Presenting Sponsor
Whole Foods Market Northern California is returning for the second year as our Presenting Sponsor. With Whole Foods Market Northern California as a member of our team, providing unprecedented exposure in more than 40 Whole Foods Markets from May through September throughout the state, we were able to increase volunteer participation over 20 percent to over 61,000 volunteers. An outstanding partner to the Coastal Cleanup Day Program, Whole Foods Market Northern California put forth a huge commitment in both funding and staff involvement, allowing for tremendous expansion of the Cleanup and real results in the health and well being of our shorelines. This unprecedented collaboration has given us a unique opportunity to create awareness and promote the event among a receptive audience in Whole Foods Markets throughout Northern California. On Thursday, September 25th, Whole Foods Market Northern California will donate five percent of the day’s net sales to California Coastal Cleanup Day. In addition, working with Whole Foods Market Northern California provides the added opportunity to also work with their vendors to further publicize the event. A perfect example is the “neckers” promoting Coastal Cleanup Day that Crystal Geyser will add to their products in Whole Foods Markets. “The partnership between Whole Foods Market and the California Coastal Cleanup Day Program speaks well to one of our company’s Core Values: Caring About Our Communities and Our Environment. We are excited to be working 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. In 2007, we were thrilled to have raised $85,000 to benefit this important environmental cause and look forward to topping that number this September,” says Danny Olivas, executive marketing coordinator for 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.
Whale Sponsor
CG Roxane LLC, producers of Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring Water, is a fantastic new addition to our Coastal Cleanup Day team as a lead sponsor. They are a leader in implementing environmental and green business practices in their industry, actively making change that will positively impact our marine environment. CG Roxane LLC is providing a crucial benefit for Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers—drinking water—at many of our Cleanup sites around the state as well as promoting the event on their containers in Whole Foods Markets. CG Roxane LLC has made a great commitment to this effort with generous funding and by encouraging their employees to join us at locations throughout the state on Coastal Cleanup Day. We look forward to a great partnership as we work together to protect our ocean and shorelines.
Pelican Sponsor
Oracle has been a fantastic partner of the Coastal Cleanup Day Program for 14 years, through funding and by engaging Oracle employees as volunteers on Coastal Cleanup Day. Oracle has made this event a primary focus for their 9th Annual Global Volunteer Day. Community partners like Oracle have raised the bar on supporting community involvement and environmental stewardship for all businesses in California. Oracle's contribution makes a huge difference in our ability to expand this program, and serves as a testament to their company-wide commitment to creating a healthier environment through community action.
Regional Spork Crab Sponsors
	See’s Candies is lending their support for the 10th 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 eleven years through both employee volunteerism and financial contributions. Each year, they adopt a site and serve as the "beach captain," organizing all of the site's volunteers.
	Peet’s Coffee & Tea has become a welcome presence on our sponsor team and at many Coastal Cleanup Day sites. This will be their fourth year of participation and thanks to Peet’s on-site presence, volunteers have coffee, tea and hot chocolate with which to warm up before getting down to the business of cleaning our coast. In addition, Peet’s promotes the Cleanup to their clients and employees through in-store signage and messaging.
Whole Foods Market Vendor Team
	Nature’s Path returns for a second year as a supporter of Coastal Cleanup Day. They have contributed both funding and organic product for our volunteers at many events associated with the Coastal Cleanup Day Program. “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 Day 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,” said Jeff Davis, National Sales Manager for Nature’s Path.
	Organic Valley is a first time sponsor and a great partner, sharing the Cleanup Program’s philosophy about changing the world. Organic Valley believes, as stated on their website, that “…the earth's most delicious, most healthful foods are made when farmers work in harmony with nature. Working with nature is what inspired our original seven farmers to form an organic farming cooperative in 1988. Today our membership has grown to over 1,200 family farms, and our high standards shine through in our delicious, award-winning, certified organic foods.”
	Natracare is a second year sponsor. “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 California Coastal Cleanup Day. 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,” said Nancy Ekberg, Head of Operations for Natracare.
	We are proud to have Aubrey Organics as a first year sponsor. Aubrey's mission is to provide all-natural, safe and effective personal care and lifestyle products to our customers. Aubrey makes many products that are part of the "beach bag" such as their REEF SAFE sun screen, body lotions, and shampoos. All Aubrey products are safe, 100% natural and have been since 1967.
	popchips is a first time sponsor this year. “At popchips, we’re bringing the fun back to snacking. But a day at the beach is just no fun if you have to avoid gunk that’s in the water and piling up on the sand. As a California-based company, popchips wants to make sure that our coastline and beaches are clean and safe, so that we can all enjoy some fun in the sun, surf and sand (and snacking, of course),” said Erin Markey, Director, Marketing Communications for popchips.
	Barney Butter is also a first year sponsor. Barney’s Butter was conceived by Jennifer Barney, who began making the delicious spread one jar at a time in her Fresno California home for friends, family and the neighborhood kids who’d come around.
Golden Gate Transit Sponsors
We want to give special thanks to a collective of city and county agencies in San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma Counties for their underwriting support of our Golden Gate Transit bus ad promotional campaign.
In-Kind Sponsors
	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 twelve years.
	The Ocean Conservancy continues to lead the International Coastal Cleanup, of which California Coastal Cleanup Day is a major component. Now entering its 23rd 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 fifth 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.
Northern California Media Sponsors
	Alice Radio is returning as a second year sponsor. Their support has truly helped to increase our volunteer numbers around the Bay Area. Through on-air promotion and two summer concerts, SummerThing and the Now & Zen Festival in Golden Gate Park, at which the Coastal Cleanup Day Program has a major presence, the partnership with Alice Radio has been a fantastic help in the growth and expansion of our work.
	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,” said Rosemary Roach Director of Public Affairs, KPIX TV. The coverage of the Cleanup through public service announcements, news coverage, and Evening Magazine has helped encourage greater event participation.
Southern California Media Sponsors
	KCBS & KCAL are the television sponsors for Coastal Cleanup Day in Southern California for the 8th year. For the last four years KCBS & KCAL have produced an hour-long Coastal Cleanup Day television Special called “Heal the Bay: H2O Heroes”. The special is geared toward students to educate them on the watershed environment, urban runoff, sewage pollution, household hazardous waste, and how they can make a difference in their communities. This effort, along with other promotion of the event, help educate millions of viewers and encourage them to participate in CCD in Southern California.