"Trash in the Bin, Not the Pelican"
Whether you are an active member and/or a volunteer, you are the heart and soul of the PBC. We believe in a cleaner and healthier Pacific Ocean and coastline. We work relentlessly to provide and organize programs and give everyone a chance to help us with this mission. If you also believe that preserving our ocean is a great cause […]
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Thank you all for buying your tickets and coming to the Surf Movie night last Friday. That night was the best fundraiser event we have ever had (which was what we also said last year!) and we could not have been more thankful than to have you and the Bay Area community around us! The movie fundraiser helps us create […]
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We Take Care of the Pacific Ocean Exciting News!! We have received our own 501(c)(3) status and as of today we will be changing our name to Pacific Beach Coalition (PBC) to reflect the Pacific Ocean that we work so hard to protect and preserve. We hope you like the news and our new name! Slightly Different Name, Same Mission. Over the years we have […]
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Pacific Beach Coalition 2018 Successes Some Numbers: – 14,352 Volunteers – 161,196 Cigarette Butts – 16,933 lbs of Trash – 2,681 lbs of Recycle – 50,796 lbs of Green Waste Our Actions & Field Programs Earth Day of Action (find full report and pictures here): – 1,698 Volunteers – 14,873 Cigarette Butts – 3,588 lbs of Trash – 786 lbs of Recycle – 3,886 lbs […]
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We Couldn’t Be More Proud of our Volunteers Jeff and Paxton! Pacifica Magazine features Jeff and Paxton (graduate of Oceana High School and honored with PBC’s first Earth Hero scholarship program) Christner and Mussel Rockstars in their October 2018 edition. Probably one of the most amazing story about plastic and our OCEAN Problem! –A must READ! Story available in the […]
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The Give Back Teams Are Numerous in June Report from Lynn, President of the Pacific Beach Coalition. The Give Back teams of up to 50 volunteers from businesses around the bay area clean a beach and the surrounding area in 1 hour and then tackle weeding the coastal trail between Linda Mar and Rockaway beaches. This year we removed all of the […]
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We had only 1 new volunteer (Lorrie Epling), but we were a team of 6 Mussel Rockstars and possibly additional PBC Ambassadors. If you want to adopt your area, the Ambassadors, as you will be called, are given grabbers and shirts from the PBC. The Mussel Rockstars are Paxton Christner, Jeff Christner (famous for finding the only legitimate Japanese Tsunami […]
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Big thank you to the 58 volunteers who came out for our special Earth Day cleanup at Pillar Point! We collected over 245 pounds of garbage, recyclables, and cigarette butts, including… – 2 tires – part of a 1970’s TV – 2 car headlights – 573 cigarette butts – 21 straws – 20 bottle caps – 2 pounds of beach […]
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This year, we donated a $500 scholarship to Reed Blount who has been helping us for years. We are so happy to be helping the younger generation, it is a great for us to give back! Here are a few word from Deirdre Martin who had the incredible pleasure to meet and be with Reed over the years. ” I […]
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Expecting a rainy day, we were surprised that it remained dry and sunny at Mussel Rock! Thanks to Chris, Julie and Joe, fellow Mussel Rock Stars, who set up the cleanup signs and welcome site on time. I rolled in at 9am and welcomed everyone with a short discussion about where and where not to go, such as the homeless […]
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