Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog

Holiday Giving: There's Still Time!

Are you stumped on what to get some of your hard-to-shop-for friends and family this holiday season? Well look no further...we've got some great ideas that don't require long lines at the mall or shipping, and they help save the Bay! What more could you want!

1. Browse our 2012 Holiday Catalog.
   From growing 2,500 native oysters or planting five trees, to sending one student on an award-winning CBF field experience, purchasing a gift from our catalog is the best way to give something meaningful to your friends and family this holiday season while also helping to save the Bay.

2. Give a gift that lasts all year.
   Give someone special a membership to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. With it, they'll receive a subscription to our magazine and discounts to the store, all while supporting our critical work defending the Bay.

Photo by Alex MacLennan/CBF Staff.

Gearing Up for the Season's Best Beach Party

Things here are really starting to gear up for next week's big fete! Our fourth annual "Bands in the Sand" beach party is next Saturday, June 13th.

Here at CBF we work hard -- but we sure know how to put on a party! BITS, as we call it in the office, is great beach party with excellent food, drinks, live music, and a live art auction. This year enjoy the wicked reggae of S.T.O.R.M. and dance to the rollin' rock of Misspent Youth. Misspent Youth's mix of classic and modern rock is more my style, but I checked out S.T.O.R.M.'s website and their video "Hola, Hola" hooked me, hooked me.

One of the (many) fun things about Bands in the Sand is you don't need to drive there. Have a boat? You can anchor off the beach and we'll ferry you in. 

Tickets are $100 each and proceeds support CBF's education, restoration, and advocacy programs.

You can check out pictures from last year's party on CBF's website. Then get some friends together, order your tickets, and prepare to leave your shoes at the dock and chill out on the beach! 

We hope you can join us!

Coffee for the Bay

The Starbucks Foundation, whose mission is "to create opportunities for youth to learn, serve & grow their natural potential to reinvent the world," has made a generous $50,000 grant to support CBF's Student Leadership efforts, providing a huge funding boost for the program.

In addition, from now through June 3rd, bring your own travel mug when you buy a drink at Starbucks and they'll donate 10-cents to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.