium unveiled its expanded facilities last summer and now features more than 50 hands-on educational exhibits, an 8,000 gallon fresh and salt water aquarium- featuring both local and exotic marine life, a digital planetarium, conservation research station, Florida exhibit hall and an interactive Everglades exhibit.
“The gift from B/E Aerospace will allow us to introduce the Science Center to even more audiences with expanded programming and new exhibits,” said SFSCA CEO Lew Crampton. “It is especially significant that a company like B/E Aerospace recognizes the Science Center as our county’s headquarters for informal science education. We know that our area’s most lucrative future jobs are focused on science, technology, engineering and math and you never know what exposure to science will get a kid excited about it as a career. We are grateful to Mr. Khoury for his company’s continued partnership, which will also include a separate grant to allow for collaboration between the Science Center and the Kravis Center – two of the most significant cultural institutions in West Palm Beach.”
Headquartered in Wellington, FL, B/E Aerospace is the worldwide leading manufacturer of aircraft passenger cabin interior products for the commercial and business jet aircraft markets. B/E Aerospace is also the leading global distributor of aerospace fasteners. B/E Aerospace has leading worldwide market shares in all of its major product lines and serves virtually all of the world’s airlines, aircraft manufacturers and leasing.
The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach and is open Monday – Friday from 9am-5pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am-6pm. For more information about Science Center sponsorship opportunities, please reach Marcy Hoffman, mhoffman@sfsciencecenter.org or 561.370.7738. For general information about the Science Center, call 561-832-1988 or visit www.sfsciencecenter.org. Like the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @SFScienceCenter.