Bealls Department Stores has raised $202,141 and donated the funds to the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation (GHOF) through its Save Our Gulf™ campaign. The campaign was launched in July 2010 to raise funds for research about the devastating effects of the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico’s sea life and restore one of Florida’s most valuable resources.

Bealls’ exceeded its original goal to raise $150,000 by December 31, 2010 by 34 percent at the close of the campaign, and presented the check of more than $200,000 to GHOF representatives during an in-house ceremony.

“As many experts predicted months ago, and as Bealls firmly believes, last year’s oil spill is an ongoing issue that needs serious research and resolve in the immediate short-term,” said Mary Beth Fox, Vice President of Marketing for Bealls. “The remaining oil is threatening the Gulf of Mexico’s fisheries and the diverse sea life under the water’s surface. Our partnership with the GHOF will help fund efforts to research the long-term affects of the oil on the Gulf’s sea life that depend on those waters for feeding and spawning grounds to keep their species alive.”