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Boston Harbor Now Honors Pioneering Advocate Vivien Li, Marina Developer Ocean Havens With 2024 Onboard Awards
BOSTON, November 13, 2024 – Boston Harbor Now, a non-profit organization whose mission is advocating for a welcoming, inclusive, and resilient harbor, waterfront, and harbor islands, announced today that former The Boston Harbor Association (TBHA) President Vivien Li and marina developers and managers Ocean Havens will be honored with its 2024 Onboard Awards next month.
Boston Harbor Now’s prestigious annual Onboard Awards celebrate individuals and organizations who are creating new public spaces that expand accessibility and belonging to the waterfront and set a new standard for exciting climate solutions that protect our waterfront and city for future generations.
The Boston Harbor Association merged with the Boston Harbor Island Alliance to form Boston Harbor Now in 2016. Li served for nearly 25 years as TBHA’s executive director and president, advocating for the successful completion of the $4 billion harbor cleanup and the planning, development, and activation of large stretches of today’s 43-mile Harborwalk as fully open and welcoming to the public.
Ocean Havens, based in Charlestown and led by husband-and-wife principals Chuck and Ann Lagasse, owns and operates the Boston Yacht Haven Inn & Marina, Charlestown Marina, Fan Pier Marina, Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina, and marinas in Provincetown and Portland, Maine. Ocean Havens also provides marina and waterfront development professional consulting services.
Boston Harbor Now President and CEO Kathy Abbott said: “No one has done as much as Vivien Li to fulfill the vision of the Harborwalk as the centerpiece of a clean, alive, and accessible Boston Harbor, or to get as many miles of Harborwalk completed and open for residents, workers, and visitors. At the same time, no private waterfront property owners on Boston Harbor have surpassed Ocean Havens and Chuck and Ann Lagasse in creating and stewarding properties that celebrate their sense of place and connect people to the water. All of us at Boston Harbor Now are thrilled to recognize these inspiring champions of the harbor with this year’s Onboard Awards.”
The Onboard Awards will be officially presented at a breakfast ceremony on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at the Boston Harbor Hotel on Rowes Wharf. Information about becoming a sponsor of the awards event and tickets to attend may be purchased HERE.
Boston Harbor Now Board Chair Meghan Hooper-Berdik said, “It’s our honor to celebrate the tremendous achievements of honorees like Vivien and Ocean Havens at the Onboard Awards and recognize the generous community of supporters across the region contributing to Boston Harbor Now’s vision of a welcoming, inclusive, and resilient Boston Harbor, waterfront, and islands.”
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About Boston Harbor Now
Boston Harbor Now is dedicated to creating a vibrant, accessible, and resilient Boston Harbor for all. Through strategic partnerships across public, private, and nonprofit sectors, we advocate, plan, and activate Boston’s waterfront, harbor, and the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. Our comprehensive vision for the harbor prioritizes equitable access to parks, open spaces, and the Harborwalk; supports sustainable waterfront infrastructure, including ferries and well-designed public amenities; and fosters a thriving maritime economy. We champion climate-resilient, mixed-use waterfront development, and we offer recreational and educational programming that connects communities to the harbor’s rich natural and cultural resources. Guided by a commitment to maintaining a healthy, accessible, and resilient waterfront, we work to ensure that everyone can benefit from all Boston Harbor has to offer.
About the Onboard Awards
Funds raised during the Onboard Awards from sponsors and attendees help enable Boston Harbor Now with its year-round mission of offering free and low-cost access for underserved communities to enjoy the waterfront and Islands, programming events that help make the harbor and islands vibrant and welcoming to all, and advocating for ensuring the Boston Harbor, its waterfront, and islands become more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
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