Suzuki MarineSuzuki Marine USA and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team partnered with the nonprofit Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful to remove trash from beaches at Picnic Island Park in Tampa, Fla.
The inaugural Bucs Beach Cleanup Powered by Suzuki took placed March 8. Support, logistics and equipment were provided by Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful. Suzuki and Buccaneers volunteers removed 210 pounds of trash from the beaches.
“We are very fortunate to live in paradise here on the west coast of Florida, with the terrific weather and some of the world’s greatest beaches that we get to enjoy year-round,” Buccaneers COO Brian Ford said in a statement. “We are proud and excited to partner with Suzuki Marine on this first beach cleanup, and we look forward to many more impactful community outings together in the coming years through this partnership.”
Added George Blakely, Suzuki Marine USA executive vice president of sales and service: “This event is especially significant for us, as it allows us to explore additional possibilities we know will come through partnering with a respected organization like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. More importantly, this joint experience will help us move a step closer to our ultimate goal of future public volunteer events, where we could have thousands of people fanning out to remove microplastics and trash from the beach.”
