from L to R: John Cassell, Asset Manager for Margaritaville Beach House Key West/DiamondRock Hospitality; Tom Healy, Chief Operating Officer/DiamondRock Hospitality; Bailey Thomasson, Restoration Project Coordinator/Coral Restoration Foundation™; Jeremy DaSilva, General Manager/Margaritaville Beach House Key West)
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Key West Resort Donates to Coral Restoration Foundation

Members of the DiamondRock Hospitality executive leadership team presented a $5,000 check to Coral Restoration Foundation™ (CRF) Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 from proceeds of a special ‘Tis the SeaSon package that ran November 2021 through January 2022 at Margaritaville Beach House Key West.  For each overnight stay, the resort made a $10 donation to the foundation, with a matching contribution from DiamondRock Hospitality. 

DiamondRock Chief Operating Officer Tom Healy
DiamondRock Chief Operating Officer Tom Healy

“It’s an honor to support the foundation, which works to protect and restore one of the area’s most treasured assets,” stated DiamondRock Chief Operating Officer Tom Healy.

A non-profit marine conservation organization, CRF™ is dedicated to restoring reefs to a healthy state in Florida and globally. Through large-scale cultivation, out-planting, and monitoring of genetically diverse corals, CRF™ works to support the reefs’ natural recovery processes. CRF™ engages and empowers others in its mission with dive programs, educational activities, scientific collaborations, and community outreach.

An all-new property (November 2021) in Key West, Margaritaville Beach House Key West sits oceanfront along Smathers Beach and offers 186 spacious suites, a lagoon-style pool, and lounging hammocks throughout the grounds. Exclusive amenities include poolside entertainment, daily refreshments, a 24-hour fitness center, kids’ activities, lawn games, and easy access to beachfront fun. The resort also boasts indoor banquet space and outdoor gardens and courtyards, complete with a 1,500-square-foot event Tiki for smaller meetings, intimate weddings, and events.

What does Coral Restoration Foundation do?

We are actively restoring coral reefs on a massive scale, educating others on the importance of our oceans, and using science to further coral research and coral reef monitoring techniques.

We work to support the reefs’ natural recovery processes through the large-scale cultivation, outplanting, and monitoring of genetically diverse, reef-building corals.

We engage and empower the community to join us to save our planet’s coral reefs with dive programs, educational activities, scientific collaborations, and outreach.

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