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 responsewww.creativeallies.comSport your support of the Gulf…Defend New Orleans100% of the proceeds to GRNdefendneworleans.comBlue Collar WearDonate $4 of each shirt sold to GRNwww.bluecollarwear.comKissMyCountry t-shirts and blogging$2.50 from each Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas t-shirt is going to GRNwww.kissmycountry.comSportsman’s Paradise Lost with the Dirty CoastA portion of the proceeds from sales of this shirt will go to GRNdirtycoast.comThreadless Pelican tees–Available June 14Donating all the proceeds from the sale of this shirt to GRNwww.threadless.comBP Global satirical tweets and Street Giant t-shirtsDonating all proceeds to GRNstreetgiant.comtwitter.com/BPGlobalPRProper Cursive with tees, bags, mugs, buttons, and moreDonating all proceeds to GRNwww.zazzle.com/ProperCursiveMichael Tamony of Slam. Dance.Velour.Donating all proceeds to GRNslamdancevelour.comWe Add Up “Clean It Up” tees$10 from each tshirt is going to GRNwww.weaddup.com/oilspillshirtsCoast Apparel, East Coast supporting the Gulf Coast$5 of every t-shirt donated to GRN and Coalition t Restore Coastal Louisianawww.coastapparel.comWeebeetees presents the Anti BeePee teeDonating a portion of proceeds to GRNwww.weebeetees.etsy.comOther special offerings…Sillybandz goes to the Beach10% of all retail proceeds of Beach Pack to GRNwww.sillybandz.comArtist Jen Corace and Tiny Showcase$15 dollars from each “Down, Down, Down” print sold donated to GRNwww.tinyshowcase.comLori Gordon, Gulf Coast artistDonating 50% of the profit of land and seascape series to GRNwww.gordonartforoil.blogspot.comStrands Cafe, Baton Rouge, LouisianaDonating 10% of profits from Louisiana Chocolate Collectionwww.strandscafe.comMy Personal Artist, Michelle MospensTurtle NotecardsDonating 50% of each note card sold to GRNwww.mypersonalartist.com/blogPink Coral Laurel, one of the Global Green PalsDonating $2 from each sale of Pink Coral Laurel to GRNwww.globalgreenpals.comEvents supporting the Gulf Coast and GRN…Whole Food MarketMake a donate to support GRN when you make a purchase in storesJune 13, 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.St. Louis Academy of Dance PerformanceEdison Theatre, Washington UniversitySt. Louis, Missouriwww.stlouisdance.comMonday & June 14 & 15Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bayona at The Pleasures of DiningFor further info and to make a reservation, call 504-525-4455New Orleans, Louisianawww.bayona.comJune 19, 8 a.m.Sweat’N Oil 5K Run$20 registration fee, first 200 get a free shirtArtwork by Matt Stebley, food by The ShedOcean Springs, Mississippi, beginning at Biloxi/Ocean Springs Bridge at the Isle and finishing at Ocean Springs Harbor at Front Beachwww.sweatnoil5k.blogspot.comJune 24, 6 to 8 p.m.Ogden After Hours: New Orleans Guitar MastersOgden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisianawww.ogdenmuseum.orgJune 27Gulf Relief Benefit Event and Silent AuctionThe Swiss, 1904 S. JeffersonTacoma, WashingtonJune 28-30Mangrove Employer Services, Tradeshow FundraiserDuring Society for Human Resource ManagementSan Diego, CaliforniaJuly 22, 6 to 8 p.m.Reception and National Online AuctionDesign Within Reach New Orleans StudioNew Orleans, Louisiana
