Drawing attention to our Rise Above Plastic Campaigns in October, Surfrider Clubs used “Raptober” to raise awareness on the impact plastic has on our environment. Clubs took to the beaches and campuses for clean ups and then used the plastic collected to enter our Instagram Plastic Art Contest. Here are our winners:
1. California State University Channel Islands Club
Trash Wave Raptober Art Piece using all upcycled materials from art professor, Matt Furmanksi and from two cleanups, one at the beach and the other in a local road by school, collecting over 40 pounds of trash! In addition they held a movie event to show Into the Gyres.
2. East Hampton Middle School Surfrider Club
3. Cape Fear Community College Club
Clubs members found plastic materials around campus and used it to make a plastic sea creature.