GET TO KNOW US
MEET THE TEAM!
We are a collective of students, creatives, and change-makers working on behalf of our oceans and the South Florida ecosystem.
Coby Barreras
Coby Barreras
Coby Barreras
Coby is one of the co-founders of SENDIT4THESEA, functioning as a primary source for education and management.
Theo Quenee
Coby Barreras
Coby Barreras
Theo is one of the co-founders of SENDIT4THESEA functioning as a primary source for education, management, and content creation.
Rodolfo Rojas
Coby Barreras
Rodolfo Rojas
Rodolfo is the Athletic Director at SENDIT4THESEA, coordinating the ATHLETES4THESEA division and athletic outreach events.
Val Molero
Jacques Rivé
Rodolfo Rojas
Val is the Creative Director at SENDIT4THESEA, overseeing the creation, planning, and delivery of our strategic vision.
Maya Symes
Jacques Rivé
Jacques Rivé
Maya is a research assistant at SENDIT4THESEA, in charge of grant writing and project management.
Jacques Rivé
Jacques Rivé
Jacques Rivé
Jacques is one of our high school interns at SENDIT4THESEA, focusing on educational workshops, event coordination, and community out reach.
EDUCATION MATTERS!
SCHOOL TALKS
Change starts with Education. Without Education, change can not be made. We host Educational School Talks in efforts to teach the youth about the current and future issues that arise with Plastic Pollution. Our presentation explains the different ways that they can help make an impact within their community!
CREATE ACTION!
CLEAN UPS
Come join us at our weekly Clean Up Events! We use our Clean Ups to educate our volunteers through a hands on learning experience. Clean Ups are not the solution to the Plastic Pollution problem. However, they are an important pillar to helping educate people! They are a platform to create awareness and bring change!
REPLANT FOR THE FUTURE!
RESTORATION
Mangroves play a major role in protecting our coastlines during storms, they act as nurseries for marine life, and they help mitigate climate change by storing carbon. Mangroves are sometimes destroyed by larger storms, construction, and human activity.
VISIUAL EDUCATION
ART
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PAST PROJECTS
BALLYHOO MEDIA x SENDIT4THESEA
We partnered up with Ballyhoo Media, a local advertising company, to spread awareness and inform boaters about the important Seagrass Ecosystems underneath the water. Seagrass beds around Miami are threatened by Boaters, Construction Run-Off, and Waterfront Development. They are key to curving climate change because they can sequester 35x more carbon than the average tree!
BAYFRONT PARK x SENDIT4THESEA
We paired up with Bayfront Park to host a shoreline clean up. We were able to gather 400+ volunteers and remove 2052 LBS of garbage from the rocky shoreline. Bayfront park is an Iconic venue in Miami, generating tons of revenue from Events such as Ultra Music Festival. It is also one of the major tourist hubs in City of Miami.
REDBULL REVAMP x SENDIT4THESEA
We had the opportunity to take part of the RedBull Revamp Project with the FIU School of Architecture. In this Project, Students are given the task of designing and pitching a Mobile bar unit for RedBull to use at Concert Events. We brought in the idea of Sustainability into the mix, providing the students with information about Eco-Friendly building materials, on site recycling systems, and educational initiatives.
MIAMI MARATHON x SENDIT4THESEA x VACO
For the 2020 Miami Marathon, we had the opportunity to co-design the ribbons on the race medals. We incorporated 3 different bay ecosystems into the design. Mangroves, Seagrass, and Coral reefs are all extremely important to Miami, creating shoreline protection from hurricanes, nurseries for marine life, and resiliance