About Cleanups
Surfrider Foundation’s Chapter network conducts 1000 public beach cleanups annually throughout the West, East, Gulf, Hawaiian, Great Lakes, and Puerto Rican coasts. Cleanups are conducted by volunteers who weigh, catalog, and recycle the appropriate materials collected. Surfrider volunteers collect and remove 100,000 pounds of trash and recycled materials annually.
The Newport Beach Chapter invites your company to join the effort to keep our coastlines clean by sponsoring a public or private beach cleanup. Our orientation includes an introduction to Surfrider Foundation, the importance of coastal preservation efforts, and simple measures we can all take to protect our ocean, waves, and beaches.
Why Sponsor a Cleanup
- Help protect our coastlines, waves and beaches
- Help promote a healthy lifestyle for employees
- Establish company as a good corporate citizen
- Encourage employees to be engaged in their community
- Strengthen employee team building and morale
- Encourage brand loyalty by being affiliated with Surfrider Foundation
What We Provide
- Event Permit & Insurance
- Orientation
- Surfrider Tent & Tables
- Reusable Trash Bags, Gloves & Trash Grabbers
- Data Cards
- Sunscreen/Hand Sanitizer
- Water Jug upon request (BYO reusable bottle)
- Promotion on social media platforms – working with your company’s marketing department, you can co-brand graphics to promote your cleanup, and we will share on the Newport Beach chapter’s social media pages.
Pizza Press public sponsored cleanup, 2019
Sponsorship Levels
- $1,000 – up to 30 people
- $1,200 – up to 50 people
- $1,500 – up to 80 people (temporarily unavailable due to COVID-19*)
- $2,000 – up to 120 people (temporarily unavailable due to COVID-19*)
* Updated due to precautions for COVID-19 guidance from our Headquarters and local authorities. In the future, we plan to return to group cleanups with more than 50 people in attendance. Further updates to size of group cleanups and suggested donation amounts will be updated on this page when available. (Last Updated May 2021)
Mazda Team at the Huntington Beach side of Santa Ana river Jetty, 2015
Formula Folios cleans up Prospect PCH, 2019
Add-ons
- Surfrider branded organic cotton shirts – $20/person; requires 4-6 weeks lead time
- Blog entry highlighting your team’s effort on the Surfrider Newport Beach website – $500 (subject to approval dependent on company’s environmental record)