In honor of World Oceans Day, Costa Cleanups conducted their 3rd annual beach Cleanup on June 11, 2022. President of Costa Cleanups and resident of SPI, Tonya Tallard, says she is delighted with how the community came together for a good cause.
According to Tallard, the cleanup made record-breaking numbers for the highest amount of people (350) cleaning the beach and the amount of trash cleaned. The Costa Cleanup volunteers collected 15,000 lbs. of trash (a dumpster and a half) over the 25-mile range of the beach. In total, Costa Cleanups has cleaned 117,000 lbs. of trash from South Padre Island beaches.
Moving forward, Tallard hopes to fundraise for a Costa Cleanups truck. Tallard expressed gratitude toward all the volunteers and sponsors. “A huge thanks to all the volunteers from all over the valley to help keep the beaches clean.”
Tallard thanks all her volunteers, sponsors, teams, and special musical guest Nathan Hubble for all the support.
In the future, the Costa Cleanups team may hold the event in cooler weather during the slower months on the island. “It would be easier to get the Island involved if we do it before the summer rush.”
Sponsors & Partners
EMR
Sea Rebel
Franke Law
Lobo Del Mar
Tritoon Charters
Sofidel
Padre Island Brewing Company
Gabriella’s Pizza
Sutherlands
Keep Texas Beautiful
SPI Birding Center
L&F Distributing
Liquid Death Mountain Water
STX Overland Jeeps
Rancho Verde
OneTwo Church Family
SPI Excursions
Roy’s Car Sales
HEB
Tom & Jerry’s
Troy Giles Realty
My SPI Loans
Classic Fishing Charters/Jeremiah Nino
Reality Check Fishing Charters/Kyler Gentry
Driftwood
Island Matters
SPI Birding Center
Washed Up Texas
Brownsville Ship Channel
Texas LNG
Nicho Produce
Teams:
Girl Scouts
Cub Scouts
RGV Bandidas
OneTwo Church
STX Overland Jeeps
UTRGV Environmental Awareness Club
Island Fitness
RGV Bandidas
SPI Birding Center
Semper Fit Boxing
Texas LNG
EMR
Panda Express
Lithium Strength Gym
Special Thank You:
Registration Team – Zoe Martinez, Kayla Solis, Rebeca Solis, Cynthia Trevino Martinez & OneTwo Church Family
Tiki Tommy – Drone & Photographer
Nate Hubble – Musician
Mike Williams – Photographer
Mike Carrera – Public Relations Expert
Judge Bennie Bo Ochoa
News Source: https://www.islandmatters.org/island_matters.php
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