Sea Turtles Swimming into Deep Trouble

One in Five Turtles Rescued from the Oil Spill Come out Alive as Wildlife Agents Work to Save Them
READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE:
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/21/eveningnews/main6604741.shtml?tag=cbsnewsTwoColUpperPromoArea

Sea Turtle Fundraising Event @ The Ritual Tavern

Come do your part to help clean up the mess in the Gulf! Next Tuesday (June 22nd)  the Ritual Tavern Bar & Restaurant will be donating 25% of it's proceeds for the night to the Sea Turtle Fund! So come and bring your friends and family, hang out with the Pro Peninsula staff, and know that part of the cost of your entertainment will be going to help the turtles in the Gulf!

The Ritual Tavern
June 22nd 5:30 to Close
Located:
4095 30th Street
San Diego, Ca 92104
(619) 283-1720

For more info click here!

Thanks for your support, see you there!
-Amy

How to HELP the Sea Turtles in the Gulf!

The BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico is still spilling 210,000 gallons of oil into the water every day! This is a serious problem for all marine life, especially the Kemp Ridley sea turtles that use the area as their only nesting grounds. So far there have been 278 sea turtles found, either dead or stranded, along the coasts of Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana.



The good news is that You can help today by donating to The Ocean Foundation’s Sea Turtle Fund or by adopting a sea turtle through Pro Peninsula! All turtle adoptions and donations made to The Ocean Foundation’s Sea Turtle Fund during June-August 2010 will be directed to conservation efforts directly relating to recovering sea turtles harmed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.


Pro Peninsula has also partnered with The Ritual Tavern Restaurant & Bar to help raise money for the Sea Turtle Fund! On June 22nd from 5:30 to closing the Ritual Tavern will donate 25% of proceeds from sales to The Sea Turtle Fund! If you plan on going out to eat anyways, come to the Ritual Tavern  and know that you will being enjoying good food and helping the sea turtles in the Gulf!


To ADOPT a Sea Turtle Click Here


To DONATE to the Sea Turtle Fund Click Here


Directions to The Ritual Tavern Restaurant & Bar

Once again Thanks for all your support!

-Amy

Signs of the Tide

Hello Pro Peninsula Friends,

Come tonight to get the low-down on what San Diego is doing to stop marine pollution here in our community. This FREE event hosted by San Diego Coastkeeper will feature several speakers and presentations which aim to discuss the marine pollution problems here in San Diego, as well as possible solutions to this growing problem. It's a great way to get involved, and best of all it's FREE and EDUCATIONAL!

Signs of the Tide
Held TONIGHT from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Encinitas Library Community Room
540 Cornish Dr
Encinitas

Get more info: Signs of the Tide

Humanity Calls!

Hi Everyone!


I am so excited to be a part of Pro Peninsula, and I'm looking forward to doing whatever I can to help this amazing nonprofit organization!


My first priority is to help Pro Peninsula be voted into the top 30 nonprofit groups participating in the Humanity Calls Fundraising Tournament hosted by eBay. The best part is that ANYONE can VOTE, and it's one of the EASIEST ways you can help make a difference and support Pro Peninsula's environmental conservation work! Pro Peninsula is currently in 13th place, and if we remain in the top 30 until the end of the tournament Pro Peninsula will receive a portion of $50,000+! You can earn more votes and even make donations directly to Pro Peninsula or the tournament itself through the link posted on our Homepage at www.propeninsula.org. Just a reminder, ANYONE can VOTE, and EVERY VOTE COUNTS!


Visit www.humanitycalls.org and vote for The Pro Peninsula Fund, The Ocean Foundation, TODAY!


Thanks for all your support!


-Amy

Hi From Amy!

My name is Amy Wann and I am the new intern here at Pro Peninsula! I am 24, and my hometown is Yucaipa, Ca. I enjoy nature and love animals, and I am also a huge nerd which is why I recently graduated with my degree in Biology. Frances and I were roommates in college and I began doing volunteer work with her for Pro Peninsula, I really admired how much passion she has for her job and was excited to have a chance to do an internship where I can get firsthand experience in the environmental conservation world. I am looking forward to working with the Pro Peninsula crew and hope to be able to help however I can! I really enjoy being outdoors and taking in all the natural beauty we have right here in San Diego, I am so lucky I get the chance to work with a group like Pro Peninsula which is dedicated to educating our community on how we can help conserve what’s in our own backyard!


See you soon!


-Amy

"See You Soon!"

Today is my last day as an Intern at Pro Peninsula. I am leaving with mixed feelings.


For once, it feels great to have been such a big part of establishing this year's Wild & Scenic Film Festival. It has been amazing to put my energy towards coordinating the volunteers for the festival and working towards a common goal.
However, it is also good to know that I can now channel all my energy into school, married life, and friends again.
Either way, I am sad to leave since I will miss the staff (Gigi, Frances and Kama). I have much admiration for their efforts towards making the world a better place by conserving species that are threatened by extinction and fighting for the environment.


I can promise you guys and Pro Peninsula that I will not disappear but stay involved and plugged in instead. So this is Not a goodbye - A See You Soon Instead! - Rowena Serafez