90 Days to Earth Day

Attention Grades K-12

3rd Annual 90 Days to Earth Day challenge begins January 22

The challenge? To pick up as much litter as possible between January 22 and Earth Day, April 22, focusing on trash that is closest to making its way into our life support system – the ocean.

Streams, creeks, rivers, the Intracoastal Waterway and beaches are the targets of Ocean Cure’s annual 90 Days to Earth Day challenge. A local non-profit best known for providing surf camps to medically fragile and at-risk youth, Ocean Cure removed two-and-a-half tons of trash during its annual clean-up challenge in 2009 and 2010, recycling 80 percent of it. Now in its third year, 90 Days to Earth Day hopes to attract an unprecedented number of participants from North Carolina’s coastal region, making the first two years look more like a “warm-up” session. Participating grade K-12 students will have the opportunity to win prizes donated by local area businesses, with those completing a photo or video essay of their trash collection efforts eligible to win the grand prize, a week-long surf camp and Engrain surfboard from Indo Jax Surf and Kiteboard School.

Click here for rules and registration forms. Please fill out the registration form and mail it to Kevin Murphy at 607 N. Lake Park blvd. Carolina Beach, NC 28428. Any questions please contact him at 910-431-0594 or KMurphSBU@gmail.com.

The ocean provides much of the food, water and oxygen we need to survive. It absorbs half of the carbon dioxide (CO2) that we pump into the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels and most of the extra heat produced by the greenhouse effect.

Get involved. Your efforts will make a difference.

The 3rd Annual 90 Days to Earth Day kicks off Jan22 and lasts until April 22
(Earth Day)! Each participant is asked to pick up as much litter as possible
from our local waterways- rivers, streams, intercoastals, beaches, etc.
Winners are judged through their photo or video essay. Each time a cleanup is
completed, the participant must take a photo or video of the trash collected
and write a brief summary. On April 20th the participants must turn in their
project to Kevin Murphy at 607 N Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach, NC or via
email at kmurphsbu@gmail.com. This year, the Grand Prize is a NEW Engrain
Surfboard and each participant will receive a 90 Days to Earth Day T-shirt!
Eligible participants for the grand prize must be in grades K-12. Public,
private, and home school are all eligible. Frequent updates will be made on
our Ocean Cure Facebook page along with the Indo Jax Surf School blog. I will
also stay in touch through email. Remember to be safe while collecting trash!
Always take an adult and wear protective gloves!
Thank you for helping to Protect Our Coast!