Mission Statement: The mission of Keepers of the Coast is to create an active community that will work together to ensure that the beaches of North East Florida will remain a beautiful part of our local environment and provide a safe place for coastal residents to recreate for future generations.
The Morning After Beach Clean Up was a huge success this year!! With 85 volunteers at our six locations, we were able to collect over 6,300 cigarette butts. Other items that were picked up included fireworks, balloons, glass bottles, fishing lines, styrofoam and paper materials, clothing, and other various debris. This could not of been a successful clean up without the help of all of our wonderful volunteers, and to you we are extremely thankful.
The beach clean up took place on June 12, 2010 in conjunction with Gabe Kling’s 2nd Annual Grom Surf Contest, during 8:00am to 10:00am at the 10th Street beach access in St. Augustine Beach.
The latest International Coastal Cleanup Report indicates that cigarettes and cigarette filters were the number one debris items picked up during the 2009 coastal cleanup.
We were able to remove 4,500 cigarette butts off of our beaches! We would like to send our deepest gratitude for all of the volunteers who came out to help make this possible!
During this Keepers of the Coast was also able to help raise $1,000 through raffle tickets for a genuine Gabe Kling surfboard as the prize. All proceeds went to help cover medical costs for a friend and local surfer who experienced serious injuries during a motorcycle accident several months ago.
Please look for information on our next Beach Clean Up on July 5, and how you can be apart of it.
http://www.surf-station.com/content/index.php/tag/gabekling/
BENEFIT CONCERT A SUCCESS!
Keepers of the Coast would like to thank Will Conner, special guest musicians Eric Brigmond & Dave Rastovich, our sponsors Blue Sky Surf Shop & Present Moment Café and all of our supporters. Over one hundred people attended the event, listened to great music, and raised over 800 dollars for Keepers of the Coast.
Join Keepers of the Coast at their next event in ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, 10th Street for a BEACH CLEANUP on June 12, or 13th 2010 (depending on surf conditions) at Gabe Kling’s Grom Surf Contest. If you are interested in volunteering or adopting a beach cleanup location please contact us at keepersofthecoast@yahoo.com
Keepers of the Coast’s mission is to create an active community working together to ensure that the beaches of Northeast Florida remain a beautiful part of our local environment and provide a safe place for coastal residents to recreate for future generations. Support our friends!
Will Conner: http://www.willconner.com/
Blue Sky: http://www.blueskysurfshop.com/
Present Moment Cafe: http://www.thepresentmomentcafe.com/
