Shortly after the Gulf oil spill happened, I asked what will we do?, a call for each one of us to think about how we’ll give back. Here’s one way for everyone one of you to give back: announcing a series of benefit concerts across the USA on July 1st to benefit the people and wildlife affected by the Gulf Oil Spill, called Gulf Coast Benefit Presents Coast to Coast. Attend, donate, get involved.
Back in May after the Gulf Oil Spill first happened, I had the sinking suspicion that I was going to be obsessed with the photos, videos and stories from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. Little did I know that it was going to be hard *not* to see the stories every single day. It feels like a different world today, after the impact has escalated far beyond original imaginations.
I know its made many of us feel overwhelmed. We see images of the suffering wildlife and environment everyday. We hear the stories of the people economically and emotionally destroyed by the loss of their livelihoods, culture, raison d’etre. We see the political wrangling, the outrage, the protests, and the press releases and news reports, and it all feels like too much. Many of us feel the outrage but don’t know what to do with it.
But there are many ways to get involved and help the Gulf Coast, many organizations, companies, causes and people working to help clean up and recover.
One of the newest ways to get involved and give back (and have fun!) are a announcing a series of benefit concerts across the USA on July 1st to benefit the people and wildlife affected by the Gulf Oil Spill, called Gulf Coast Benefit Presents Coast to Coast. 100% of the proceeds and donations will be distributed by the Gulf Restoration Network to help the fishermen and families impacted by the oil spill and the help in wildlife and wetlands restoration. It will be a long, hard battle, but we need to start today.
Here’s what you can do. Attend a concert. Donate online. And help spread the word.
There are more than 35 concerts being held in 18 cities across the US. If you can’t attend a concert, you can donate online.
And, of course, you can help spread the word. Blog about it (visit the website and see the online press release for more details). Tweet about it. Follow @gulfbenefit on Twitter and Facebook. Change your Twitter background and Twitter avatar to show your support.
Every bit helps.
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