California Coastal Cleanup Day Sponsors

If volunteers are the heart and soul of Coastal Cleanup Day, then sponsors are the backbone of the event. Lending strength and stability to the Coastal Cleanup Day Program, sponsors provide financial support, promotional exposure, collaboration, and above all committed volunteers, all of which has allowed Coastal Cleanup Day to gain tremendous momentum throughout the state over the past 23 years. The sponsors listed below are not just donors to the cause but magnificent partners in our efforts to raise awareness and educate Californians about the need for healthy ecosystems. We work side by side in our ongoing efforts to find solutions to marine pollution. As we approach our 23rd Annual Cleanup, we thank our new presenting sponsor Whole Foods Market, returning lead sponsor (for the 12th year) Oracle, and new major sponsor Gaiam. This cleanup will build on the success of last year’s event, when 50,375 volunteers turned out to remove almost 945,000 pounds of debris from California’s 1,100 miles of coastline, and 1,000 miles of bay, creek, river, and lake shorelines throughout California.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of California Coastal Cleanup Day, please contact Judi Shils at (415) 904-5273 or jshils@coastal.ca.gov.

2007 Sponsors
	Whole Foods Market Presenting Sponsor We have partnered with Whole Foods Market this year as our statewide presenting sponsor. This unprecedented partnership has given us a unique opportunity to create awareness and promote the event in the 40 plus Whole Foods Markets throughout the state of California. On Tuesday, June 19th, Whole Foods Market donated five percent of the day’s net sales to California Coastal Cleanup Day. The funds will further the effort to expand into new coastal and inland sites while supporting the efforts currently in place throughout the state. With Whole Foods Market we have some great opportunities to work with a like-minded company, engage new sites and new volunteers in addition to working as well with many of their vendors. "The partnership between Whole Foods Market and the California Coastal Cleanup Day Program speaks well to one of our five Core Values: Caring About Our Communities and Our Environment. We are excited to be working within our communities, side by side with our customers and vendor partners on this project to protect our shorelines and give back to the environment as a whole. We believe that together we can make a difference”, says Jolyn Bibb, Regional Marketing Director, Whole Foods Market, Northern California Region. Whole Foods Market believes companies, like individuals, must assume their share of responsibility as tenants of Planet Earth, be actively involved in the local communities in which they have roots and engage in active environmental stewardship so that the earth continues to flourish for generations to come. Working together, we have the opportunity to raise awareness, galvanize a huge customer base, and work with team members and customers to identify and build out many new sites.
	Oracle has been a fantastic partner with the Coastal Cleanup Day Program for more than a dozen years, through funding and by engaging Oracle employees as volunteers globally on Coastal Cleanup Day. Oracle has made this event a primary focus for their 8th Annual Global Volunteer Day. Community partners like Oracle set the example for other businesses in California to support community involvement and environmental stewardship. Oracle's contribution makes a huge difference in our ability to expand this program, and serve as a testament to their company-wide commitment to creating a healthier environment through community action.
	We are honored to welcome Gaiam as one of our lead sponsors this year. A company making a difference in the sustainability of the Earth’s resources, Gaiam is building their identity as the trusted source and unifying brand for people interested in the benefits and rewards of Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability. Their mission to inspire and empower people to expand their thinking, feel connected to something bigger than themselves, tap the power of the mind-body connection, and make a difference in the world. Gaiam will host “Sun Up Yoga” at a key location in both Northern and Southern California on Coastal Cleanup Day, an opportunity to inspire a group of like minded people to join us, practice yoga and then help clean up the beach.
	See’s Candies is lending their support for the 9th year as a sponsor of Coastal Cleanup Day. See’s has been a terrific supporter of the Cleanup both around California and around the world. The company's financial, in-kind, and in-store support has been a great boost to our efforts, and their lollipops are always the highlight of cleanup events up and down the coast!
	KPMG has supported Coastal Cleanup Day for the past ten years through both employee volunteerism and financial contributions. They have adopted their own cleanup site in San Mateo County and serve as the "beach captain," organizing all of the site's volunteers.
	Peet’s Coffee & Tea has become a regular presence on our sponsor team and at our Coastal Cleanup Day sites with their third year of participation as a financial and in-kind sponsor. They are helping to promote the Cleanup to the public and their employees through in-store signage and messaging. In addition, Peet’s Coffee will help warm up our early-morning volunteers at Cleanup sites around the state.
	California State Parks Foundation has been a supportive partner for Coastal Cleanup Day, as well as for many other California Coastal Commission Public Education programs for the past eleven years.
All of the vendors highlighted below have come on board as sponsors with Whole Foods Market. With them we are doing two events with Alice Radio to help promote the cause to thousands of Bay Area residents; Summerthing and the Now & Zen Fest both in Golden Gate Park.
	Clif Bar
	Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps
	Zola Acai
	At Nature’s Path we believe in using our network and influence as an organic leader to do great works in the communities we serve. When we can participate in an event like the California Coastal Cleanup it makes everyone here feel great about the time and effort they spend working. California Coastal Cleanup provided an opportunity to truly connect with like-minded people. Our reason for being is to be a trusted name for organic foods in every home; socially responsible, environmentally sustainable and financially viable. And this event was well spent effort in helping us reach that triple bottom-line mission.
	At Clover, sustainable agriculture is part of what we do and work toward everyday. Being part of Coastal Cleanup and helping to keep our oceans and the California coastline clean, fits within our mission to keep our earth sustainable and useable for generations to come.
	Atkins Ranch
	At Natracare, we are dedicated to providing women with the power to protect themselves and the future of our planet with eco-friendly feminine hygiene and baby care products. We extend our dedication to preserving the earth through proudly supporting meaningful organizations and programs such as the California Coastal Clean-up. Working to clean our polluted coastline reminds us of our company’s mission and visualizes our society’s need to learn to act in sustainable ways from the start.
We want to give special thanks to a collective of city and county agencies in San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma County’s for their underwriting support of our Golden Gate Transit bus ad promotional campaign.



