New New Orleans resident Sandra Bullock and some of her celebrity friends have joined forces to launch the Be the One campaign for the Restore the Gulf organization to help awareness for Gulf Relief. As you should be well aware, the BP oil spill has caused serious damage to the ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico and has wrecked havoc on the people in the area whose livelihoods have been destroyed by the spill. This new Be the One campaign for Restore the Gulf is but one way Sandra and her friends are giving back what BP has taken from all of us:
Sandra Bullock has plenty of fight left in her – and she’s putting it toward a good cause. Months following the BP oil spill, the Oscar winner, who adopted her son from New Orleans, is joining stars like Blake Lively and John Goodman for Restore the Gulf’s “Be the One” campaign. “What can you offer?” Bullock asks in the PSA, standing along the coast. “Your voice. Speak up.” Other celebs featured in the PSA include New Orleans native Peyton Manning, chef Emeril Lagasse, who runs several restaurants in town and musicians Dave Matthews and Lenny Kravitz. The campaign was started by the Women of the Storm, a non-partisan alliance of Louisiana women, to rally support for the cleanup.
As we have done many times before, I hope we are all able to come together and do what we can for the affected people who need our help. The people who make a living from the Gulf of Mexico have been devastated by the oil spill and their lives will be drastically changed for a very long time, if not forever. After the jump, check out the promo video for Be the One and find out how YOU can lend a helping hand …
At the time of this posting, a little over 54,000 people have signed the Be the One petition. You can add YOUR name to the list HERE at the organization’s official website. Sometimes the smallest acts can add up to the hugest results.
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LOVE THIS. as a resident of pensacola beach for 20+ years, i am thankful that someone is trying to gather positive support for the gulf. this is great.
dam you cant sign if your not from the states, i tried. . .i’ll keep trying tho, its such an important thing to do!!
So glad you posted this. Keep it going!!
Headed to Panama City tomorrow…and I live in Alabama…I hate seeing how much this has affected all the wonderful people and wildlife in the area. The beaches are still gorgeous folks…keep going…no reason to stop!
Thank you so much for posting this! I’ll definitely help spread the word!
Now we just need to get the drilling moratorium lifted. It is salt on the wound to the economy of Louisiana that is still recovering from the devastation of Katrina.
Why has Sandra still got her wedding ring on??? I hope shes not still caught up with him. Support the Gulf projects!!!
FINALLY! I am glad to see this post – Thx Trent.
I wish someone could create a site that features local businesses affected by the oil spill. That way even if people can’t support the area by vacationing there, they can order things shipped to them. Like featuring a hotel that has really cute and plush beach towels, resturants with items that can be frozen and shipped, clothing and jewelry stores, etc.
Notice the petition calls on the GOVERNMENT to fully fund the Gulf restoration – not the oil companies that created the disaster?
Turns out the two sponsor groups are in bed with the oil companies and – literally – in bed with each other.
The head of Women of the Storm, Ann Minning, is MARRIED to the head of co-sponsor America’s Wetland, which it turns out is sponsored by BP and Shell.
Bullock and the others meant well, but they were BADLY USED.
FailDrill.com has the full story at http://faildrill.com/2010/07/2.....ont-group/