Sea, Sand and Sky: Kicking Off the Cupid Splash at Harpoon Brewery!

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Kicking Off the Cupid Splash at Harpoon Brewery!

Yes, it's Cupid Splash time once again! And what better way to gather all of our cupids and kick off the excitement than a party at Harpoon Brewery?

Last Wednesday, February 1st, Save the Harbor / Save the Bay and our beach captains, community partners, local elected officials, and many past and future cupids gathered together to have a Harpoon beer and hear about our exciting plans for the Splash this year.

For those of you who couldn't join us, The Cupid Splash is Save the Harbor / Save the Bay's annual pledge and plunge fundraiser on 8 of our region's public beaches from Nahant to Nantasket. Similar to other polar plunges, we'll be jumping in to freezing Boston Harbor waters to raise money for a great cause-- but in our case, our great cause is the very beaches on which we splash! The funds we raise go towards free events and activities on our beaches in the Spring, Summer, and Fall-- for everyone in the Greater Boston region to enjoy.

Want to be a part of the fun? Of course you do.

To register to take the plunge and learn more about our plans this year, visit www.cupidsplash.com The site has several great tools to help you meet your personal fundraising goal, including fundraising tips and your own link to send around to your family and friends to start fundraising. Best of all, you'll be getting some free swag, bragging rights after jumping into such cold water, and several chances to win free round-trip JetBlue Airways tickets!

Once you’re signed up, start to send around your personal link to begin fundraising and recruit a few friends to register. If we each bring a friend or two, we’ll introduce twice as many people to how great our beaches are all year round. And, what’s more, we’ll reach our fundraising goal of $30,000 while we do it! I know so many of us love our beaches, so I know we’re all up to the challenge.

Thank you to our friends at Harpoon Brewery for hosting us on Wednesday, and to each of you for your dedication to your beaches. Together, I know we'll make the 2nd Annual Cupid Splash an even bigger success than last year!

See you on the beach!

Michelle Palermino

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Welcome to Save the Harbor / Save the Bay's Boston Harbor blog "Sea, Sand & Sky".

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is a non-profit public-interest Boston Harbor environmental advocacy organization whose mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, the Boston Harbor Islands, the Boston Harbor region's public beaches, Boston's waterfront and the marine environment and share them with the public, for everyone to enjoy.

Since 1986, Save the Harbor / Save the Bay has been the driving force behind the transformation of Boston Harbor from one of the dirtiest urban harbors in America to one of the cleanest in the world.

As a result of our advocacy, Boston Harbor has been transformed from a "Harbor of Shame" into a source of recreational, educational and economic opportunity and civic pride. Today the beaches of South Boston are among the cleanest urban beaches in the nation, the Boston Harbor Islands are a National Park, and Boston's waterfront has become a compelling destination for residents and visitors alike.

Working with a broad base of civic, corporate, government, scientific, philanthropic and community partners, Save the Harbor / Save the Bay continues to strengthen the connections between communities and the harbor, and promote the increasingly important impact Boston Harbor has on the region’s economy.

Each year Save the Harbor / Save the Bay runs 2 free Youth Environmental Education Programs that combine recreation and hands-on education to bring Boston Harbor alive for thousands of Boston area young people. Since 2003, we have connected nearly 250,000 youth and teens to Boston Harbor, the Boston Harbor Islands, our region's public beaches and Boston's waterfront.