Get to Know Reef Relief
We are so excited to have Reef Relief as our Official Charity Partner. They are a very important non-profit in the keys that is doing BIG Things! Thanks to the participants and sponsors, this is the largest fundraiser for Reef Relief.
Reef Relief® is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to improving and protecting our coral reef ecosystem.
Our Goals:
- Focus on rigorous science to educate the public; advocacy toward
policymakers to achieve conservation, protection, and restoration of coral
reefs - Increase public awareness of the importance and value of living coral reef
ecosystems - Increase scientific understanding and knowledge of living coral reef
ecosystems - Strengthen grassroots community-based efforts to protect coral reef
ecosystems - Support efforts that proactively address the root causes of coral reef decline
that come with poor water quality, harmful human interactions with coral
reef ecosystems, and the negative impacts of climate change - Design, develop, support, and implement strategies for marine protected
areas associated with coral reef ecosystems - Encourage and support eco-tourism as part of sustainable community
development that protects and preserves coral reef ecosystems - Strengthen our organizational capacity to carry out our mission
