Unique Experiences

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Lunch or Dinner with David Helvarg — Ocean activist, author, founder and president of  the Blue Frontier Campaign in Washington, DC or Richmond, California

In 2003 David founded the Blue Frontier Campaign, a marine activist organization. The Blue Frontier Campaign established a nationwide network of grassroots lobbyists, the Seaweed Rebels, that have been campaigning for an American Oceans Act to protect what the members call "our public seas" and areas working to improve local, state, federal and global policies on marine conservation.

David has organized three landmark conferences – Blue Vision Summits – in Washington, D.C., bringing together activists, academics, officials, and politicians in a series of seminars.

An award-winning journalist, David has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Smithsonian, Popular Science, Sierra, and The Nation, and has produced more than forty documentaries for PBS, the Discovery Channel, and others. In addition, he writes articles and books on the organization’s behalf.

David has also produced more than 40 television documentaries broadcast by PBS, The Discovery Channel, and others. His books include 50 Ways to Save the Ocean, Blue Frontier, The Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide.

David will also present his winning bidder with a signed copy of his latest book.

http://www.bluefront.org

Item Special Note

Being auctioned is dinner or lunch with one the world’s foremost shark experts or celebrities. It is a unique opportunity to “talk shark” face-to-face, one-on-one, with a real authority on sharks. 

How it works:

1. Bid on a celebrity, shark scientist or conservationist that lives or works in your area, unless you are willing to drive or fly to meet them in their area.

2. The winning bidder pays for the lunch or dinner and may bring as many guests as he or she wishes.

3. We will introduce the winning bidder to the celebrity, scientist or conservationist. The two of you then set a mutually agreeable  date, time and place to meet within one year of the close of the auction.

All winning bids are charitable contributions deductible from US Federal 2013 income taxes.  Funds raised by the auction will be used to support shark research and conservation programs.