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Thread-Topic: Veto of Fund Request From the South Carolina Aquarium
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<PREFIX>Mr.</PREFIX>
<FIRST>Ike</FIRST>
<MIDDLE>M</MIDDLE>
<LAST>Smith</LAST>
<SUFFIX></SUFFIX>
<TITLE></TITLE>
<ORGANIZATION>Volunteer South Carolina Aquarium</ORGANIZATION>
<ADDR1>One Bishop Gadsden Way</ADDR1>
<ADDR2>Cottage 28</ADDR2>
<CITY>Charleston</CITY>
<STATE>SC</STATE>
<ZIP>29412</ZIP>
<EMAIL>capnsams@bellsouth.net</EMAIL>
<PHONE_H>8437681585</PHONE_H>
<PHONE_B>8437681585</PHONE_B>
<ISSUE>BUDG</ISSUE>
<SUBJECT>Veto of Fund Request From the South Carolina Aquarium</SUBJECT>
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Dear Governor Haley: 
Whereas you take seriously the stewardship of tax payer funds, I found your recent decision to veto a funds request from the South Carolina Aquarium located in Charleston ill considered. The aquarium, as the name implies, is a South Carolina institution whose mission is education (see mission statement: Our mission is to inspire conservation of the natural world by exhibiting and caring for animals, by excelling in education and research, and by providing an exceptional visitor experience. The South Carolina Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. We receive the majority of our funding through the generosity of our donors, members, foundations, and business partners.).
The aquarium services school children throughout the state, has done so since inception and is the only such educational institution in the state. It is not a Ripley's amusement park.
I urge you to reconsider your veto and reinstatement into the budget the monies so badly needed by the aquarium for critical repairs.
Respectfully submitted,
Ike M. Smith
Aquarium Volunteer Since 1998


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