Gulf Restoration Network

Sport your support - June 11 edition Blog - BPs Oil Drilling Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, 11 June 2010 00:00

Businesses and individuals across the country are finding creative and constructive ways to respond to the disaster in the Gulf and support GRN.  Check out these products and events that are raising funds for GRN's response to BP's oil drilling disaster.  Buy great stuff, and their donations to GRN will help us continue our work.  Lots more partnerships are in the works, so keep checking the blog for new listings.

Attention: Artists and designers use your skills to DO SOMETHING about the Gulf oil disaster
Winning t-shirt design will receive $100 prize and be offered for sale with profits going to support Gulf Restoration Network’s disaster response
www.creativeallies.com

 

 

 

Sport your support of the Gulf...

Defend New Orleans
100% of the proceeds to GRN
defendneworleans.com

 

 

 

 

Blue Collar Wear
Donate $4 of each shirt sold to GRN
www.bluecollarwear.com

 

 

 

 

KissMyCountry t-shirts and blogging
$2.50 from each Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas t-shirt is going to GRN
www.kissmycountry.com

 

 

 

 

Sportsman's Paradise Lost with the Dirty Coast
A portion of the proceeds from sales of this shirt will go to GRN
dirtycoast.com

 

 

 

 

 

Threadless Pelican tees--Available June 14
Donating all the proceeds from the sale of this shirt to GRN
www.threadless.com

 

 

 

 

 

BP Global satirical tweets and Street Giant t-shirts
Donating all proceeds to GRN
streetgiant.com
twitter.com/BPGlobalPR

 

 

 

 

Proper Cursive with tees, bags, mugs, buttons, and more
Donating all proceeds to GRN
www.zazzle.com/ProperCursive

 

 

 

 

Michael Tamony of Slam. Dance.Velour.
Donating all proceeds to GRN
slamdancevelour.com

 

 

 

 

We Add Up "Clean It Up" tees
$10 from each tshirt is going to GRN
www.weaddup.com/oilspillshirts

 

 

 

Coast Apparel, East Coast supporting the Gulf Coast
$5 of every t-shirt donated to GRN and Coalition t Restore Coastal Louisiana
www.coastapparel.com

 

 

Weebeetees presents the Anti BeePee tee
Donating a portion of proceeds to GRN
www.weebeetees.etsy.com

 

 

 

 

Other special offerings...

Sillybandz goes to the Beach
10% of all retail proceeds of Beach Pack to GRN
www.sillybandz.com

 

 

 

Artist Jen Corace and Tiny Showcase
$15 dollars from each "Down, Down, Down" print sold donated to GRN
www.tinyshowcase.com

 

 

 

Lori Gordon, Gulf Coast artist
Donating 50% of the profit of land and seascape series to GRN
www.gordonartforoil.blogspot.com

 

 

 

Strands Cafe, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Donating 10% of profits from Louisiana Chocolate Collection
www.strandscafe.com

 

 

My Personal Artist, Michelle Mospens
Turtle Notecards
Donating 50% of each note card sold to GRN
www.mypersonalartist.com/blog

 

 

Pink Coral Laurel, one of the Global Green Pals
Donating $2 from each sale of Pink Coral  Laurel to GRN
www.globalgreenpals.com

 

 

 

Events supporting the Gulf Coast and GRN...

Whole Food Market
Make a donate to support GRN when you make a purchase in stores

 

 

 

Sunday, June 13, 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
St. Louis Academy of Dance Performance
Edison Theatre, Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
www.stlouisdance.com

Monday & Tuesday, June 14 & 15
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bayona at The Pleasures of Dining
For further info and to make a reservation, call 504-525-4455
New Orleans, Louisiana
www.bayona.com

Saturday, June 19, 8 a.m.
Sweat’N Oil 5K Run
$20 registration fee, first 200 get a free shirt
Artwork by Matt Stebley, food by The Shed
Ocean Springs, Mississippi, beginning at Biloxi/Ocean Springs Bridge at the Isle and finishing at Ocean Springs Harbor at Front Beach
www.sweatnoil5k.blogspot.com

Thursday, June 24, 6 to 8 p.m.
Ogden After Hours: New Orleans Guitar Masters
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana
www.ogdenmuseum.org

Sunday, June 27
Gulf Relief Benefit Event and Silent Auction
The Swiss, 1904 S. Jefferson
Tacoma, Washington

June 28–30
Mangrove Employer Services, Tradeshow Fundraiser
During Society for Human Resource Management
San Diego, California

Thursday, July 22, 6 to 8 p.m.
Reception and National Online Auction
Design Within Reach New Orleans Studio
New Orleans, Louisiana