New Chair Announcement!

Amorita Adair

Amorita Adair works, lives and plays within the Tla-o-qui-aht Ha’huulthii (Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation Traditional Territory). She is the owner of the health and natural foods store Gaia Grocery in Tofino, which is an Ocean Friendly Business and a member of Tribal Park Allies. She is also a yoga teacher at Coastal Bliss Yoga and has in the past been a volunteer yoga teacher with Reaching Out with Yoga and at Wickaninnish Community School. Previously she was also a member of the Community Economic Development Advisory Committee. Outside of work and volunteering, Amorita is a mother of two young children and spends her free time reading, gardening, hanging out with her chickens and dog and attempting to beat her partner at chess.

Congratulations Amorita!!! We couldn’t be more stoked to have you on board.

HUGE shout out to Pacific Sands who has come on as a sponsor for Surfrider Pacific Rim's Love Your Beach Clean Program!

Pacific Sands is one of our amazing Ocean Friendly Businesses, and is continuing to take action to reduce their plastic footprint, divert waste from the landfill, and regenerate natural systems. This includes their new onsite Marine Debris Bin (pictured below). This custom Bin—complete with a cool, old-school scale—gives guests and beachcombers a chance to get in on the coastal cleaning action by collecting litter, plastics, and marine debris.

Contributors also earn a chance to win a monthly draw for a 2-night stay at Pacific Sands! Don’t forget to use the Marine Debris Tracker App to log all beach clean data, which helps us tackle plastic pollution at its source!

Thank you always Pacific Sands, for continuing to support Surfrider, believing in our bold goals, and putting advocacy into action with your practices! We 💙you!!

Since joining the team, Marianne has been a pro on the Ocean Friendly Business committee with her knowledge, skillset and leadership. She has helped to shape the campaign into what it is today and we couldn't be more excited to celebrate that!!!

Here are her top 3 reasons for volunteering:

1. “To help protect what I love.”

2. “To keep learning about amazing initiatives and support campaigns that are bringing positive changes in the community.”

3. “To collaborate and connect with an incredible team of like-minded people.”

Thank you Marianne for being so awesome and for all of your amazing support!