Brunch for the Bay is on!
Join Suncoast Waterkeeper on October 15 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act with an afternoon filled with food, fun, friends, and great information. All Details here
Suncoast Waterkeeper will direct a portion of its proceeds raised at Brunch for the Bay on October 15 to Hurricane Ian environmental recovery efforts. We are working with community partners to ensure our resources bolster environmental recovery that lends to increased resiliency.
There is still time to purchase tickets.
Thank you, together, we can protect the Suncoast.
1. Volunteer Clean-Up
Join Amaryllis Park Neighborhood Association, one of Suncoast Waterkeeper's Environmental Working Group partners in north Sarasota, to assist the elderly through a community clean up on Saturday, October 22, at 9 AM. Bring water, gardening gloves, and rakes (if you have one); we will remove debris. Please meet us at Bay First Bank at 1782 MLK Way, Sarasota, FL 34234.
2. Contribute
When we lost power, we also lost all the food stored in our refrigerators and freezers. Amaryllis Park Neighborhood Association is working to take the sting out of that loss by collecting gift cards from any grocery store (Publix, Walmart, etc.) and water (because of boil water notices) to distribute to neighbors. Please consider donating to Amaryllis Park Neighborhood Association. If you are interested in donating, please contact the Association President, Mary Butler, at mary40butler@....
3. Assist Local Food Producers
I attended Manatee County Extension's Water School this week, where I learned that many local farmers and ranchers experienced heavy losses. Manatee County Extension noted the importance of eating local and contributing to the relief efforts for food producers in our area. You can help with this effort by donating to the Farm Bureau's Hurricane Ian Relief Fund.
If you have a need, please let us know. We are working with community partners to aid recovery.
Finally, remember to be careful in our local waters as they work to recover from the unprecedented amount of pollution that entered from Hurricane Ian. Suncoast Waterkeeper will be back out sampling early next week to report the conditions of local waters on our website and social media.
Sincerely,
Abbey Tyrna
Executive Director & Waterkeeper
http://www.suncoastwaterkeeper.org/
Suncoast Waterkeeper · PO Box 1028, Sarasota, FL 34230, United States
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