My husband and I are on the board of directors for a large nonprofit organization! Each year, all of us have a weekend gala to raise money for different organizations in the area.
One place that is near and also dear to my heart is Siesta Key Beach, as my husband and I have been living in Sarasota, FL for our whole lives.
My husband grew up over by the bridge and I grew up a mile from our new home; however, the two of us knew each other in elementary school, and then we actually saw each other again in university. But, when I was a kid, I spent every moment at the beach… I rode my bike down to the pier and then spent most of the day trying to catch fish. When I was aged enough to start surfing, my parents got myself and my sisters lessons and a cool board. One of my preferred places to visit is Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota. There is a lot of active marine life in that region like jellyfish, sharks, dolphins, and other fish. Each year, Sarasota County and also Siesta Key is visited by more than 300,000 tourists, amazingly. That is a great deal of human foot traffic. Over the past year, several dead fish and other wildlife have washed ashore. The greatest problem is companies dumping waste runoff into the precious water system. It causes several different localized complications. There is a lot of harmful algae in the water known as red tide. My husband and I are hoping to raise a lot of money and also awareness during the next gala. There are a lot of projects under way to keep Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota from becoming a literal wasteland.
The beauty of Siesta Key Beach is under threat from industrial waste