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SOS News for April, 2012
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On April 21, Join our Largest Earth Day Effort Yet!
At Save Our Shores, we believe that volunteers make the world go 'round. And what better time to create a better world than for Earth Day 2012?
Volunteer for Earth Day at:
- The Santa Cruz Earth Day Festival: 8am-5pm. Register online.
- The San Lorenzo River cleanup: 10am-1pm
- The Nordic Naturals Manresa State Beach cleanup: 10am-Noon
- The Cowell/Main Beach cleanup: 10am-Noon
- The Del Monte Beach cleanup at Wharf #2, Monterey: 10am-Noon
That night, celebrate at Earth Groove, an Earth Day dance party and benefit for Save Our Shores at Don Quixotes in Felton. Get details...
Ready, Set, Go: It's The Human Race!
 If you haven't heard, over $100,000 in funding was recently cut from Save Our Shores.
But did you know there's a fun and easy way to help make up some of this lost funding?
The Human Race is a time when our community bands together to raise funds for local non-profits and schools. It's not about competition, but rather a whole lot of fun along beautiful West Coast Drive in Santa Cruz. Contact Scott with any questions or call us at 831.462.5660 ext. 1.
Summertime Starts at the Clean Beaches Bash
When: Saturday, May 12, from 5-9pm 
Where: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Join us for the Clean Beaches Bash to celebrate the upcoming summer, our amazing volunteers, our Stewards, and Supporters. We'll enjoy drinks, finger food, live music and good times together as we kickoff the Summer of Clean Beaches around Montery Bay.
Get your online tickets today! Tickets also will be available at the door.
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Advocacy Update
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Save Our Shores hits the Capitol for Oceans Day! On March 26, Laura Kasa and Lauren Gilligan spoke with state leaders about sea level rise, desalination, salmon protection, and most specifically, MPAs, plastic bag bans, and Styrofoam bans.
Santa Cruz County's plastic bag ban is in full effect. SOS and SC County handed out 1,000 free reusable bags on March 20! See photos... Read the full story...
The City of Santa Cruz unanimously agrees to draft a bag ban! With the County ban in place and the City's EIR nearly complete, City Council expects to hear the ordinance in May.
Carmel moves forward on their plastic bag ban. Submit comments in support by April 17! Go to: www.ci.carmel.ca.us, click Govt > Staff/depts > Community Planning > Bldg. Then Take Action on May 9 to support the ban at the Carmel City Council meeting at 4pm.
Concerned with the threat of being sued by the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition as well as the cost of an Environmental Impact Report, the Cities of Capitola and Scotts Valley are looking to combine efforts, if possible.
Capitola expands Sytrofoam ban to prohibit the sale of Styrofoam plates, cups, bowls, peanuts, and coolers within Capitola city limits. The County and City of Santa Cruz are moving forward with expanding their Styrofoam bans, as well. Read Capitola's ordinance...
Help us win the fight against plastic pollution!
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Volunteer with Save Our Shores!
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Get set for Earth Day on Saturday, April 21: - San Lorenzo River Cleanup at Water Street Bridge: 10am-1pm
- Beach Cleanup at Cowell/Main Beach in Santa Cruz: 10am-Noon
- Beach Cleanup at Manresa State Beach, sponsored by Nordic Naturals: 10am-Noon
- Beach Cleanup at Del Monte Beach in Monterey: 10am-Noon
Visit our Calendar for more information...
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'Slow Down, Ride Fast'
The Slow Coast
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Who do you ride for?
Are you a green-minded cyclist looking for a new challenge?On Saturday, April 29, cyclists will ride 56-miles along the beautiful 'Slow Coast' while raising funds for five local non-profits. Become a cyclist! Sponsor a cyclist! Save Our Shores is one of the organizations fortunate to be receiving funding as part of this uniquely sustainable sporting and community event! The Ride: 8am-1pm
The Dinner: A 3-course Slow Food dinner at Main Street Garden Cafe from 3:30-6pm.
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Introducing the
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Thank you, Santa Cruz County, for installing two new BaitTanks a few weeks ago. The BaitTank on their front steps has already collected and prevented 1,000 cigarette butts from polluting our watersheds!
And a special thanks goes out to Jean from the Santa Cruz Harbor, whose hard work paid off when she saw a new BaitTank installed next to Crow's Nest at the SC Harbor!
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Thank You to our
March Online Donors!
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Thank you to our online donors for Saving Our Shores this March!
- Edwin Aiken
- Kathy Pugh, in honor of Martel Anderson's Birthday!
Save your shores
in April!
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Thank You |
| Save Our Shores thanks our many volunteers, sponsors, partners, and contributors for helping Save Our Shores continue our work of caring for the marine environment through Ocean Awareness, Advocacy, and Citizen Action!
The ocean and its inhabitants thank you, too.
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SOS: Winner of Best Non-Profit of 2011! | 
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| SOS: Winner of Best Non-Profit of 2010! | 
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