Our international spokesperson, Hayden Panettiere, photgraphed here with Whaleman Founder Jeff Pantukhoff, is being honored with the Environmental Media Association (EMA) Futures Award for her work with us over the past 8 years! Congrats Hayden!!
The 24-year-old actress said she’s excited to talk about her work with The Whaleman Foundation and “using my voice to protect our oceans and their amazing inhabitants.”
The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Oct. 19 at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, Calif.
This marks the fourth major environmental award Hayden has won for her work with The Whaleman Foundation whose mission is to forever preserve and protect dolphins, whales, and our oceans. Hayden’s previous awards include top honors being awarded the Gretchen Wyler Award at the 2008 Genesis Awards, PETA’s “Compassion in Action” Award in 2009, and being honored with Variety’s 2011 “Power of Youth” Award.
Good job hayden!