OUR EVENTS ARE ALL ABOUT SHARING LOVE FOR OUR ISLAND & OCEAN, INSPIRING OTHERS, RAISING AWARENESS & BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF OCEAN LOVERS.
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COASTAL CLEANUPS:
*Thank you for helping us remove more than 5538kg of ocean litter from our coastline!
WE HAVE BEEN CLEANING THE BEACHES OF SANTA MARIA AS A FAMILY SINCE 2018. IN 2020, WE ORGANIZED THESE CLEANUPS INTO SOMETHING MORE OFFICIAL TO INCLUDE BOTH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY & THOSE VISITING OUR ISLAND. WE NOW HOST THESE COASTAL CLEANUPS REGULARLY, WEATHER PERMITTING. SOMETIMES WE ORGANIZE BY BOAT, BUT MORE OFTEN FROM LAND, WHERE WE ENJOY THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS & THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF OUR ISLAND WHILE KEEPING OUR COASTLINE CLEAN.
OUR CLEANUP EVENTS ARE FUN FILLED- WE USUALLY HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL CREW OF VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES, SO JOINING US IS A GREAT WAY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND WE ENJOY RAISING AWARENESS & EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! 🐬💛🌊
WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE SOME AMAZING PARTNERS WHO HELP TO MAKE OUR EVENTS POSSIBLE - DONATING THEIR TIME, BOATS, SNORKEL GEAR, WETSUITS & SURF BOARDS OR FREE FOOD & DRINKS FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS. SOME OF OUR PARTNERS FROM 2023 INCLUDE: MANTAMARIA DIVE CENTER, MONK SURF, CLUBE NAVAL DE SANTA MARIA, 7 VIDAS, CLUBE ANA, EBSSMA ESCOLA AZUL, CORPO NACIONAL DE ESCUTAS AGRUPAMENTO 394 AEROPORTO, ASSOCIAÇAO OS AMIGOS DO MAIA, & ASSOCIAÇAO ESCRAVOS DA CADEINHA. WE ARE ALSO A PROUD MEMBER OF THE OCEANO AZUL FOUNDATION AND SUPPORT THE BLUE AZORES INITIATIVE TO FULLY PROTECT 30% OF THE AZOREAN OCEAN BY 2030.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PAST CLEANUP EVENTS, VISIT OUR JOURNAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR NEXT CLEANUP EVENT, VISIT OUR EVENT CALENDAR, INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK PAGE.
OCEAN TALKS & WORKSHOPS:
*NEW! IN ADDITION TO OUR MONTHLY CLEANUPS, WE HAVE STARTED A GUEST SPEAKER & WORKSHOP SERIES WE CALL OCEAN TALKS THAT WE HOST IN OUR NEW GARDEN. WE INVITE FELLOW OCEAN LOVERS -SAILORS, DIVERS, ISLANDERS, SURFERS, BOATERS, ARTISTS & ARTIVISTS, FREEDIVERS, OCEAN CONSERVATIONISTS, MARINE BIOLOGISTS & OCEAN ACTIVISTS - TO SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND PASSION FOR THE OCEAN & MARINE LIFE WITH OTHERS HERE IN SANTA MARIA.
OUR AIM? TO INCREASE OCEAN LITERACY, TO EDUCATE, TO INSPIRE, & TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF OCEAN LOVERS. YOU PROTECT WHAT YOU LOVE! ✨🐬
IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HOST YOU FOR A WORKSHOP OR TO BE FEATURED AS A GUEST SPEAKER, LET US KNOW!
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CURRENT EVENTS, VISIT OUR EVENT CALENDAR OR FACEBOOK PAGE.