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SOS News for May, 2012
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It's Party Time! Join us on Sat, May 12
for the Clean Beaches Bash
When: Saturday, May 12, from 5-9pm
Please join Save Our Shores and your ocean-loving community for live music, delicious food by Michael's on Main, Whole Foods, and more - at the Clean Beaches Bash! We'll have tasty brews from Sierra Nevada, locally produced wine, and non-alcoholic beverages flowing all night.
The Clean Beaches Bash is a celebration of our volunteers, Stewards, and Supporters. Don't miss out - one Surprise Grand Prize will be raffled off to a lucky winner.
Take Action for your Ocean at The Human Race!
Did you know there's a fun and easy way for you to help SOS recover some of our lost funding? It's called The Human Race Walkathon and Fun Run, and it's a zany good time along beautiful West Cliff Drive. It's a time each year when our community comes together to raise vital funds for local non-profits and schools. It's simple to join the fun! Here's how:
- Those of you who raise or donate $100 or more to the Save Our Shores Human Race team will receive 2 free tickets to the Clean Beaches Bash that night!
Contact Scott with any questions or call 831.462.5660 ext. 1.
Our Largest Earth Day Cleanup to hit Monterey Bay
 With seven cleanups and over 555 volunteers, this was the largest Earth Day cleanup effort to hit Monterey Bay yet!
Thank you to our amazing volunteers, Stewards, Partners and Supporters for making it all possible.
Together, with the help of at least fifteen civic, school, religious, and business groups - which included three Adopt-a-Levee cleanups on the San Lorenzo River - we removed over 850 lbs. of debris!
Save the Date: June 7 is the Summer of
Clean Beaches Kickoff Party on Cannery Row
When: Thursday, June 7, from 5-7pm
Where: Light and Motion, 300 Cannery Row, Monterey
For our friends and ocean-advocates in Monterey County, join us for a FREE happy hour event to Kickoff the Summer of Clean Beaches and celebrate World Oceans Day together! The happy hour takes place right on the water at beautiful Cannery Row, thanks to our friends at Light and Motion.
Learn how you can Take Action and support ocean conservation in your own backyard by joining forces with Save Our Shores. We'll supply the appetizers and drinks!
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Advocacy Update
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The City of Watsonville approved a ban on single-use plastic bags!
SOS Executive Director Laura Kasa gave public comment in support of the ban at the Watsonville City Council meeting on April 24th. Watsonville staff handed out colorful reusable bags to everyone in attendance. And in a surprising turn of events following Laura's public comment, Watsonville Mayor Eduardo Montesino amended the ordinance to go into effect in three months time, rather than the standard six! Thank you, Watsonville City Council and staff, for cleaning up our communities and watersheds with this important local ordinance.
The County of Santa Cruz expanded their ban on Styrofoam! The ban now prohibits retail sale of foam products such as plates, cups, bowls, peanuts, and coolers. SOS will be working with the county to outreach to local businesses impacted by ban, effective October 17.
The City of Carmel continues to move forward with their own ban on single-use plastic bags. The ordinance will be heard again at the next planning commission meeting - Take Action to support a plastic bag ban for Carmel by attending the meeting on May 9!
Help us win the fight against plastic pollution!
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Volunteer with Save Our Shores!
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- Saturday, May 5, 9am-1pm: DockWalkers help prevent oil spills at Monterey Landing Harbor.
- Saturday, May 12, 10am-Noon: Monterey Monthly Beach Cleanup at Asilomar State Beach with a *BONUS*: Volunteers will receive two free tickets to the Monterey Bay Aquarium valid on World Oceans Day weekend June 9-10!
- Saturday, May 19, 10am-Noon: Santa Cruz Monthly Beach Cleanup at Capitola Beach and Soquel Creek.
Visit our Calendar for more information...
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Take Action
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Keep up the pressure to END Offshore Oil Drilling!
 The BP Deepwater Horizon disaster spilled 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, making it the largest marine spill in history.
What's worse is that1.8 million gallons of toxic dispersants were also dumped into the ocean, creating the largest toxic experiment ever conducted in a body of water.
Please sign the petition and voice your support for banning all offshore drilling in any new areas and promoting renewable energy technologies and research!
> Photo by Wallace J Nichols
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A $500 Matched Challenge for Neighbors of Seabright Beach! | |
Due to the threat of impending closures of Seabright Beach this summer, SOS friend and neighbor Traci Bliss decided to take matters into her own hands.
She's offering a $500 Donation to keep Seabright Beach clean and pristine - and she wants YOU to MATCH it!
Thank you, Traci, for being a champion for clean beaches! Save Our Shores pledges to protect our local beaches with your generous support!
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And the Winner of
Best Non-Profit is...
Save Our Shores! |
 Thank you for voting us Best Non-Profit in the Good Times Best Of Poll for 2012!
We couldn't do it without the support from our incredible community - that means YOU!
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Thank You to our
April Online Donors!
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Thank you to our online donors for Saving Our Shores this April!
- Kristi Johnson
- Mary Neater
- Carol Rowberg
- Laura Shaw
- Courtney Bay
Save your shores
in May!
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Intern with the Save
Our Shores Team | |
At SOS headquarters, we work hard to protect our ocean. We are looking for a Program and Education Intern to join our team for June - December 2012.
Join the Best Non-Profit in Santa Cruz and learn what grassroots organizing and education is all about! Find out more...
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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 20112 |
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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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