Surfrider would like to encourage everyone to come out and support extreme stand-up paddle boarder and world record holder Tom Jones on his quest to raise awareness and funds for the Plastic Free Ocean Campaign. Tom is on a voyage from Key West to New York City to raise awareness to what is probably the biggest threat to our oceans. This organization does everything, from:
- Raise public awareness about the great risks to human health, and threats to wildlife and the environment from improper and excessive use of plastics, and the breakdown of plastic in the world’s oceans.
- Educates consumers and businesses about safe and economically practical alternatives to plastics for products, packaging and everyday living.
- Funds research to develop methods to recover, process and reuse or safely dispose of the millions of tons of plastic waste that already pollutes the world’s oceans.
Tom will be at the Wyndham Vacation Resorts Towers on the Grove in North Myrtle Beach (2100 N. Ocean Blvd) on Saturday, July 10 at 3:30 as he surfs in to the beach to meet reporters and supporters. Everyone is encourage to stay for a fundraiser cocktail reception afterwards from 5-7. There is an invitation and RSVP if you want to attend. Call Angie Ranck at 407-626-6916 or email her at Angie.ranck@wyndhamvo.com.
For more information on Tom or the Plastic Free Ocean campaign, check out the following web sites:
http://www.plasticfreeocean.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Plastic-Free-Ocean/110805885624301
