Summer Solstice Beach Cleanup
June 20th, 2008 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach & Redondo Beach
Ocean Detox is a Southern California based non-profit organization
on a mission to clean up our beaches and bring awareness to the
cesspool of plastic that is floating in our oceans.
We are sponsoring Dr. Marcus Erikson and Joel Paschal of Algalita
Research foundation in Long Beach who are sailing on a JUNK raft
made of 15,000 plastic bottle from Long Beach to Hawaii to bring
awareness to the North Pacific Gyre, which is a cesspool of plastic.
• there are 6 Gyres in the whole world which sum to the
size of Africa
• there is 6 times as much plastic as plankton in the North
Pacific Gyre
• in 2006, the UN estimated that every square mile of ocean
consisted of 46,000 pieces of floating plastic
• plastic debris causes the death of over 1 million seabirds
a year as well as more than 100,000 marine mammals a year
• scientist have cut open the bodies and found large amounts
of plastic in their stomach
• in the past 6 years, the plastic in ocean has increased
400%
• if we don’t do something about this now, 30 years
from now, a lot of marine life will be extinct
Ocean Detox and INDIEgENIUS are hosting the Summer Solstice Beach
Cleanup to raise money to bring the JUNK raft, Marcus, and Joel
back from Hawaii. This event is a pilot that will be launching
nationally next year.
Red Bull and AoSA are sponsoring the event. In addition, we are
looking for local sponsors to join in the cause.
We have 3 donation options
• $1 per bag filled
• Flat amount (i.e. $50 donation) : $___
• $1 per bag filled up to $___
As a sponsor, you will receive
• tax write-off for your donation
• thank you letter
• sponsorship logo on the fundraising page of our website
Please take a look at:
• http://www.oceandetox.org
• http://www.junkraft.blogspot.com
• http://www.algalita.org
Pollution is a universal issue, which transcends all boarders.
We all share in the responsibility of solving this puzzle. Please
help us in making this dream a reality.
Regards,
Bryan Lui, Josh Steiner & Laredo Ginn
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Letter of Intent for Donation
Summer Solstice Beach Cleanup
June 20, 2008
SPONSOR COPY
Company:
Name:
Donation Options
[ ] $1 per bag filled
[ ] Flat amount (i.e. $50 donation): $_____
[ ] $1 per bag filled up to $_____
Signature:
Date:
Please visit our website to learn more about our cause, projects,
sponsors, and fundraisers: http://www.oceandetox.org
Share with us, one ocean, one dream . . .
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Letter of Intent for Donation
Summer Solstice Beach Cleanup
June 20, 2008
OceanDetox.org COPY
Company:
Name:
Email:
Address:
Phone:
Donation Options
[ ] $1 per bag filled
[ ] Flat amount (i.e. $50 donation): $_____
[ ] $1 per bag filled up to $_____
Signature:
Date: |