In-Kind Sponsors
	The Ocean Conservancy continues to lead the International Coastal Cleanup, of which California Coastal Cleanup Day is a major component. Now entering its 21st year, the ICC is the world’s largest volunteer event dedicated solely to the marine environment. By providing data cards and information about marine debris, as well as compiling and publishing all the data from Coastal Cleanup Day, the Ocean Conservancy helps all Californians gain greater awareness of the impact we all can have in creating a cleaner environment.
	Roplast Industries provided all of the trash and recycling bags used for this year's Coastal Cleanup Day. For the fourth year in a row, Roplast donated bags made from "Environmentally Preferred Plastic." Along with a host of other benefits, EPP bags use certified post-consumer plastics and prevent plastic pellets from entering our waterways during the production cycle. Roplast is an industry leader in the responsible use of plastic, and sets an example for the entire plastic industry.
	BD Medical Supply is joining us for the fifth time. BD, a global medical technology company headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, donated tens of thousands of gloves to help volunteers protect themselves while scouring our beaches and waterways during the Cleanup. BD's donation is one example of how the company lives its mission of helping all people live healthy lives.
Northern California Media Sponsors
	Alice Radio
	CBS 5 and CW Bay Area, the CBS and CW television affiliates in the San Francisco Bay Area, are a returning sponsor in support of Coastal Cleanup Day, and are pleased to once again support the Program. It is a wonderful way for everyone to work together to help protect our environment—and it's a lot of fun too. The past support of the stations through public service announcements, news coverage, and Evening Magazine has helped encourage greater event participation.
	San Francisco Magazine returns this year as a Bay Area sponsor. With a full page of donated ad space, the magazine is able to help us create awareness and recruit volunteers from their huge circulation base.
Southern California Media Sponsors
	KCBS & KCAL are the television sponsors for Coastal Cleanup Day in Southern California for the fourth year. Their team has brought tremendous enthusiasm towards coastal environmental stewardship and, through their community outreach and editorial, educate their millions of viewers and encourage them to participate in Southern California.