In this E-letter:
Tomorrow is voting day!
Keeping up with Earthcomb
Last call to sponsor HTO's Imaginary Gala 2021!
TUESDAY (TOMORROW!) IS VOTING DAY
YOUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT!
Please run, don’t walk, to a postbox and put your ballot in today!
There is only one issue on the California ballot, but the outcome has deep significance for the country. Drop everything and get your ballot in a U.S. mailbox! It must be postmarked by midnight tomorrow, Tuesday!
KEEPING UP WITH EARTHCOMB
Andrew Velikanje working to remove litter from an abandoned homeless encampment.
Photo by Earthcomb.
Harry Rabin, Field Advisor for Heal the Ocean, has identified 29 abandoned homeless camps on the Santa Barbara south coast, and with this list, HTO has hired a “Vroom Vroom” outfit called Earthcomb, created by Andrew Velikanje. This amazing group is now plowing through the list with its team of homeless workers to remove litter and debris. Working alongside MarBorg Industries, Harry Rabin, and County Sheriff Ben Sandu, Andrew leads his team to pick up every scrap of litter as they go from site to site. On the side, Andrew goes after other tough spots.
Here are some short (3 minute) videos of Earthcomb’s work in the last couple of weeks:
San Jose Creek Before & After (Site #6): https://youtu.be/UaNRfaww6To
Rincon Beach Area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7p4sDZtHk
Calle Real: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIoo_88L5u0
Sea Meadow/Montecito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKpW2229kg4
HTO’S IMAGINARY EVENT IS SAILING -
ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO JOIN OUR DREAM LINEUP AS A SURF DOG SPONSOR!
The response to Heal the Ocean’s “Surf Dog” Imaginary Event has been outrageous! And we are barking the great news that the sponsorships for this Event have surpassed all fundraising goals for any HTO event in our history. We thank Julia Louis-Dreyfus for being our Top Dog, our Imaginary Chair - and we thank all of you who have stepped forward so generously, to help us by purchasing sponsorships.
We are going to press this week with the sponsor names printed in the Surf Dog invitation, which everyone will receive in September. If you’re interested in catching a wave with HTO’s Dream Team, to be a sponsor, please call Alison Thompson at the HTO Office immediately – today - to make your sponsorship pledge - (805) 965-7570. You will be joining Heal the Ocean’s many luminaries who will be catching a wave with us at our 2021 Imaginary Gala!