By The Star Staff
Scuba Dogs Society, a nonprofit dedicated to action education efforts to foster a culture of harmony with the environment, urges the entire community to donate to a fundraising event to be held next Thursday, Aug. 8, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Balneario El Escambrón on the grounds of Scuba Dogs, behind the Hotel Normandie.
The event, which will include live music, food, snacks and the opportunity to learn more about the work of the Scuba Dogs Society to protect the coasts of Puerto Rico, is organized as part of efforts in advance of the International Coastal Cleanup, which will be held on Sept. 21 and is recognized as the largest environmental event in Puerto Rico, in which thousands of volunteers are mobilized to simultaneously clean up more than 200 beaches and rivers.
“Everyone’s participation is essential to achieve our goal of keeping Puerto Rico’s coasts clean and healthy,” said Dr. María Ocasio Torres, executive director of the Scuba Dogs Society. “This fundraising event will allow us to raise awareness. Our mission is to bring together and finance cleanup activities, focusing on the protection and conservation of these natural ecosystems that we must preserve.”
Ocasio Torres stressed that “Puerto Rico is a place with ecosystems of great ecological value that deserve to be cared for.”
“The International Coastal Cleanup is a global initiative that seeks to unite people to educate about the problem of waste that reaches aquatic ecosystems,” she said. “Scuba Dogs Society has been the coordinator in Puerto Rico for decades for this initiative and this year is committing to raise even more funds to support the effort.”
Those interested, at a personal, community or corporate level, can make their suggested donation for the fundraising event through the link https://scubadogssociety.org/producto/boleta-profondo.
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